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Literal Standard Version
1 Samuel 20:24
And David is hidden in the field, and it is the new moon, and the king sits down by the food to eat,
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Christian Standard Bible®
So David hid in the countryside.
So David hid in the countryside.
Hebrew Names Version
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.
King James Version
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.
Lexham English Bible
So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon came, the king was seated at the feast.
So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon came, the king was seated at the feast.
English Standard Version
So David hid himself in the field. And when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
So David hid himself in the field. And when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
New Century Version
So David hid in the field. When the New Moon festival came, the king sat down to eat.
So David hid in the field. When the New Moon festival came, the king sat down to eat.
New English Translation
So David hid in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat down to eat his meal.
So David hid in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat down to eat his meal.
Amplified Bible
So David hid in the field; and when the New Moon [festival] came, the king sat down to eat food.
So David hid in the field; and when the New Moon [festival] came, the king sat down to eat food.
New American Standard Bible
So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Dauid hid him selfe in the field: and when the first day of the moneth came, the King sate to eate meate.
So Dauid hid him selfe in the field: and when the first day of the moneth came, the King sate to eate meate.
Legacy Standard Bible
So David hid in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
So David hid in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
Contemporary English Version
So David hid there in the field. During the New Moon Festival, Saul sat down to eat
So David hid there in the field. During the New Moon Festival, Saul sat down to eat
Complete Jewish Bible
So David hid himself in the countryside. When Rosh-Hodesh came, the king sat down to eat his meal.
So David hid himself in the countryside. When Rosh-Hodesh came, the king sat down to eat his meal.
Darby Translation
And David hid himself in the field; and it was the new moon, and the king sat at table to eat.
And David hid himself in the field; and it was the new moon, and the king sat at table to eat.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then David hid in the field. The time for the New Moon celebration came, and the king sat down to eat.
Then David hid in the field. The time for the New Moon celebration came, and the king sat down to eat.
George Lamsa Translation
So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to dine.
So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to dine.
Good News Translation
So David hid in the fields. At the New Moon Festival, King Saul came to the meal
So David hid in the fields. At the New Moon Festival, King Saul came to the meal
Literal Translation
And David was hidden in the field. And it was the new moon. And the king sat down by the food to eat.
And David was hidden in the field. And it was the new moon. And the king sat down by the food to eat.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Dauid hid himself in the felde. And wha the new Mone came, the kynge sat him downe at the table to eate.
Dauid hid himself in the felde. And wha the new Mone came, the kynge sat him downe at the table to eate.
American Standard Version
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.
Bible in Basic English
So David went to a secret place in the country: and when the new moon came, the king took his place at the feast.
So David went to a secret place in the country: and when the new moon came, the king took his place at the feast.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so Dauid hid him selfe in the fielde: And when the newe moone was come, the king sate him downe to eate meate.
And so Dauid hid him selfe in the fielde: And when the newe moone was come, the king sate him downe to eate meate.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to the meal to eat.
So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to the meal to eat.
King James Version (1611)
So Dauid hid himselfe in the field: and when the newe moone was come, the king sate him downe to eate meate.
So Dauid hid himselfe in the field: and when the newe moone was come, the king sate him downe to eate meate.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So David hides himself in the field, and the new month arrives, and the king comes to the table to eat.
So David hides himself in the field, and the new month arrives, and the king comes to the table to eat.
English Revised Version
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.
Berean Standard Bible
So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat.
So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Dauid was hid in the feeld; and the `calendis camen, and the kyng sat to ete breed.
Therfor Dauid was hid in the feeld; and the `calendis camen, and the kyng sat to ete breed.
Young's Literal Translation
And David is hidden in the field, and it is the new moon, and the king sitteth down by the food to eat,
And David is hidden in the field, and it is the new moon, and the king sitteth down by the food to eat,
Update Bible Version
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon came, the king sat him down to eat food.
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon came, the king sat him down to eat food.
Webster's Bible Translation
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new-moon had come, the king sat down to eat food.
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new-moon had come, the king sat down to eat food.
World English Bible
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.
New King James Version
Then David hid in the field. And when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat the feast.
Then David hid in the field. And when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat the feast.
New Living Translation
So David hid himself in the field, and when the new moon festival began, the king sat down to eat.
So David hid himself in the field, and when the new moon festival began, the king sat down to eat.
New Life Bible
So David hid in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
So David hid in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
New Revised Standard
So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat at the feast to eat.
So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat at the feast to eat.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So David hid himself in the field - and, when the new moon had come, the king sat down to eat, food,
So David hid himself in the field - and, when the new moon had come, the king sat down to eat, food,
Douay-Rheims Bible
So David was hid in the field, and the new moon came, and the king sat down to eat bread.
So David was hid in the field, and the new moon came, and the king sat down to eat bread.
Revised Standard Version
So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
THE MESSAGE
David hid in the field. On the holiday of the New Moon, the king came to the table to eat. He sat where he always sat, the place against the wall, with Jonathan across the table and Abner at Saul's side. But David's seat was empty. Saul didn't mention it at the time, thinking, "Something's happened that's made him unclean. That's it—he's probably unclean for the holy meal."
David hid in the field. On the holiday of the New Moon, the king came to the table to eat. He sat where he always sat, the place against the wall, with Jonathan across the table and Abner at Saul's side. But David's seat was empty. Saul didn't mention it at the time, thinking, "Something's happened that's made him unclean. That's it—he's probably unclean for the holy meal."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So David hid in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
So David hid in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
Contextual Overview
24And David is hidden in the field, and it is the new moon, and the king sits down by the food to eat,25and the king sits on his seat, as time by time, on a seat by the wall, and Jonathan rises, and Abner sits at the side of Saul, and David's place is looked after. 26And Saul has not spoken anything on that day, for he said, "It [is] an accident; he is not clean—surely not clean." 27And it comes to pass on the second day of the new moon, that David's place is looked after, and Saul says to his son Jonathan, "Why has the son of Jesse not come in, either yesterday or today, to the food?" 28And Jonathan answers Saul, "David has earnestly asked [permission] from me [to go] to Beth-Lehem, 29and he says, Please send me away, for we have a family sacrifice in the city, and my brother has given command to me himself, and now, if I have found grace in your eyes, please let me go away and see my brothers; therefore he has not come to the table of the king." 30And the anger of Saul burns against Jonathan, and he says to him, "Son of a perverse [woman] of rebellion! Have I not known that you are fixing on the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of the nakedness of your mother? 31For all the days that the son of Jesse lives on the ground you are not established, you and your kingdom; and now, send and bring him to me, for he [is] a son of death." 32And Jonathan answers his father Saul and says to him, "Why is he put to death? What has he done?" 33And Saul casts the javelin at him to strike him, and Jonathan knows that it has been determined by his father to put David to death.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the king: Psalms 50:16-21, Proverbs 4:17, Proverbs 15:17, Proverbs 17:1, Proverbs 21:3, Proverbs 21:27, Isaiah 1:11-15, Zechariah 7:6, John 18:28
Reciprocal: Psalms 35:16 - hypocritical
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So David hid himself in the field,.... Not directly, but at the time appointed; for he went to Bethlehem, and returned from thence before that time:
and when the new moon was come; the first clay of the month, which was a solemn festival:
the king sat him down to eat meat; Saul sat down at his table to eat of the provisions that were set upon it; which it is very probable were the peace offerings for that day, which he, his family, and nobles, feasted on together; it is in the Hebrew, "he sat down at the bread" b, which is put for all the food on the table, and the provisions of it.
b על הלחם "ad [vel] juxta panem", Pagninus, Montanus.
