1 Samuel 20:24

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So David hid in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat down to eat his meal.

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  • Ps 50:16-21 : 16 God says this to the evildoer:“How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant? 17 For you hate instruction and reject my words. 18 When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives. 19 You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive. 20 You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother. 21 When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!
  • Prov 4:17 : 17 Indeed they have eaten bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.
  • Prov 15:17 : 17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox where there is hatred.
  • Prov 17:1 : 1 Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
  • Prov 21:3 : 3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
  • Prov 21:27 : 27 The wicked person’s sacrifice is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!
  • Isa 1:11-15 : 11 “Of what importance to me are your many sacrifices?” says the LORD.“I have had my fill of burnt sacrifices of rams and the fat from steers. The blood of bulls, lambs, and goats I do not want. 12 When you enter my presence, do you actually think I want this– animals trampling on my courtyards? 13 Do not bring any more meaningless offerings; I consider your incense detestable! You observe new moon festivals, Sabbaths, and convocations, but I cannot tolerate sin-stained celebrations! 14 I hate your new moon festivals and assemblies; they are a burden that I am tired of carrying. 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood.
  • Zech 7:6 : 6 And now when you eat and drink, are you not doing so for yourselves?’”
  • John 18:28 : 28 Jesus Brought Before Pilate Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman governor’s residence.(Now it was very early morning.) They did not go into the governor’s residence so they would not be ceremonially defiled, but could eat the Passover meal.

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  • 1 Sam 20:5-6
    2 verses
    86%

    5David said to Jonathan,“Tomorrow is the new moon, and I am certainly expected to join the king for a meal. You must send me away so I can hide in the field until the third evening from now.

    6If your father happens to miss me, you should say,‘David urgently requested me to let him go to his city Bethlehem, for there is an annual sacrifice there for his entire family.’

  • 1 Sam 20:25-29
    5 verses
    82%

    25The king sat down in his usual place by the wall, with Jonathan opposite him and Abner at his side. But David’s place was vacant.

    26However, Saul said nothing about it that day, for he thought,“Something has happened to make him ceremonially unclean. Yes, he must be unclean.”

    27But the next morning, the second day of the new moon, David’s place was still vacant. So Saul said to his son Jonathan,“Why has Jesse’s son not come to the meal yesterday or today?”

    28Jonathan replied to Saul,“David urgently requested that he be allowed to go to Bethlehem.

    29He said,‘Permit me to go, for we are having a family sacrifice in the city, and my brother urged me to be there. So now, if I have found favor with you, let me go to see my brothers.’ For that reason he has not come to the king’s table.”

  • 1 Sam 20:18-19
    2 verses
    79%

    18Jonathan said to him,“Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, for your seat will be empty.

    19On the third day you should go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself the day this all started. Stay near the stone Ezel.

  • 1 Sam 20:33-35
    3 verses
    74%

    33Then Saul threw his spear at Jonathan in order to strike him down. So Jonathan was convinced that his father had decided to kill David.

    34Jonathan got up from the table enraged. He did not eat any food on that second day of the new moon, for he was upset that his father had humiliated David.

    35The next morning Jonathan, along with a young servant, went out to the field to meet David.

  • 2 Sam 3:35
    71%

    35Then all the people came and encouraged David to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath saying,“God will punish me severely if I taste bread or anything whatsoever before the sun sets!”

  • 1 Sam 19:1-3
    3 verses
    71%

    1Saul Repeatedly Attempts to Take David’s Life Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much.

    2So Jonathan told David,“My father Saul is trying to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find a hiding place and stay in seclusion.

    3I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are. I will speak about you to my father. When I find out what the problem is, I will let you know.”

  • 2 Sam 3:20
    71%

    20When Abner, accompanied by twenty men, came to David in Hebron, David prepared a banquet for Abner and the men who were with him.

  • 1 Sam 24:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.

    4David’s men said to him,“This is the day about which the LORD said to you,‘I will give your enemy into your hand, and you can do to him whatever seems appropriate to you.’” So David got up and quietly cut off an edge of Saul’s robe.

  • 1 Sam 28:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24Now the woman had a well-fed calf at her home that she quickly slaughtered. Taking some flour, she kneaded it and baked bread without leaven.

    25She brought it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they arose and left that same night.

  • 1 Sam 20:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11Jonathan said to David,“Come on. Let’s go out to the field.”When the two of them had gone out into the field,

    12Jonathan said to David,“The LORD God of Israel is my witness. I will feel out my father about this time the day after tomorrow. If he is favorably inclined toward David, will I not then send word to you and let you know?

  • 1 Sam 9:23-24
    2 verses
    70%

    23Samuel said to the cook,“Give me the portion of meat that I gave to you– the one I asked you to keep with you.”

    24So the cook picked up the leg and brought it and set it in front of Saul. Samuel said,“What was kept is now set before you! Eat, for it has been kept for you for this meeting time, from the time I said,‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

  • 1 Sam 24:22
    69%

    22David promised Saul this on oath. Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 14:24
    69%

    24Jonathan Violates Saul’s Oath Now the men of Israel were hard pressed that day, for Saul had made the army agree to this oath:“Cursed be the man who eats food before evening! I will get my vengeance on my enemies!” So no one in the army ate anything.

  • 1 Sam 26:3-5
    3 verses
    69%

    3Saul camped by the road on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon, but David was staying in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had come to the wilderness to find him,

    4David sent scouts and verified that Saul had indeed arrived.

    5So David set out and went to the place where Saul was camped. David saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general in command of his army, were sleeping. Now Saul was lying in the entrenchment, and the army was camped all around him.

  • 1 Sam 23:25-26
    2 verses
    69%

    25Saul and his men went to look for him. But David was informed and went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard about it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.

    26Saul went on one side of the mountain, while David and his men went on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, but Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men so they could capture them.

  • 1 Sam 26:13
    69%

    13Then David crossed to the other side and stood on the top of the hill some distance away; there was a considerable distance between them.

  • 1 Sam 23:18
    68%

    18When the two of them had made a covenant before the LORD, David stayed on at Horesh, but Jonathan went to his house.

  • 1 Sam 23:20
    68%

    20Now at your own discretion, O king, come down. Delivering him into the king’s hand will be our responsibility.”

  • 1 Sam 28:20
    68%

    20Saul quickly fell full length on the ground and was very afraid because of Samuel’s words. He was completely drained of energy, not having eaten anything all that day and night.

  • 1 Sam 23:15
    68%

    15David realized that Saul had come out to seek his life; at that time David was in Horesh in the wilderness of Ziph.

  • 1 Sam 22:13
    68%

    13Saul said to him,“Why have you conspired against me, you and this son of Jesse? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God on his behalf, so that he opposes me and waits in ambush, as is the case today!”

  • 2 Sam 12:20
    68%

    20So David got up from the ground, bathed, put on oil, and changed his clothes. He went to the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then, when he entered his palace, he requested that food be brought to him, and he ate.

  • 1 Sam 19:7
    68%

    7Then Jonathan called David and told him all these things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as he had done formerly.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
    68%

    10So on that day David arose and fled from Saul. He went to King Achish of Gath.

  • 1 Sam 24:9
    68%

    9David said to Saul,“Why do you pay attention when men say,‘David is seeking to do you harm’?

  • 1 Sam 24:1
    68%

    1David Spares Saul’s Life(24:2) When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him,“Look, David is in the desert of En Gedi.”

  • 1 Sam 20:1
    67%

    1Jonathan Seeks to Protect David David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked,“What have I done? What is my offense? How have I sinned before your father? For he is seeking my life!”

  • 2 Sam 11:13
    67%

    13Then David summoned him. He ate and drank with him, and got him drunk. But in the evening he went out to sleep on his bed with the servants of his lord; he did not go down to his own house.

  • 1 Sam 21:1
    67%

    1David Goes to Nob(21:1) Then David got up and left, while Jonathan went back to the city.(21:2) David went to Ahimelech the priest in Nob. Ahimelech was shaking with fear when he met David, and said to him,“Why are you by yourself with no one accompanying you?”

  • 1 Sam 19:10
    67%

    10Saul tried to nail David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence and the spear drove into the wall. David escaped quickly that night.

  • 1 Sam 21:6
    67%

    6So the priest gave him holy bread, for there was no bread there other than the bread of the Presence. It had been removed from before the LORD in order to replace it with hot bread on the day it had been taken away.

  • Matt 26:20
    67%

    20When it was evening, he took his place at the table with the twelve.

  • 1 Sam 23:10
    67%

    10Then David said,“O LORD God of Israel, your servant has clearly heard that Saul is planning to come to Keilah to destroy the city because of me.