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Shmuel I - I Samuel - Chapter 26
Chapter 26
| 1. And the Ziphites came to Saul, to Gibeah, saying, "Is not David hiding in the Hill of Hachilah, before the Desolate Wasteland?" |
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| 2. And Saul arose and descended to the Desert of Ziph, and with him were three thousand picked men, to seek David in the Desert of Ziph. |
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| 3. And Saul encamped in the Hill of Hachilah, which is before the Desolate Wasteland, by the road. And David was staying in the desert; and it appeared to him that Saul had come after him to the desert. |
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| 4. And David sent spies, and he learned that Saul had surely come. |
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| 5. And David arose and came to the place where Saul had encamped. And David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army. And Saul was lying within the barricade, and the people were encamped around him. |
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| 6. And David spoke up and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, saying, "Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?" And Abishai said, "I shall go down with you." |
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| 7. And David and Abishai came to the people by night, and behold, Saul was lying asleep within the barricade with his spear thrust into the ground at his head, and Abner and the people were lying around him. |
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| 8. And Abishai said to David, "Today, God has delivered your enemy into your hand; and now, let me strike him now, with the spear to the ground with one stroke; and I shall not repeat this to him." |
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| 9. And David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anointed and be accounted guiltless?" |
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| 10. And David said, "As the Lord lives, but the Lord will smite him, or his day will come and he will die, or he will go down to war and perish. |
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| 11. Far be it for me from the Lord to stretch forth my hand against the Lord's anointed. And now, take now the spear which is at his head and the jug of water, and let us go away." |
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| 12. And David took the spear and the jug of water from near Saul's head, and they went away. And no one saw and no one knew and no one awakened, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen upon them. |
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| 13. And David crossed to the other side, and stood on the mountain peak from afar; the space between them was great. |
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| 14. And David called to the people and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, "Will you not answer, Abner?" And Abner answered and said, "Who are you who have called to the king?" |
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| 15. And David said to Abner, "Are you not a valiant man? and who is like you in Israel? and why did you not guard your lord the king? for one of the people came to destroy the king, your lord. |
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| 16. This thing which you have done, is not good; as the Lord lives, you are worthy of death, for you did not keep watch over your lord, over the Lord's anointed. And now, see where the king's spear is, and the jug of water which was at his head." |
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| 17. And Saul recognized David's voice, and said, "Is this your voice, my son David," And David said, "(It is) my voice, my lord, O king." |
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| 18. And he said, "Why does my lord pursue his servant? for what have I done? and what evil is in my hand? |
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| 19. And now, let now my lord the king hear his servant's words. If the Lord has incited you against me, He will accept an offering; but if the sons of men, cursed be they before the Lord, for they have driven me today from cleaving to the Lord's heritage, saying, 'Go, worship other gods.' |
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| 20. And now, let not my blood fall to the ground away from the face of the Lord, for the king of Israel has gone out to seek a flea as the partridge hunts in the mountains." |
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| 21. And Saul said, "I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I shall harm you no more, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have acted foolishly and have erred exceedingly." |
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| 22. And David answered and said, "Behold the king's spear. Now let one of the youths come over and take it. |
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| 23. And the Lord will repay every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness, for the Lord delivered you today into my hand, and I would not stretch forth my hand against the Lord's anointed. |
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| 24. And behold, as your life was precious this day in my eyes, so shall my life be precious in the eyes of the Lord, and He shall save me from every distress." |
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| 25. And Saul said to David, "Blessed be you, my son David. You shall both do (great things) and you shall prevail." And David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place. |
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