1 Samuel 20:1

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?

Cross-references

In 1 Samuel 12:3, Samuel protests his innocence with similar rhetorical questions, paralleling David's claim of no wrongdoing here.

1 Samuel 19:19–24 Historical context

1 Samuel 19:19-24 recounts the event David fled from—Saul's prophesying at Naioth—which directly leads to his conversation with Jonathan here.

1 Samuel 24:11 has David directly telling Saul he has no evil in his hand, reinforcing the same innocence he asks Jonathan about here.

In 1 Samuel 24:17, Saul admits David's righteousness, confirming the innocence David protests in his earlier question.

In 1 Samuel 23:26-28, Saul again pursues David, who narrowly escapes—another instance of the threat David laments here.

Psalm 7:3-5 echoes David's language of innocence — 'if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands' — mirroring his protest to Jonathan.

Psalm 18:20-24 describes David's blamelessness before God, aligning with his claim of innocence before Saul.

Numbers 35:20 describes murder with hatred and ambush — the opposite of David's innocent actions that Saul seeks to punish.

Psalm 7:4 Parallel

Psalm 7:4 specifies repaying evil to a friend — exactly the kind of act David denies in his protest to Jonathan.