17 and saith unto him, 'Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father doth not find thee, and thou dost reign over Israel, and I am to thee for second, and also so knoweth Saul my father.'
18 And they make a covenant both of them before Jehovah; and David abideth in the forest, and Jonathan hath gone to his house.
19 And the Ziphites go up unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, 'Is not David hiding himself with us in fortresses, in the forest, in the height of Hachilah, which 'is' on the south of the desolate place?
20 And, now, by all the desire of thy soul, O king, to come down, come down, and ours 'is' to shut him up into the hand of the king.'
21 And Saul saith, 'Blessed 'are' ye of Jehovah, for ye have pity on me;
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