1 Samuel 20:9
And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?
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Gill's Exposition
And Jonathan said, far be it from thee,.... To entertain such a thought of me, or to have the least suspicion of me, that I should conceal my father's ill intentions against thee, if known to me:…
Here, I. Jonathan protests his fidelity to David in his distress. Notwithstanding the strong confidence David had in Jonathan, yet, because he might have some reason to fear that his father's…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Far be it from thee i.e. Do not suppose that I could either slay thee myself or give thee up to my father. The same phrase is rendered "God forbid" in 1Sa 20:20.