24So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.


In Context

21 And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of you, take them; then come you: for there is peace to you, and no hurt; as the LORD lives.

22 But if I say thus to the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond you; go your way: for the LORD has sent you away.

23 And as touching the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between you and me for ever.

24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

25 And the king sat on his seat, as at other times, even on a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.

26 Nevertheless Saul spoke not any thing that day: for he thought, Something has befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

1 Samuel 20:24 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:24So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon festival came, the king sat down to eat.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:24So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:24So David was hid in the field, and the new moon came, and the king sat down to eat bread.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:24So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:24And David hid himself in the field; and it was the new moon, and the king sat at table to eat.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:24So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:24So David hid himself in the field: and when the new-moon had come, the king sat down to eat food.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:24So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:24And David is hidden in the field, and it is the new moon, and the king sitteth down by the food to eat,