Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThen Jonathan said unto him, To-morrow is the new moon: and thou wilt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon, and you will be missed if your seat is empty.
And Jonathan saith to him, `To-morrow is new moon, and thou hast been looked after, for thy seat is looked after;
And Jonathan said to him, To-morrow is the new moon; and thou wilt be missed, for thy seat will be empty;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy