1 Samuel 20:29

Easy To Read Version

He said, ‘Let me go. Our family is having a sacrifice [177] in Bethlehem. My brother ordered me to be there. Now if I am your friend, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why David has not come to the king’s table.”

Cross References

1 Samuel 16:2

But Samuel said, “If I go, Saul will hear the news. Then he will try to kill me.”

1 Samuel 17:28

David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking with the soldiers. Eliab became angry at David. Eliab asked David, “Why did you come here? Who did you leave those few sheep with in the desert? I know why you came down here! You didn’t want to do what you were told to do. You just wanted to come down here to watch the battle!”

1 Samuel 20:28

Jonathan answered, “David asked me to let him go to Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 20:30

Saul was very angry with Jonathan. He said to Jonathan, “You are the son of a slave woman who refuses to obey. {And you are just like her.} I know you are on David’s side! You bring shame to yourself and to your mother.