1 Samuel 20:28

Plain English Version

Jonathan answered, and he told a lie like this, “David kept on asking me to let him go to Bethlehem.

Cross References

1 Samuel 20:27

The next day, David’s chair was still empty. So Saul asked Jonathan, “Why is David not here? And he was not here yesterday.”

1 Samuel 20:29

He said, ‘Every year my family comes together there, to burn animals and give them to God. My older brother told me to come. So please, let me go to see my brothers.’ He told me that, and that’s why he can’t be here to eat food with you.”

1 Samuel 20:6

If your father asks about me, tell him, ‘David asked me, “Is it all right for me to go to my home town, Bethlehem? Every year my family comes together there, to kill animals and burn them for God.” ’