1 Samuel 20:18
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| Overview - 1 Samuel 20 | |
| 1 | David consults with Jonathan for his safety. |
| 11 | Jonathan and David renew their covenant by oath. |
| 18 | Jonathan's token to David. |
| 24 | Saul, missing David, seeks to kill Jonathan. |
| 35 | Jonathan affectionately takes his leave of David. |
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1 Samuel 20:18 (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.
- new moon
- 20:5
- and thou shalt
- Among the forms of salutation and compliment used in Persia, one was, "according to my mode of notation in italics, {J i shma khali bud pish yrn,} signifying, Thy place or seat was empty among thy friends. This phrase, or the greater part of it, was frequently addressed to myself when coming into a circle of Persian acquaintances, after an absence of several days or weeks. It reminded me of a passage in the First book of Samuel, (ch
- 20:18 .) And thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty
- And again, David's place was empty." Sir W
- Ouseley's Travels, vol i. preface, p.16.
- empty
- Hebrew missed.