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1 Samuel 24

1AnditcameH5927topasswhenSaulhadreturnedfromfollowingthePhilistines,thatitwastoldhim, saying, Behold,DavidH1732isinthewildernessofEngedi.
2AndSaulH7586tookthree thousandmen, chosen outofallIsrael,andwentH7725toseekDavidH1732andhismenupontherocksofthewild goats.
3Andhecametothesheepfoldsbytheway,wherewasacave;andSaulH7586wentintocoverhisfeet;andDavidH1732andhismenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376wereabidingintherecessesofthecave.
4AndDavid'smenH376saidtohim, BeholdthedayofwhichJehovahsaidtothee, Behold,Iwillgivethine enemyintothy hand,thatthou mayestdotohimasitshallseem goodtothee.AndDavidH1732arose,andcutofftheskirtofSaul's robe secretly.
5AnditcametopassafterwardsthatDavid's heart smotehim,becausehehadcutH3772offSaul'sskirtH3671.
6Andhesaidtohismen, Jehovah forbidthatIshoulddothisthingtomymaster, Jehovah's anointed,tostretch forthmyhandagainsthim,forheistheanointedofJehovah.
7AndDavidcheckedhismenH376withthesewordsH1697,andsufferedthemnottoriseagainstSaul.AndSaulroseupoutofthecave,andwenton[his]way.
8DavidH1732alsoaroseH6965afterwards,andwentoutofthecaveH4631,andcriedafterSaulH7586,saying,Mylordtheking!AndwhenSaulH7586looked behindhim,DavidH1732bowedwithhisfacetotheearth,anddidobeisance.
9AndDavidH1732saidH559toSaulH7586,Whydost thou listentowordsofmen,sayingH559,Behold,DavidH1732seeks thy hurt?
10Behold,thisday thine eyeshaveseenhowH4100thatJehovahhadgiventheethisday intomyhandinthecave;andtheybademekill thee;but[mine eye] spared thee;andIsaidH559,Iwillnotputforthmyhandagainstmylord,forheistheanointedofJehovah.
11AndseeH7200,myfather,yes,seeH7200theskirtofthy robeinmyhandH3027.ForinthatIcutofftheskirtofthy robe,andkilledH2026theenot, knowandseeH7200thatthereisneitherevilnortransgressioninmyhandH3027,andIhavenotsinnedagainstthee;yetthou liestinwaitformylifetotakeit.
12Jehovah judge betweenmeandthee,andJehovah avengemeofthee;butmyhandH3027shallnotbeuponthee.
13Assaiththeproverboftheancients, Wickedness proceedethfromthewicked;butmyhandH3027shallnotbeH1961uponthee.
14AfterwhomisthekingofIsraelcomeout?afterwhomdost thou pursue?afteradead dog,afterasingle flea.
15Jehovahthereforeshallbejudge,andjudge betweenmeandthee,andsee,andpleadmycause,anddomejustice [indeliveringme]outofthy hand.
16AndassoonasDavidhadended speaking these wordstoSaul, Saul said,Isthisthy voice,mysonDavid?AndSaul lifteduphisvoiceandwept.
17AndhesaidH559toDavidH1732, Thou art more righteous thanI;forthou hast rewardedmegood, whereasIhaverewarded thee evil.
18Andthou hast shewedthisdayhowthatthou hastdealtH1580wellwithme, forasmuchaswhenJehovahhaddeliveredmeupintothy hand, thou didstnotkillme.
19Forifaman findhisenemy,willhelethimgowellaway? whereforeJehovahreward theegoodH2896forthatthou hastdonetomethisdayH3117.
20Andnowbehold,Iknowthatthou shaltcertainlybeking,andthatthekingdomofIsraelshallbeestablishedinthy hand.
21SwearnowH6258thereforeH6258tomebyJehovah,thatthou wiltnotcut offmyseedafterme,andthatthou wiltnotdestroymynameoutofmyfather's house.
22AndDavidsworeH7650toSaul.AndSaulwenthome;andDavidandhismenwentuptothestronghold.

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