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1Samuel 24
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24Now it came about when Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, saying, "Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi."H7586H7725H310H6430H5046H559H1732H4057H5872 2Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel, and went to seek David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.H7586H3947H7969H505H977H376H3478H3212H1245H1732H582H6440H6697H3277 3And he came to the sheepfolds on the way, where there [was] a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the inner recesses of the cave.H935H1448H6629H1870H4631H7586H935H5526H7272H1732H582H3427H3411H4631 4And the men of David said to him, "Behold, [this is] the day of which the LORD said to you, 'Behold; I am about to give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it seems good to you.'" Then David arose and cut off the edge of Saul's robe secretly.H582H1732H559H3117H3068H559H5414H341H3027H6213H3190H5869H1732H6965H3772H3671H7586H4598H3909 5And it came about afterward that David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul's [robe].H310H1732H3820H5221H3772H7586H3671 6So he said to his men, "Far be it from me because of the LORD that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord's anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is the Lord's anointed."H559H582H3068H2486H6213H1697H113H3068H4899H7971H3027H4899H3068 7And David persuaded his men with [these] words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. And Saul arose, left the cave, and went on [his] way.H1732H8156H582H1697H5414H6965H7586H7586H6965H4631H3212H1870 8Now afterward David arose and went out of the cave and called after Saul, saying, "My lord the king!" And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.H1732H6965H3318H4631H7121H310H7586H559H113H4428H7586H5027H310H1732H6915H639H776H7812 9And David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men, saying, 'Behold, David seeks to harm you'?H1732H559H7586H8085H120H1697H559H1732H1245H7451 10"Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the LORD had given you today into my hand in the cave, and some said to kill you, but [my eye] had pity on you; and I said, 'I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord's anointed.'H3117H5869H7200H3068H5414H3117H3027H4631H559H2026H2347H559H7971H3027H113H3068H4899 11"Now, my father, see! Indeed, see the edge of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the edge of your robe and did not kill you, know and perceive that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands, and I have not sinned against you, though you are lying in wait for my life to take it.H1H7200H7200H3671H4598H3027H3772H3671H4598H2026H3045H7200H7451H6588H3027H2398H6658H5315H3947 12"May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.H3068H8199H3068H5358H3027 13"As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness'; but my hand shall not be against you.H559H4912H6931H7562H3318H7563H3027 14"After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog, a single flea?H310H4428H3478H3318H310H7291H310H4191H3611H310H259H6550 15"The LORD therefore be judge and decide between you and me; and may He see and plead my cause, and deliver me from your hand."H3068H1781H8199H7200H7378H7379H8199H3027 16Now it came about when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" Then Saul lifted up his voice and wept.H1732H3615H1696H1697H7586H7586H559H6963H1121H1732H7586H5375H6963H1058 17And he said to David, "You are more righteous than I; for you have dealt well with me, while I have dealt wickedly with you.H559H1732H6662H1580H2896H1580H7451 18"And you have declared today that you have done good to me, that the LORD delivered me into your hand and [yet] you did not kill me.H5046H3117H6213H2896H3068H5462H3027H2026 19"For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safely? May the LORD therefore reward you with good in return for what you have done to me this day.H376H4672H341H7971H2896H1870H3068H7999H2896H6213H3117 20"And now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.H3045H4427H4427H4467H3478H6965H3027 21"So now swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants after me, and that you will not destroy my name from my father's household."H7650H3068H518H3772H2233H310H8045H8034H1H1004 22And David swore to Saul. And Saul went to his home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.H1732H7650H7586H7586H3212H1004H1732H582H5927H4686


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