次日，就是初二，大衛的座位仍是空著。於是掃羅問他的兒子約拿單：“為甚麼耶西的兒子昨天今天都沒有來吃飯呢？”

初二日大卫的座位还空设。扫罗问他儿子约拿单说：“耶西的儿子为何昨日、今日没有来吃饭呢？”

初二，大卫的座位还空着。扫罗对他儿子约拿单说：“耶西的儿子为何昨日、今日都没有来用餐呢？”

初二，大卫的座位还空着。扫罗对他儿子约拿单说：“耶西的儿子为何昨日、今日都没有来用餐呢？”

可是到了第二天，大卫的座位还是空的，扫罗就问儿子约拿单：“耶西的儿子为什么这两天都不来赴宴呢？”

次日，就是初二，大卫的座位仍是空着。于是扫罗问他的儿子约拿单：“为什么耶西的儿子昨天今天都没有来吃饭呢？”

第二天，就是新月节第二天，大卫的位子还是空着。扫罗就问儿子约拿单：“为什么耶西的儿子昨天、今天都没有来赴宴呢？”

初二日大衛的座位還空設。掃羅問他兒子約拿單說：「耶西的兒子為何昨日、今日沒有來吃飯呢？」

初二，大衛的座位還空着。掃羅對他兒子約拿單說：「耶西的兒子為何昨日、今日都沒有來用餐呢？」

初二，大衛的座位還空着。掃羅對他兒子約拿單說：「耶西的兒子為何昨日、今日都沒有來用餐呢？」

可是到了第二天，大衛的座位還是空的，掃羅就問兒子約拿單：「耶西的兒子為什麼這兩天都不來赴宴呢？」

第二天、就是初二日、大衛的席位還是空着；掃羅就問他兒子約拿單說：『為甚麼耶西的兒子昨天今天都沒有來喫飯呢？』

第二天，就是新月節第二天，大衛的位子還是空著。掃羅就問兒子約拿單：「為什麼耶西的兒子昨天、今天都沒有來赴宴呢？」

翌日乃月之二日、大衛之位仍虛、掃羅謂其子約拿單曰、耶西之子、昨日今日不赴宴、曷故、

明晨月之二日、大闢位仍虛、掃羅問約拿單曰、耶西之子、自昔及今、不赴我讌曷故。

明日、即月之二日、大衛之位仍虛、掃羅問子約拿單曰、耶西之子、昨日今日未就席何故、

But the next day, the second day of the month, David’s place was empty again. Then Saul said to his son Jonathan,“ Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday or today?”

But the next day, David’s place was empty again. It was the second day of the month. Finally, Saul spoke to his son Jonathan. He said,“ Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal? He hasn’t been here yesterday or today.”

But on the second day, the day after the new moon, David’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?”

But when David’s place was empty again the next day, Saul asked Jonathan,“ Why hasn’t the son of Jesse been here for the meal either yesterday or today?”

However, the day after the New Moon, the second day, David’s place was still empty, and Saul asked his son Jonathan,“ Why didn’t Jesse’s son come to the meal either yesterday or today?”

But it came about the next day, the second day of the new moon, that David’s place was empty again; so Saul said to his son Jonathan,“ Why has the son of Jesse not come to the meal, either yesterday or today?”

And it happened the next day, the second day of the month, that David’s place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son,“ Why has the son of Jesse not come to eat, either yesterday or today?”

And it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon, which was the second day, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to- day?

However, the day after the New Moon, the second day, David’s place was still empty, and Saul asked his son Jonathan,“ Why didn’t Jesse’s son come to the meal either yesterday or today?”

And it came to pass on the morrow,[ which was] the second[ day] of the month, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?

But the next morning, the second day of the new moon, David’s place was still vacant. So Saul said to his son Jonathan,“ Why has Jesse’s son not come to the meal yesterday or today?”

On the next day after the new moon, the second day, David’s place was empty. Saul said to Jonathan his son,“ Why doesn’t the son of Jesse come to eat, either yesterday, or today?”

從耶西的樹幹必生出一根嫩芽，從他的根而出的枝條必結果子。耶和華的靈必停留在他身上，就是智慧的靈和聰明的靈，謀略的靈和能力的靈，知識的靈和敬畏耶和華的靈。

拿八回答大衛的僕人說：“大衛是誰？耶西的兒子是誰？現在離開主人逃走的僕人太多了。

掃羅把槍擲過去，心裡說：“我要把大衛刺在牆上。”大衛兩次避開了他。

他不是木匠的兒子嗎？他母親不是馬利亞，他弟弟不是雅各、約瑟、西門和猶大嗎？

掃羅對他說：“你為甚麼與耶西的兒子合謀陷害我？把食物和刀給他，又為他求問神，使他起來陷害我，就像今天一樣呢？”亞希米勒回答王說：“在你所有的臣僕中，有誰像大衛那樣忠心呢？他是王的女婿，又是你的衛隊的隊長(按照《馬索拉文本》，「又是你的衛隊的隊長」作「又是轉離去聽從你」；現參照《七十士譯本》和《他爾根》翻譯)，並且在你朝中是受敬重的。

從耶和華那裡來的惡鬼又臨到掃羅身上；那時掃羅坐在屋裡，手裡拿著槍。大衛正在彈琴，掃羅就想用槍刺殺大衛，把他刺在牆上，但大衛從掃羅面前躲開了，他的槍刺在牆上。那天晚上大衛逃跑，就逃脫了。

掃羅又派人去看大衛說：“你們把他連床一起抬到我這裡來，我好殺死他。”

主是活石，雖然被人棄絕，卻是神所揀選所珍貴的；你們到他面前來，

掃羅就對侍立在他周圍的臣僕說：“便雅憫人哪，你們要聽！耶西的兒子能把田地和葡萄園賜給你們各人嗎？他能立你們各人作千夫長、作百夫長嗎？你們竟都同謀陷害我。我的兒子與耶西的兒子立盟約的時候，沒有人告訴我；我的兒子挑唆我的臣僕陷害我，就像今天一樣，你們中間也沒有人關心我，告訴我。”那時以東人多益與掃羅的臣僕侍立在那裡，他回答說：“我曾看見耶西的兒子到了挪伯亞希突的兒子亞希米勒那裡。