1 Samuel 20:24

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat at the feast to eat.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:17

Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it.

Proverbs 17:1

Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when brought with evil intent.

Proverbs 21:3

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Proverbs 4:17

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

Zechariah 7:6

And when you eat and when you drink, do you not eat and drink only for yourselves?

John 18:28

Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to Pilate’s headquarters. It was early in the morning. They themselves did not enter the headquarters, so as to avoid ritual defilement and to be able to eat the Passover.

1 Samuel 20:23

As for the matter about which you and I have spoken, the Lord be between you and me forever.”

1 Samuel 20:25

The king sat upon his seat, as at other times, upon the seat by the wall. Jonathan stood, while Abner sat by Saul’s side, but David’s place was empty.

1 Samuel 20:5

David said to Jonathan, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at the meal, but let me go, so that I may hide in the field until the third evening.