1 Samuel 20:25

World English Bible (2000)

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

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  • 1 Sam 20:18 : 18 Then Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow is the new moon: and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.
  • Judg 16:20 : 20 She said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" He awoke out of his sleep, and said, "I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free." But he didn't know that Yahweh had departed from him.

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  • 1 Sam 20:24
    82%

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

  • 1 Sam 20:26-28
    3 verses
    80%

    26Nevertheless Saul didn't say anything that day: for he thought, "Something has happened to him. He is not clean. Surely he is not clean."

    27It happened on the next day after the new moon, the second day, that David's place was empty. Saul said to Jonathan his son, "Why doesn't the son of Jesse come to eat, neither yesterday, nor today?"

    28Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem.

  • 1 Sam 20:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18Then Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow is the new moon: and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.

    19When you have stayed three days, you shall go down quickly, and come to the place where you did hide yourself when the business was in hand, and shall remain by the stone Ezel.

  • 1 Sam 19:7
    75%

    7Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as before.

  • 1 Sam 26:13
    73%

    13Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain afar off; a great space being between them;

  • 1 Sam 19:1-4
    4 verses
    73%

    1Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David.

    2Jonathan told David, saying, "Saul my father seeks to kill you. Now therefore, please take care of yourself in the morning, and live in a secret place, and hide yourself.

    3I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will talk with my father about you; and if I see anything, I will tell you."

    4Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, "Don't let the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you;

  • 1 Sam 20:5
    73%

    5David 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 Sam 20:31-35
    5 verses
    73%

    31For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die!"

    32Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?"

    33Saul cast his spear at him to strike him. By this Jonathan knew that his father was determined to put David to death.

    34So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.

    35It happened in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little boy with him.

  • 1 Sam 26:5
    72%

    5David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his army: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped around him.

  • 1 Sam 24:22
    71%

    22David swore to Saul. Saul went home; but David and his men went up to the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 14:17
    71%

    17Then Saul said to the people who were with him, "Count now, and see who is missing from us." When they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.

  • 1 Sam 24:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3He came to the sheep pens by the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.

    4The men of David said to him, "Behold, the day of which Yahweh said to you, 'Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.'" Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe secretly.

  • 1 Sam 19:10
    71%

    10Saul sought to pin David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he stuck the spear into the wall. David fled, and escaped that night.

  • 2 Sam 19:8
    71%

    8Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. They told to all the people, saying, "Behold, the king is sitting in the gate." All the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.

  • 1 Sam 26:3
    71%

    3Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

  • 1 Sam 22:6
    70%

    6Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him.

  • 1 Sam 23:26
    70%

    26Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men to take them.

  • 2 Sam 3:10
    70%

    10to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba."

  • 1 Sam 14:40
    70%

    40Then he said to all Israel, "You be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side." The people said to Saul, "Do what seems good to you."

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    70%

    17David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son

  • 1 Sam 18:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11and Saul threw the spear; for he said, "I will pin David even to the wall!" David escaped from his presence twice.

    12Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and was departed from Saul.

  • 2 Sam 1:22
    70%

    22From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, Jonathan's bow didn't turn back. Saul's sword didn't return empty.

  • 1 Sam 9:22
    70%

    22Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest room, and made them sit in the best place among those who were invited, who were about thirty persons.

  • 1 Sam 13:16
    70%

    16Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

  • 1 Sam 22:13
    69%

    13Saul said to him, "Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?"

  • 1 Sam 26:17
    69%

    17Saul knew David's voice, and said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" David said, "It is my voice, my lord, O king."

  • 1 Sam 18:5
    69%

    5David went out wherever Saul sent him, [and] behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

  • 1 Sam 23:18
    69%

    18They both made a covenant before Yahweh: and David stayed in the woods, and Jonathan went to his house.

  • 1 Sam 26:25
    69%

    25Then Saul said to David, "You are blessed, my son David. You shall both do mightily, and shall surely prevail." So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

  • 2 Sam 1:25
    69%

    25How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain on your high places.

  • 1 Sam 20:1
    69%

    1David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?"

  • 1 Sam 21:10
    69%

    10David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

  • 1 Sam 23:15
    69%

    15David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.

  • 1 Sam 13:22
    69%

    22So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.

  • 1 Sam 24:9
    69%

    9David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to men's words, saying, 'Behold, David seeks your hurt?'

  • 2 Sam 18:30
    69%

    30The king said, "Turn aside, and stand here." He turned aside, and stood still.

  • 1 Sam 20:41
    69%

    41As soon as the boy was gone, David arose out of [a place] toward the South, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times. They kissed one another, and wept one with another, and David wept the most.

  • 1 Sam 14:1
    69%

    1Now it fell on a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor, "Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side." But he didn't tell his father.