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1 Samuel 20:26-28
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 20:26-28
English Standard Version
26 Yet Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him. (A)He is not clean; surely he is not clean.” 27 But on (B)the second day, the day after the new moon, (C)David's place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has not the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday or today?” 28 Jonathan answered Saul, (D)“David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem.
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1 Samuel 20:26-28
New International Version
1 Samuel 20:26-28
New International Version
26 Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, “Something must have happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.(A)” 27 But the next day, the second day of the month, David’s place was empty again. Then Saul said to his son Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday or today?”
28 Jonathan answered, “David earnestly asked me for permission(B) to go to Bethlehem.
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