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1Samuel 24
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24And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi. / following: Heb. afterH7586H7725H310H6430H5046H559H1732H4057H5872
2Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.H7586H3947H7969H505H977H376H3478H3212H1245H1732H582H6440H6697H3277
3And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.H935H1448H6629H1870H4631H7586H935H5526H7272H1732H582H3427H3411H4631
4And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily. / Saul's…: Heb. the robe which was Saul'sH582H1732H559H3117H3068H559H5414H341H3027H6213H3190H5869H1732H6965H3772H3671H7586H4598H3909
5And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.H310H1732H3820H5221H3772H7586H3671
6And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.H559H582H3068H2486H6213H1697H113H3068H4899H7971H3027H4899H3068
7So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way. / stayed: Heb. cut offH1732H8156H582H1697H5414H6965H7586H7586H6965H4631H3212H1870
8David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.H1732H6965H3318H4631H7121H310H7586H559H113H4428H7586H5027H310H1732H6915H639H776H7812
9And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?H1732H559H7586H8085H120H1697H559H1732H1245H7451
10Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.H3117H5869H7200H3068H5414H3117H3027H4631H559H2026H2347H559H7971H3027H113H3068H4899
11Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.H1H7200H7200H3671H4598H3027H3772H3671H4598H2026H3045H7200H7451H6588H3027H2398H6658H5315H3947
12The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.H3068H8199H3068H5358H3027
13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.H559H4912H6931H7562H3318H7563H3027
14After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.H310H4428H3478H3318H310H7291H310H4191H3611H310H259H6550
15The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand. / deliver: Heb. judgeH3068H1781H8199H7200H7378H7379H8199H3027
16And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.H1732H3615H1696H1697H7586H7586H559H6963H1121H1732H7586H5375H6963H1058
17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.H559H1732H6662H1580H2896H1580H7451
18And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not. / delivered: Heb. shut upH5046H3117H6213H2896H3068H5462H3027H2026
19For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.H376H4672H341H7971H2896H1870H3068H7999H2896H6213H3117
20And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.H3045H4427H4427H4467H3478H6965H3027
21Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.H7650H3068H518H3772H2233H310H8045H8034H1H1004
22And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.H1732H7650H7586H7586H3212H1004H1732H582H5927H4686


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