1 Samuel 20:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.”
1 Samuel 20:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 20:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 20:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to dine with the king; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field to the third day at evening.”
1 Samuel 20:5 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 20:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even. ”
1 Samuel 20:5 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 20:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David saith unto Jonathan, `Lo, the new moon <FI>is<Fi> to-morrow; and I do certainly sit with the king to eat; and thou hast sent me away, and I have been hidden in a field till the third evening;”
1 Samuel 20:5 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 20:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening. ”
1 Samuel 20:5 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 20:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid said vnto Ionathan, Behold, to morowe is the first day of the moneth, and I shoulde sit with the King at meate: but let me goe, that I may hide my selfe in the fieldes vnto the third day at euen.”
1 Samuel 20:5 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 20:5 in Context — 1 Samuel 20
3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
4 Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.
5 And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth–lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
7 If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
What Does 1 Samuel 20:5 Mean?
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