KJV ORIGINAL
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Jonathan answered Saul, 'David urgently asked me for permission to go to Bethlehem.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jonathan is telling his father Saul that David had asked for permission to leave and go to his hometown of Bethlehem.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the tense period when King Saul was becoming increasingly jealous and suspicious of David's popularity and God's favor upon him. Jonathan, Saul's son and David's best friend, was caught between loyalty to his father and protecting his friend David. David had asked to be excused from a royal feast, and Jonathan was covering for him by providing this explanation to his father.
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