1 Samuel 20:26-28

Modern English Version

²⁶ Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day. For he thought, “Something has happened. He is not clean; surely he is not clean.” ²⁷ It happened on the following day, which was the second day of the month, that David’s place remained empty. So Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has the son of Jesse not come to eat food either yesterday or today?”

²⁸ And Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked leave from me to go to Bethlehem.