So the king sat on his seat—as usual, the seat by the wall—Jonathan stood up and Abner sat down by Saul’s side, but David’s place was empty.
Then she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” When he awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I’ll go out as at other times, and shake myself off.” He did not comprehend that Adonai had departed from him.
Then Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the New Moon. You’ll be missed because your seat will be empty.
So David hid himself in the field, and when the New Moon came, the king sat down to eat a meal.