1 Samuel 20:18

Then Jonathan said to David, “The New Moon festival is tomorrow. You'll be missed, because your place will be empty.

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In The King James Version

Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

In Context

17Jonathan made David swear this once more by making an oath based on David's love for him, for Jonathan already loved David as he loved himself.

19In three days time, go quickly to where you hid when all this started, and stay there beside the pile of stones.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 20:5“Well, the New Moon festival is tomorrow, and I'm meant to sit down and eat with the king. But if it's all right with you, I plan to go and hide in the field until the evening three days from now.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:10-24

Jonathan's Covenant with David. ( b. c. 1058.) 9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? 10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? 11 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. 12 And Jonathan said unto David, O Lord God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow… Read the whole commentary →

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