23. And as for the matter which you and I have spoken of, indeed the Lord be between you and me forever.”
24. Then David hid in the field. And when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat the feast.
25. Now the king sat on his seat, as at other times, on a seat by the wall. And Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, but David’s place was empty.
26. Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him; he is unclean, surely he is unclean.”
27. And it happened the next day, the second day of the month, that David’s place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has the son of Jesse not come to eat, either yesterday or today?”
28. So Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked permission of me to go to Bethlehem.