1 Samuel 20:26 BBE

²⁴  So David went to a secret place in the country: and when the new moon came, the king took his place at the feast.

²⁵  And the king took his seat, as at other times, by the wall: and Jonathan was in front, and Abner was seated by Saul's side, but there was no one in David's seat.

²⁶  But Saul said nothing that day, for his thought was, Something has taken place making him unclean; it is clear that he is not clean.

²⁷  And on the day after the new moon, that is, the second day, there was still no one in David's seat: and Saul said to his son Jonathan, Why has the son of Jesse not come to the feast yesterday or today?

²⁸  And answering Saul, Jonathan said, He made a request to me that he might go to Beth-lehem,