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1SA-24:1 And 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.
1SA-24:2 Then 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.
1SA-24:3 And 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.
1SA-24:4 And 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.
1SA-24:5 And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart
smote him,
because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
1SA-24:6 And 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.
1SA-24:7 So 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.
1SA-24:8 David 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.
1SA-24:9 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's
words,
saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
1SA-24:10 Behold, 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.
1SA-24:11 Moreover, 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.
1SA-24:12 The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD
avenge me
of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
1SA-24:13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness
proceedeth
from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
1SA-24:14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom
dost
thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
1SA-24:15 The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and
thee,
and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
1SA-24:16 And 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.
1SA-24:17 And he said to David, Thou [art] more righteous than
I: for
thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
1SA-24:18 And thou hast showed 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.
1SA-24:19 For 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.
1SA-24:20 And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be
king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in
thine
hand.
1SA-24:21 Swear 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.
1SA-24:22 And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but
David
and his men gat them up unto the hold.
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