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1 Samuel 20:26-28
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 20:26-28
New American Standard Bible
26 Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, because he thought, “It must have been an [a]accident; (A)he is not clean, undoubtedly he is not clean.” 27 But it came about the next day, the second day of the new moon, that David’s place was empty again; so Saul said to his son Jonathan, “Why has the son of Jesse not come to the meal, either yesterday or today?” 28 And Jonathan answered Saul, “(B)David earnestly requested leave of me to go to Bethlehem.
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- 1 Samuel 20:26 I.e., accident of ritual pollution
1 Samuel 20:26-28
New International Version
1 Samuel 20:26-28
New International Version
26 Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, “Something must have happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.(A)” 27 But the next day, the second day of the month, David’s place was empty again. Then Saul said to his son Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday or today?”
28 Jonathan answered, “David earnestly asked me for permission(B) to go to Bethlehem.
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