And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
David ran away from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan, saying, 'What have I done? What wrong have I committed? What sin have I done against your father that makes him want to kill me?'
David is desperately asking his friend Jonathan why King Saul wants to kill him, insisting he has done nothing wrong to deserve death.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the period when King Saul's jealousy toward David had escalated to murderous intent. David had just escaped from Naioth in Ramah, where he had been with the prophet Samuel, and Saul had pursued him there. Jonathan was Saul's son and David's closest friend, caught between loyalty to his father and his covenant friendship with David.
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