1 Samuel 20:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Thou shalt be missed. — Well then, resumes Jonathan — after the passionate conclusion of the solemn covenant betwixt the friends — the last trial shall be as you propose. At the State banquet of my father tomorrow your seat, as agreed upon, will be empty, then you and I — when King Saul misses you — will know the worst.

1 Samuel 20:18

18 Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.f