1 Samuel 20:24-26

Contemporary English Version

²⁴ So David hid there in the field.

During the New Moon Festival, Saul sat down to eat ²⁵ by the wall, just as he always did. Jonathan sat across from him,^[a] and Abner sat next to him. But David's place was empty. ²⁶ Saul didn't say anything that day, because he was thinking, “Something must have happened to make David unfit to be at the Festival.^[b] Yes, something must have happened.”