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1 Samuel 20:25

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

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1 Samuel 20:25 in other translations

And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul’s side: but David’s place was empty.

1 Samuel 20:25 · American Standard Version

1 Samuel 20:25 in context

  1. 23Concerning the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, Yahweh is between you and me forever.”
  2. 24So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon had come, the king sat himself down to eat food.
  3. 25The king sat on his seat, as at other times, even on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, but David’s place was empty.
  4. 26Nevertheless Saul didn’t say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him. He is not clean. Surely he is not clean.”
  5. 27On the next day after the new moon, the second day, David’s place was empty. Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why doesn’t the son of Jesse come to eat, either yesterday, or today?”