1 Samuel 26:1-12

1And the ZiphitesH2130 cameH935 unto SaulH7586 to GibeahH1390, sayingH559, Doth not DavidH1732 hideH5641 himself in the hillH1389 of Hachilah, which is before the desert? 2Then SaulH7586 aroseH6965, and wentH3381 downH3381 to the wildernessH4057 of ZiphH2128, having threeH7969 thousandH505 chosen menH376 of IsraelH3478 with him, to seekH1245 DavidH1732 in the wildernessH4057 of ZiphH2128. 3And SaulH7586 encampedH2583 in the hillH1389 of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the wayH1870. But DavidH1732 abode in the wildernessH4057, and he sawH7200 that SaulH7586 cameH935 after him into the wildernessH4057. 4DavidH1732 therefore sentH7971 out spiesH7270, and understood that SaulH7586 was comeH935 of a certainty. 5And DavidH1732 aroseH6965, and cameH935 to the placeH4725 whereH834 SaulH7586 had encampedH2583; and DavidH1732 beheld the placeH4725 whereH834 SaulH7586 layH7901, and AbnerH74 the sonH1121 of NerH5369, the captain of his hostH6635: and SaulH7586 layH7901 within the placeH4725 of the wagons, and the peopleH5971 were encampedH2583 roundH5439 about him.

6Then answered DavidH1732 and saidH559 to AhimelechH288 the HittiteH2850, and to AbishaiH52 the sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870, brotherH251 to JoabH3097, sayingH559, Who will goH3381 down with me to SaulH7586 to the campH4264? And AbishaiH52 saidH559, I will goH3381 down with thee. 7So DavidH1732 and AbishaiH52 cameH935 to the peopleH5971 by nightH3915: and, behold, SaulH7586 layH7901 sleepingH3463 within the place of the wagons, with his spearH2595 stuck in the groundH776 at his headH4763; and AbnerH74 and the peopleH5971 layH7901 roundH5439 about him. 8Then saidH559 AbishaiH52 to DavidH1732, GodH430 hath deliveredH5462 up thine enemyH341 into thy handH3027 this dayH3117: nowH6258 thereforeH6258 let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spearH2595 to the earthH776 at oneH259 stroke, and I will not smite him the second time. 9And DavidH1732 saidH559 to AbishaiH52, DestroyH7843 him not; for who can put forthH7971 his handH3027 against Jehovah’s anointedH4899, and be guiltless? 10And DavidH1732 saidH559, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will smite him; or his dayH3117 shall comeH935 to dieH4191; or he shall goH935 down into battleH4421 and perish. 11Jehovah forbid that I should put forthH7971 my handH3027 against Jehovah’s anointedH4899: but nowH6258 takeH3947, I pray thee, the spearH2595 that is at his headH4763, and the cruse of waterH4325, and let us goH7971. 12So DavidH1732 tookH3947 the spearH2595 and the cruse of waterH4325 from Saul’s head; and they gat them awayH3947: and no man sawH7200 it, nor knewH3045 it, neither did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deepH8639 sleepH3462 from Jehovah was fallenH5307 upon them.