1 Samuel 20:5; 1 Samuel 20:18; 1 Samuel 20:24 (New International Version)

5 So David said, "Look, tomorrow is the New Moon festival, and I am supposed to dine with the king; but let me go and hide in the field until the evening of the day after tomorrow.

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18 Then Jonathan said to David: "Tomorrow is the New Moon festival. You will be missed, because your seat will be empty.

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

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