1 Samuel 20:5-7

The Voice

David: ⁵ Look. Tomorrow is the new moon, and I should be sitting with the king at his table. But let me go and hide myself in the field until three days have passed. ⁶ If your father asks about me, tell him that I asked to return to my hometown, Bethlehem, for an annual family sacrifice. ⁷ If he says, “Fine,” then all will be well with your servant. But if he is angry, you will know that he intends to harm me.