1 Samuel 20:9-35-39 The Message (MSG)

10. David asked, “And whom will you get to tell me if your father comes back with a harsh answer?”

27. But the day after the New Moon, day two of the holiday, David’s seat was still empty. Saul asked Jonathan his son, “So where’s that son of Jesse? He hasn’t eaten with us either yesterday or today.”

32. Jonathan stood up to his father. “Why dead? What’s he done?”

33. Saul threw his spear at him to kill him. That convinced Jonathan that his father was fixated on killing David.

34. Jonathan stormed from the table, furiously angry, and ate nothing the rest of the day, upset for David and smarting under the humiliation from his father.

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