1 Samuel 20:22-25

Living Bible

²² But if I tell him, ‘Go farther—the arrows are still ahead of you,’ then it will mean that you must leave immediately. ²³ And may the Lord make us keep our promises to each other, for he has witnessed them.”^[a]

^24-25 So David hid himself in the field.

When the new moon celebration began, the king sat down to eat at his usual place against the wall. Jonathan sat opposite him and Abner was sitting beside Saul, but David’s place was empty.