¹⁷ “What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Don’t hide it from me. May God punish you and do so severely if you hide anything from me that He told you.”^(A)

¹³ If my father intends to bring evil on you, may God punish Jonathan and do so severely^(A) if I do not tell you^[a] and send you away so you may go in peace. May the Lord be with you,^(B) just as He was with my father.