1 Samuel 20:27-29

Lexham English Bible

²⁷ And then^[a] on the next day, the second day of the new moon, that David’s place was empty. So Saul asked Jonathan his son, “Why did the son of Jesse not come either yesterday or today to the feast?” ²⁸ Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked permission from me to go up to Bethlehem. ²⁹ He said, ‘Send me away, please, for our clan sacrifice is in the city, and my brother commanded^[b] me to be present. So then, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me slip away and see my brothers.’ Therefore he has not come to the table of the king.”