then you shall say to them: ‘I presented my supplication before the king, so that he would not order me to be led back to the house of Jonathan, to die there.’
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King James Version
Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.English Standard Version
then you shall say to them, 'I made a humble plea to the king that he would not send me back to the house of Jonathan to die there.'"New International Version
then tell them, 'I was pleading with the king not to send me back to Jonathan's house to die there.'"