1 Samuel 20:18
Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon [festival], and you will be missed because your seat will be empty.
1 Samuel 20:5
David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is the New Moon [observance], and I should sit at the table to eat [the sacrificial meal] with the king; but let me go, so that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening.
1 Samuel 20:25
The king sat on his seat as on previous occasions, on his seat by the wall; then Jonathan stood up, and Abner [his commander] sat down by Saul’s side, but David’s place was empty.
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Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
New moon
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New moon
1 Samuel 20:5
David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is the New Moon [observance], and I should sit at the table to eat [the sacrificial meal] with the king; but let me go, so that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening.