ASV_Strong : 1 Samuel 24
1. And it came to pass[H7586], when Saul was returned[H7725] from following[H310] the Philistines[H6430], that it was told[H5046] him[H559], saying, Behold[H1732], David is in the wilderness[H4057] of En-gedi[H5872].
2. Then Saul[H7586] took[H3947] three[H7969] thousand[H505] chosen[H977] men[H376] out of all Israel[H3478], and went[H3212] to seek[H1245] David[H1732] and his men[H582] upon[H6440] the rocks[H6697] of the wild goats[H3277].
3. And he came[H935] to the sheepcotes[H1448] by the way[H1870], where was a cave[H4631]; and Saul[H7586] went in[H935] to cover[H5526] his feet[H7272]. Now David[H1732] and his men[H582] were abiding[H3427] in the innermost parts[H3411] of the cave[H4631].
4. And the men[H582] of David[H1732] said[H559] unto him[H3117], Behold, the day of which Jehovah[H3068] said[H559] unto thee[H5414], Behold, I will deliver thine enemy[H341] into thy hand[H3027], and thou shalt do[H6213] to him as it shall seem good[H3190] unto thee[H5869]. Then David[H1732] arose[H6965], and cut off[H3772] the skirt[H3671] of Saul[H7586]'s robe[H4598] privily[H3909].
5. And it came to pass afterward[H310], that David[H1732]'s heart[H3820] smote[H5221] him[H3772], because he had cut off Saul[H7586]'s skirt[H3671].
6. And he said[H559] unto his men[H582], Jehovah[H3068] forbid[H2486] that I should do[H6213] this thing[H1697] unto my lord[H113], Jehovah[H3068]'s anointed[H4899], to put forth[H7971] my hand[H3027] against him[H3068], seeing he is Jehovah's anointed[H4899].
7. So David[H1732] checked[H8156] his men[H582] with these words[H1697], and suffered[H5414] them not to rise[H6965] against Saul[H7586]. And Saul[H7586] rose up[H6965] out of the cave[H4631], and went[H3212] on his way[H1870].
8. David[H1732] also arose[H6965] afterward[H3318], and went out of the cave[H4631], and cried[H7121] after[H310] Saul[H7586], saying[H559], My lord[H113] the king[H4428]. And when Saul[H7586] looked[H5027] behind[H310] him[H1732], David bowed[H6915] with his face[H639] to the earth[H776], and did obeisance[H7812].
9. And David[H1732] said[H559] to Saul[H7586], Wherefore hearkenest[H8085] thou to men[H120]'s words[H1697], saying[H559], Behold[H1732], David seeketh[H1245] thy hurt[H7451]?
10. Behold[H3117], this day thine eyes[H5869] have seen[H7200] how that Jehovah[H3068] had delivered[H5414] thee to-day[H3117] into my hand[H3027] in the cave[H4631]: and some bade[H559] me kill[H2026] thee[H2347]; but mine eye spared thee[H559]; and I said, I will not put forth[H7971] my hand[H3027] against my lord[H113]; for he is Jehovah[H113]'s anointed[H4899].
11. Moreover[H1], my father, see[H7200], yea[H7200], see the skirt[H3671] of thy robe[H4598] in my hand[H3027]; for in that I cut off[H3772] the skirt[H3671] of thy robe[H4598], and killed[H2026] thee not[H3045], know thou and see[H7200] that there is neither evil[H7451] nor transgression[H6588] in my hand[H3027], and I have not sinned[H2398] against thee[H6658], though thou huntest after my life[H5315] to take it[H3947].
12. Jehovah[H3068] judge[H8199] between me and thee[H3068], and Jehovah avenge[H5358] me of thee[H3027]; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
13. As saith[H559] the proverb[H4912] of the ancients[H6931], Out of the wicked[H7563] cometh[H3318] forth wickedness[H7562]; but my hand shall not be upon thee[H3027].
14. After[H310] whom is the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] come out[H3318]? after[H310] whom dost thou pursue[H7291]? after[H310] a dead[H4191] dog[H3611], after[H310] a[H259] flea[H6550].
15. Jehovah[H3068] therefore be judge[H1781], and give sentence[H8199] between me and thee[H7200], and see, and plead[H7378] my cause[H7379], and deliver[H8199] me out of thy hand[H3027].
16. And it came to pass[H1732], when David had made an end[H3615] of speaking[H1696] these words[H1697] unto Saul[H7586], that Saul[H7586] said[H559], Is this thy voice[H6963], my son[H1121] David[H1732]? And Saul[H7586] lifted up[H5375] his voice[H6963], and wept[H1058].
17. And he said[H559] to David[H1732], Thou art more righteous[H6662] than I[H1580]; for thou hast rendered unto me good[H2896], whereas I have rendered[H1580] unto thee evil[H7451].
18. And thou hast declared[H5046] this day[H3117] how that thou hast dealt[H6213] well[H2896] with me[H3068], forasmuch as when Jehovah had delivered[H5462] me up into thy hand[H3027], thou killedst me not[H2026].
19. For if a man[H376] find[H4672] his enemy[H341], will he let him go[H7971] well[H2896] away[H1870]? wherefore Jehovah[H3068] reward[H7999] thee good[H2896] for that which thou hast done[H6213] unto me this day[H3117].
20. And now[H3045], behold, I know that thou shalt surely[H4427] be king[H4427], and that the kingdom[H4467] of Israel[H3478] shall be established[H6965] in thy hand[H3027].
21. Swear[H7650] now therefore unto me by Jehovah[H3068], that thou wilt not[H518] cut off[H3772] my seed[H2233] after[H310] me[H8045], and that thou wilt not destroy my name[H8034] out of my father[H1]'s house[H1004].
22. And David[H1732] sware[H7650] unto Saul[H7586]. And Saul[H7586] went[H3212] home[H1004]; but David[H1732] and his men[H582] gat them up[H5927] unto the stronghold[H4686].
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