1 Samuel 20:10
“Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you roughly?””
What does 1 Samuel 20:10 mean?
David is in a desperate situation, hiding from King Saul who wants to kill him, and he's asking Jonathan (Saul's son and David's closest friend) to find out whether Saul is still bent on his destruction. The question itself reveals David's anxiety: he needs to know not just what Saul says, but *how* Saul says it, since tone and anger can reveal true intentions. Jonathan has devised a plan to test his father's mood, and David is essentially asking, "How will I know if this goes badly?" It's a raw moment of vulnerability from someone who has nowhere left to turn and must depend entirely on his friend's loyalty and courage to survive.