1Sa 20:24-42, Isa 1:14-15, Joh 18:28, 1Cor 5:8 | ESV | STEP | So David hid himself in the field . And when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food .

24 So David hid himself in the field. And when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food. 25 The king sat on his seat, as at other times, on the seat by the wall. Jonathan sat opposite, ^{▼▼Compare Septuagint; Hebrew stood up} and Abner sat by Saul’s side, ^bbut David’s place was empty.

26 Yet Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him. ^cHe is not clean; surely he is not clean.” 27 But on ^dthe second day, the day after the new moon, ^eDavid’s place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has not the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday or today?” 28 Jonathan answered Saul, ^f“David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem. 29 He said, ‘Let me go, for our clan holds a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away and see my brothers.’ For this reason he has not come to the king’s table.”

30 Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman, do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness? 31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Therefore send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.” 32 Then Jonathan answered Saul his father, ^g“Why should he be put to death? What has he done?” 33 ^hBut Saul hurled his spear at him to strike him. So Jonathan knew ⁱthat his father was determined to put David to death. 34 And Jonathan rose from the table in fierce anger and ate no food the second day of the month, for he was grieved for David, because his father had disgraced him.

35 In the morning Jonathan went out into the field to the appointment with David, and with him a little boy. 36 And he said to his boy, “Run and find the arrows that I shoot.” As the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 37 And when the boy came to the place of the arrow that Jonathan had shot, Jonathan called after the boy and said, ^j“Is not the arrow beyond you?” 38 And Jonathan called after the boy, “Hurry! Be quick! Do not stay!” So Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrows and came to his master. 39 But the boy knew nothing. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter. 40 And Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy and said to him, “Go and carry them to the city.” 41 And as soon as the boy had gone, David rose from beside the stone heap ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew from beside the south} and fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. And they kissed one another and wept with one another, David weeping the most. 42 Then Jonathan said to David, ^l“Go in peace, because we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying, ^m‘The Lord shall be between me and you, ⁿand between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’” And he rose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city. ^{▼▼This sentence is 21:1 in Hebrew}

Isaiah 1:14-15

14 Your ^pnew moons and your appointed feasts
my soul hates;
they have become a burden to me;
I am weary of bearing them.
15 When you ^qspread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
^reven though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
^syour hands are full of blood.

John 18:28

Jesus Before Pilate

28 ^tThen they led Jesus ^ufrom the house of Caiaphas to ^vthe governor’s headquarters. ^{▼▼Greek the praetorium} It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, ^xso that they would not be defiled, ^ybut could eat the Passover.

1 Corinthians 5:8

8 Let us therefore celebrate the festival, ^znot with the old leaven, ^aathe leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.