28 And Jonathan answered Saul: 'David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem;
1 Samuel 20:28 Cross References - JPS_ASV_Byz
1 Samuel 20:6
6 If thy father miss me at all, then say: David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.