He sat in his usual seat by the wall, while Jonathan stood. Abner sat beside Saul, but David’s place was empty.
She said, “Samson, the Philistines are attacking!” Samson woke up. He thought, “I’ll get out of this as usual and shake myself free.” (He didn’t realize that the Lord had left him.)
“Tomorrow is the New Moon Festival,” Jonathan told him, “and you will be missed when your seat is empty.
So David hid in the countryside. When the New Moon Festival came, King Saul sat down to eat the festival meal.