⁵ So David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is ^(A)the new moon, and I ought ^(B)to sit down to eat with the king. But let me go, ^(C)that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening.

²⁵ And the king sat on his seat as usual, the seat by the wall; then Jonathan rose up, and Abner sat down by Saul’s side, but ^(A)David’s place was missing.