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1 Samuel 20:9
King James Version (1769 Blayney revision, with Apocrypha) · Berean Standard Bible
And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?
“Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”