1 Samuel 20:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Samuel 20:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 20:24 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 20:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon had come, the king sat himself down to eat food.”

1 Samuel 20:24 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 20:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Samuel 20:24 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 20:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

1 Samuel 20:24 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 20:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And David hid himself in the field; and it was the new moon, and the king sat at table to eat.”

1 Samuel 20:24 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 20:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So Dauid hid him selfe in the field: and when the first day of the moneth came, the King sate to eate meate.”

1 Samuel 20:24 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 20:24 in Context — 1 Samuel 20

22 Mais si je dis au jeune homme: Voici, les flèches sont au-delà de toi! Alors va-t-en, car l’Éternel te renvoie.

23 L’Éternel est à jamais témoin de la parole que nous nous sommes donnée l’un à l’autre.

24 David se cacha dans les champs. C’était la nouvelle lune, et le roi prit place au festin pour manger.

25 Le roi s’assit comme à l’ordinaire sur son siège contre la paroi, Jonathan se leva, et Abner s’assit à côté de Saül; mais la place de David resta vide.

26 Saül ne dit rien ce jour-là; car, pensa-t-il, c’est par hasard, il n’est pas pur, certainement il n’est pas pur.

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What Does 1 Samuel 20:24 Mean?

1 Samuel 20:24 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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