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.

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.

⁵ David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is ^(A)the new moon, and I should not fail to sit at table with the king. But let me go, ^(B)that I may hide myself in the field till the third day at evening.