I Samuel · Chapter 20 King James Version

I Samuel 20:27

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The Scripture

(27) And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

David and Jonathan devised a plan involving the new moon feast to determine whether Saul intended to kill David, with Jonathan agreeing to signal the answer by shooting arrows into a field. Confirming Saul's murderous intent, Jonathan warned David to flee, and the two friends wept together and renewed their covenant before parting.

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