¹⁸ Then Jonathan said, “Tomorrow we celebrate the new moon festival. You will be missed when your place at the table is empty.

²⁵ He sat at his usual place against the wall, with Jonathan sitting opposite him^[a] and Abner beside him. But David’s place was empty.

⁵ David replied, “Tomorrow we celebrate the new moon festival. I’ve always eaten with the king on this occasion, but tomorrow I’ll hide in the field and stay there until the evening of the third day.