1 Samuel 20:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Samuel 20:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 20:24 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 20:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon had come, the king sat himself down to eat food.”

1 Samuel 20:24 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 20:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Samuel 20:24 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 20:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And David is hidden in the field, and it is the new moon, and the king sitteth down by the food to eat,”

1 Samuel 20:24 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 20:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Samuel 20:24 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 20:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So Dauid hid him selfe in the field: and when the first day of the moneth came, the King sate to eate meate.”

1 Samuel 20:24 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 20:24 in Context — 1 Samuel 20

22 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the Lord hath sent thee away.

23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be 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 meat.

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

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

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What Does 1 Samuel 20:24 Mean?

1 Samuel 20:24 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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