“Tomorrow is the New Moon Festival,” Jonathan told him, “and you will be missed when your seat is empty.
The day after tomorrow you will be missed even more. So go to the place where you hid on that other occasion, and stay by the rock.
He sat in his usual seat by the wall, while Jonathan stood. Abner sat beside Saul, but David’s place was empty.
David replied, “Tomorrow is the New Moon Festival, when I should sit and eat at the king’s ⌞table⌟. But let me go and hide in the countryside for two more nights.