1 Samuel 20:26

New American Bible - revised edition

Saul, however, said nothing that day, for he thought, “He must have become unclean by accident.”

Cross References

Leviticus 11:24

You become unclean by the following—anyone who touches their carcasses shall be unclean until evening,

Leviticus 11:27

Also by the various quadrupeds that walk on paws; they are unclean for you; anyone who touches their carcasses shall be unclean until evening,

Leviticus 11:31

Among the various swarming creatures, these are unclean for you. Everyone who touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 11:40

and anyone who eats any part of its carcass shall wash his garments and be unclean until evening; so also, anyone who carries its carcass shall wash his garments and be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:5

Anyone who touches his bed shall wash his garments, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

Numbers 19:16

Moreover, everyone who in the open country touches a person who has been slain by the sword or who has died naturally, or who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.

1 Samuel 16:5

He replied: “Yes! I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. So purify yourselves and celebrate with me today.” He also had Jesse and his sons purify themselves and invited them to the sacrifice.

1 Samuel 20:27

On the next day, the second day of the month, David’s place was still vacant. So Saul asked his son Jonathan, “Why has the son of Jesse not come to table yesterday or today?”