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


In Context

21 And, behold, I will send the lad,'saying , Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them, and come; for there is peace to thee and no hurt, as Jehovah liveth.

22 But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for Jehovah hath sent thee away.

23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between thee 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 food.

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

26 Nevertheless Saul spake not anything that day: for he thought, Something hath 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 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,

The American 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.