And when you have stayed three days, then you shall go down quickly, and come to the place where you hid yourself when the former business was at hand, and shall remain by the stone Ezel.
And the king sat on his seat, as at other times, even on a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, and David’s place was empty.
And David said to Jonathan, Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at mealtime: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field until the third day at evening.