23. And as touching the matter of which you and I have spoken, behold, the Lord is between you and me forever.
24. So David hid himself in the field, and when the New Moon [festival] came, the king sat down to eat food.
25. The king sat, as at other times, on his seat by the wall, and Jonathan sat opposite, and Abner sat by Saul's side, but David's place was empty.
26. Yet Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, Something has befallen him and he is not clean–surely he is not clean.