1 Samuel 20:24-26

Revised Geneva Translation

²⁴ So David hid himself in the field. And when the first day of the month came, the king sat to eat food.

²⁵ And the king sat, as at other times upon his seat, upon his seat by the wall. And Jonathan arose and Abner sat by Saul’s side. But David’s place was empty.

²⁶ And Saul said nothing that day. For he thought, “Something has befallen him. He is not clean. Surely, he was not purified.”