1 Samuel 20:4-6

New American Standard Bible

⁴ Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever ^[a]you say, I will do for you.” ⁵ So David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is ^(A)the new moon, and I am obligated ^(B)to sit down to eat with the king. But let me go ^(C)so that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening. ⁶ If your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly requested leave of me to run to ^(D)Bethlehem, his city, because it is ^(E)the yearly sacrifice there for the whole family.’