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1 Samuel 24:3-11

3Andhecametothesheepcotesbytheway,wherewasacave;andSaulH7586wentintocoverhisfeet. NowDavidH1732andhismenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376wereabidingintheinnermost partsofthecave.

4AndthemenH376ofDavidH1732saiduntohim, Behold,thedayofwhichJehovahsaidunto thee, Behold,Iwilldeliver thine enemyintothy hand,andthou shaltdotohimasitshallseem good unto thee.ThenDavidH1732arose,andcutofftheskirtofSaul’srobe privily.

5Anditcametopassafterward,thatDavid’sheart smotehim,becausehehadcutH3772offSaul’sskirtH3671.

6Andhesaiduntohismen, Jehovah forbidthatIshoulddothisthinguntomylord, Jehovah’s anointed,toput forthmyhandagainsthim, seeingheisJehovah’s anointed.

7SoDavidcheckedhismenH376withthesewordsH1697,andsufferedthemnottoriseagainstSaul.AndSaulroseupoutofthecave,andwentonhisway.

8DavidH1732alsoaroseH6965afterward,andwentoutofthecaveH4631,andcriedafterSaulH7586,saying,Mylordtheking.AndwhenSaulH7586looked behindhim,DavidH1732bowedwithhisfacetotheearth,anddidobeisance.

9AndDavidH1732saidH559toSaulH7586, Wherefore hearkenest thoutomen’s words,sayingH559,Behold,DavidH1732seeketh thy hurt?

10Behold,thisday thine eyeshaveseenhowH4100thatJehovahhaddelivered thee to-day intomyhandinthecave:andsomebademekill thee;butmine eye spared thee;andIsaidH559,Iwillnotputforthmyhandagainstmylord;forheisJehovah’s anointed.

11Moreover,myfather,seeH7200,yea,seeH7200theskirtofthy robeinmyhandH3027;forinthatIcutofftheskirtofthy robe,andkilledH2026theenot, know thouandseeH7200thatthereisneitherevilnortransgressioninmyhandH3027,andIhavenotsinnedagainstthee,thoughthou huntestaftermylifetotakeit.

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