²⁵ The king sat on his seat, as at other times, on the seat by the wall. Jonathan sat opposite,^[a] and Abner sat by Saul's side, ^(A)but David's place was empty.

¹⁸ Then Jonathan said to him, ^(A)“Tomorrow is the new moon, and ^(B)you will be missed, because ^(C)your seat will be empty.