1 Samuel 19:4

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1 Samuel 19:4 (WEB)
Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Don’t let the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you;

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Ambrose of Milan, Letters Letter 51
“His son Jonathan said to the fierce King Saul himself: “Do not sin against thy servant David;” and: “Why dost thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?”” — editor's note: 1 Sam. [1 Kings] xix. 4.
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