1 Samuel 20:25

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

He sat at his usual place on the seat by the wall. Jonathan sat facing him  and Abner took his place beside Saul, but David’s place was empty.

Cross References

1 Samuel 20:18

Then Jonathan said to him, ‘Tomorrow is the New Moon;  you’ll be missed because your seat will be empty.

Judges 16:20

Then she cried, ‘Samson, the Philistines are here! ’ When he awoke from his sleep, he said, ‘I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.’ But he did not know that the Lord had left him.

1 Samuel 20:24

So David hid in the countryside. At the New Moon, the king sat down to eat the meal.