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On the next day after the new moon, the second day, David’s place was empty. Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why didn’t the son of Jesse come to eat, either yesterday, or today?”

1 Samuel 20:27 · WEB

This verse in other languages

ગુજરાતી1 શમુએલ ૨૦:૨૭
પણ અમાસના બીજા દિવસે, દાઉદની જગ્યા ખાલી હતી. શાઉલે પોતાના દીકરા યોનાથાનને કહ્યું, “યિશાઈનો દીકરો જમવા કેમ નથી આવતો કાલે નહોતો આવ્યો. આજે પણ નથી આવ્યો?”
हिन्दी1 शमूएल २०:२७
फिर नये चाँद के दूसरे दिन को दाऊद का स्थान खाली रहा। अतः शाऊल ने अपने पुत्र योनातान से पूछा, “क्या कारण है कि यिशै का पुत्र न तो कल भोजन पर आया था, और न आज ही आया है?”

In context

25The king sat on his seat, as at other times, even on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, but David’s place was empty.

26Nevertheless Saul didn’t say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him. He is not clean. Surely he is not clean.”

27On the next day after the new moon, the second day, David’s place was empty. Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why didn’t the son of Jesse come to eat, either yesterday, or today?”

28Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked permission of me to go to Bethlehem.

29He said, ‘Please let me go, for our family has a sacrifice in the city. My brother has commanded me to be there. Now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go away and see my brothers.’ Therefore he has not come to the king’s table.”

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