for he said,'Pleaseletme go,sinceour familyhas a sacrificein the city,and my brotherhas commandedme to attend. And now,ifI have foundfavorin your sight,pleaselet me getawaythat I may seemy brothers.'For thisreasonhe has not cometo the king'stable."
But Samuelsaid,"Howcan I go?When Saulhears[of it], he will killme." And the LORDsaid,"Takea heiferwith you and say,'I have cometo sacrificeto the LORD.'
Now Eliabhis oldestbrotherheardwhen he spoketo the men;and Eliab'sangerburnedagainst Davidand he said,"Whyhave you comedown?And with whomhave you leftthosefewsheepin the wilderness?I knowyour insolenceand the wickednessof your heart;for you have comedownin orderto seethe battle."
Jonathanthen answeredSaul,"Davidearnestlyaskedleaveof me [to go] to Bethlehem,
Then Saul'sangerburnedagainst Jonathanand he saidto him, "You sonof a perverse,rebelliouswoman! Do I not knowthat you are choosingthe sonof Jesseto your own shameand to the shameof your mother'snakedness?
