David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit at table with the king. But let me go, that I may hide myself in the field till the third day at evening.
On the day of your gladness also, and at your appointed feasts and at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings. They shall be a reminder of you before your God: I am the Lord your God.”
And Jonathan told David, “Saul my father seeks to kill you. Therefore be on your guard in the morning. Stay in a secret place and hide yourself.
“At the beginnings of your months, you shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord: two bulls from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish;
Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.
Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.
Then the brothers immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there.
So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
For it is not an enemy who taunts me— then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me— then I could hide from him.
On the third day go down quickly to the place where you hid yourself when the matter was in hand, and remain beside the stone heap.
If your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city, for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the clan.’
And he said, “Why will you go to him today? It is neither new moon nor Sabbath.” She said, “All is well.”
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