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1 Samuel 20:3

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David swore moreover, and said, Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says, Don't let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.

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Bethlehem was David’s hometown in Judah, while Naioth was the prophetic community at Ramah where David had recently fled to Samuel. In this passage, David’s movement away from Naioth and appeal to Jonathan highlight his urgent fear that Saul intends to kill him.

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1 Samuel 20:3 mentions Bethlehem and Naioth.

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