Thomson(i)
24 So David hid himself in the field, and when the new moon came, the king came to the table to dine.
25 And when he had seated himself as heretofore, on the seat by the wall, he faced Jonathan, and Abenner sat by Saul's side, but David's seat was vacant.
26 And on that day Saul said nothing, for he thought it was accidental; that being unclean he had not purified himself.
27 But on the morrow, the second day of the moon, when David's seat was vacant, Saul said to his son Jonathan, Why hath not the son of Jessai come to table yesterday and to-day?
28 And Jonathan answered Saul and said to him, David earnestly entreated me, that he might go to his city Bethlehem,
29 and said, Let me go, I entreat thee, for we have a sacrifice of our community in the city, and my brethren have sent for me. Now therefore if I have found favour in thy sight, let me, I pray thee, go down and see my brethren. For this cause he hath not come to the king's table.
30 Upon this Saul was greatly enraged at Jonathan, and said to him, Thou son of the perverse and rebellious! For do I not know that thou art an accomplice of the son of Jessai, to thy own shame, and the confusion of thy mother?
31 For as long as the son of Jessai liveth, thy kingdom will not be established. Now therefore send and seize that young man, for he shall surely die.
32 And when Jonathan in reply said to Saul, Why must he die? What hath he done?
33 Saul lifted up his spear against Jonathan, to put him to death. So Jonathan knew that his father was fully bent on this mischief, to slay David,
34 and started up from the table in great wrath, and did not eat bread the second day of the moon: for he was grieved for David, because his father was determinedly set against him.
35 And when it was morning Jonathan went out to the field, as he had fixed by appointment with David, and a little boy with him.
36 And he said to the lad, Run, find for me the dart which I threw. And as the boy was running, he threw a dart, and it passed the other;
37 and when the boy came to the place where the dart lay which Jonathan had thrown, Jonathan cried with a loud voice after the boy, and said, There: the dart is from thee, even There.
38 Then Jonathan cried with a loud voice after the boy, saying, Haste with all speed. Tarry not. So when Jonathan's servant had picked up the darts, and brought them to his master
39 [Now the boy knew nothing, Jonathan and David only understood the matter]
40 Jonathan gave his weapons to the servant, and said to him, Go, return to the city.
41 And when the servant was gone, David arose from the Argab, and fell on his face, and made obeisance to him three times. And when they had kissed each other, and wept over each other a great while,
42 Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have both sworn by the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord be a witness between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed, forever. Then David arose and departed, and Jonathan returned to the city.