1 Samuel 20:12

20:12 Jonathan said to David, “The Lord God of Israel is my witness. ¹  I will feel out my father about this time the day after tomorrow. If he is favorably inclined toward David, will I not then send word to you and let you know? ² 

1 Samuel 22:17

22:17 Then the king said to the messengers ³  who were stationed beside him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, for they too have sided ⁴  with David! They knew he was fleeing, but they did not inform me.” But the king’s servants refused to harm ⁵  the priests of the Lord.

1 Samuel 22:22

22:22 Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that day when Doeg the Edomite was there that he would certainly tell Saul! I am guilty ⁶  of all the deaths in your father’s house!

[20:12]  ¹ tc The Hebrew text has simply “the Lord God of Israel.” On the basis of the Syriac version, many reconstruct the text to read “[is] my witness,” which may have fallen out of the text by homoioarcton (an error which is entirely possible if עֵד, ’ed, “witness,” immediately followed ַָדוִד, “David,” in the original text).

[20:12]  ² tn Heb “and uncover your ear.”

[22:17]  ³ tn Heb “runners.”

[22:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “their hand is.”

[22:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “to extend their hand to harm.”

[22:22]  ⁶ tc The translation follows the LXX, which reads “I am guilty,” rather than the MT, which has “I have turned.”