1 Samuel 20:24 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

So David hid himself in the field, and when the New Moon [festival] came, the king sat down to eat food.

American Standard Version (1901)

So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.

Common English Bible

So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat at the feast to eat.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Therefore, David was hidden in the field. And the new moon came, and the king sat down to eat bread.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

So David was hid in the field. And the new moon came: and the king sat down to eat bread.

1 Samuel 20:24 Cross References

Proverbs 15:17

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it.

Proverbs 17:1

Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent.

Proverbs 21:3

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Proverbs 4:17

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

Zechariah 7:6

And when you eat and when you drink, do you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves?

John 18:28

Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not enter the praetorium, so that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover.

1 Samuel 20:23

And as for the matter of which you and I have spoken, behold, the Lord is between you and me for ever.”

1 Samuel 20:25

The king sat upon his seat, as at other times, upon the seat by the wall; Jonathan sat opposite, and Abner sat by Saul's side, but David's place was empty.

1 Samuel 20:5

David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit at table with the king; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field till the third day at evening.