1 Samuel 26:17-19

Good News Translation

¹⁷ Saul recognized David's voice and asked, “David, is that you, my son?”

“Yes, Your Majesty,” David answered. ¹⁸ And he added, “Why, sir, are you still pursuing me, your servant? What have I done? What crime have I committed? ¹⁹ Your Majesty, listen to what I have to say. If it is the Lord who has turned you against me, an offering to him will make him change his mind; but if some people have done it, may the Lord's curse fall on them. For they have driven me out from the Lord's land to a country where I can only worship foreign gods.