1 Samuel 20:18

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

"Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty." - 1 Samuel 20:18
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What does 1 Samuel 20:18 mean?

1 Samuel 20:18 (KJV) - "Then Jonathan said to David, Tomorrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of 1 Samuel that tells the story of the friendship between Jonathan, the son of King Saul…

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The Empty Seat: A Sign of True Friendship

As we delve into the profound yet deeply personal words of 1 Samuel 20:18, we find a moment between two friends fraught with tension, loyalty, and impending danger. In the King James Version, it reads: "Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be…

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A Prayer for Friendship and Loyalty in Times of Change

Heavenly Father, We come to You today with hearts full of gratitude and adoration for Your unfailing love and guidance in our lives. We praise You for the gift of friendship, exemplified so beautifully in the bond between Jonathan and David. In 1 Samuel 20:18, we read, "Then…

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1 Samuel 20:18 - "Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty."
1 Samuel 18:20 - "And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him."
"And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him." - 1 Samuel 18:20
2 Samuel 20:18 - "Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter."
1 Samuel 2:18 - "¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod."
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1 Samuel 10:20 - "And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken."
1 Samuel 12:18 - "So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel."
1 Samuel 3:20 - "And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD."
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1 Samuel 9:18 - "Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is."
1 Samuel 19:18 - "¶ So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth."
1 Samuel 18:9 - "And Saul eyed David from that day and forward."
1 Samuel 18:24 - "And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David."
1 Samuel 18:12 - "¶ And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul."
1 Samuel 20:39 - "But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter."
1 Samuel 18:29 - "And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually."
1 Samuel 18:28 - "¶ And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him."
1 Samuel 1:20 - "Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD."
1 Samuel 18:18 - "And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?"
1 Samuel 20:28 - "And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:"
1 Samuel 18:14 - "And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him."