World English Bible
"So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food."
— 1 Samuel 20:24, World English Bible
“So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.”
“So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food. ”
“So David hid in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat down to eat his meal.”
“So David was hid in the field, and the new moon came, and the king sat down to eat bread.”
“So David went to a secret place in the country: and when the new moon came, the king took his place at the feast.”
“So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.”
Behold, I will send the boy, saying, 'Go, find the arrows!' If I tell the boy, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of you. Take them;' then come; for there is peace to you and no hurt, as Yahweh lives.
But if I say this to the boy, 'Behold, the arrows are beyond you;' then go your way; for Yahweh has sent you away.
Concerning the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, Yahweh is between you and me forever."
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.
The king sat on his seat, as at other times, even on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's side: but David's place was empty.
Nevertheless Saul didn't say anything that day: for he thought, "Something has happened to him. He is not clean. Surely he is not clean."
It happened on the next day after the new moon, the second day, that David's place was empty. Saul said to Jonathan his son, "Why doesn't the son of Jesse come to eat, neither yesterday, nor today?"