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24 So David hid himself in the field, and when the New Moon [festival] came, the king sat down to eat food.

25 The king sat, as at other times, on his seat by the wall, and Jonathan sat opposite, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, but David’s place was empty.

26 Yet Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, Something has befallen him and he is not clean—surely he is not clean.

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24 So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon feast(A) came, the king sat down to eat. 25 He sat in his customary place by the wall, opposite Jonathan,[a] and Abner sat next to Saul, but David’s place was empty.(B) 26 Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, “Something must have happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 20:25 Septuagint; Hebrew wall. Jonathan arose