1 Samuel 20:26 YLT

²⁴  And David is hidden in the field, and it is the new moon, and the king sitteth down by the food to eat,

²⁵  and the king sitteth on his seat, as time by time, on a seat by the wall, and Jonathan riseth, and Abner sitteth at the side of Saul, and David's place is looked after.

²⁶  And Saul hath not spoken anything on that day, for he said, 'It 'is' an accident; he is not clean -- surely not clean.'

²⁷  And it cometh to pass on the second morrow of the new moon, that David's place is looked after, and Saul saith unto Jonathan his son, 'Wherefore hath the son of Jesse not come in, either yesterday or to-day, unto the food?'

²⁸  And Jonathan answereth Saul, 'David hath been earnestly asked of me unto Beth-Lehem,