King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. And it came to pass,[H1961] when[H834] Saul[H7586] was returned[H7725] from following[H4480] [H310] the Philistines,[H6430] that it was told[H5046] him, saying,[H559] Behold,[H2009] David[H1732] 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[H4480] [H3605] Israel,[H3478] and went[H1980] to seek[H1245] [H853] David[H1732] and his men[H376] upon[H592] [H6440] the rocks[H6697] of the wild goats.[H3277]

3. And he came[H935] to[H413] the sheepcotes[H1448] [H6629] by[H5921] the way,[H1870] where[H8033] was a cave;[H4631] and Saul[H7586] went in[H935] to cover[H5526] [H853] his feet:[H7272] and David[H1732] and his men[H376] remained[H3427] in the sides[H3411] of the cave.[H4631]

4. And the men[H376] of David[H1732] said[H559] unto[H413] him, Behold[H2009] the day[H3117] of which[H834] the LORD[H3068] said[H559] unto[H413] thee, Behold,[H2009] I[H595] will deliver[H5414] [H853] thine enemy[H341] into thine hand,[H3027] that thou mayest do[H6213] to him as[H834] it shall seem good[H3190] [H5869] unto thee. Then David[H1732] arose,[H6965] and cut off[H3772] [H853] the skirt[H3671] of Saul's[H7586] robe[H4598] privily.[H3909]

5. And it came to pass[H1961] afterward,[H310] [H3651] that David's[H1732] heart[H3820] smote[H5221] him, because[H5921] [H834] he had cut off[H3772] [H853] Saul's[H7586] skirt.[H3671]

6. And he said[H559] unto his men,[H376] The LORD[H4480] [H3068] forbid[H2486] that[H518] I should do[H6213] [H853] this[H2088] thing[H1697] unto my master,[H113] the LORD's[H3068] anointed,[H4899] to stretch forth[H7971] mine hand[H3027] against him, seeing[H3588] he[H1931] is the anointed[H4899] of the LORD.[H3068]

7. So David[H1732] stayed[H8156] [H853] his servants[H376] with these words,[H1697] and suffered[H5414] them not[H3808] to rise[H6965] against[H413] Saul.[H7586] But Saul[H7586] rose up[H6965] out of the cave,[H4480] [H4631] and went[H1980] on his way.[H1870]

8. David[H1732] also arose[H6965] afterward,[H310] [H3651] and went out[H3318] of[H4480] 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, David[H1732] stooped[H6915] with his face[H639] to the earth,[H776] and bowed himself.[H7812]

9. And David[H1732] said[H559] to Saul,[H7586] Wherefore[H4100] hearest[H8085] thou[H853] men's[H120] words,[H1697] saying,[H559] Behold,[H2009] David[H1732] seeketh[H1245] thy hurt?[H7451]

10. Behold,[H2009] this[H2088] day[H3117] thine eyes[H5869] have seen[H7200] [H853] how[H834] that the LORD[H3068] had delivered[H5414] thee today[H3117] into mine hand[H3027] in the cave:[H4631] and some bade[H559] me kill[H2026] thee: but mine eye spared[H2347] [H5921] thee; and I said,[H559] I will not[H3808] put forth[H7971] mine hand[H3027] against my lord;[H113] for[H3588] he[H1931] is the LORD's[H3068] anointed.[H4899]

11. Moreover, my father,[H1] see,[H7200] yea,[H1571] see[H7200] [H853] the skirt[H3671] of thy robe[H4598] in my hand:[H3027] for[H3588] in that I cut off[H3772] [H853] the skirt[H3671] of thy robe,[H4598] and killed[H2026] thee not,[H3808] know[H3045] thou and see[H7200] that[H3588] there is neither[H369] evil[H7451] nor transgression[H6588] in mine hand,[H3027] and I have not[H3808] sinned[H2398] against thee; yet thou[H859] huntest[H6658] [H853] my soul[H5315] to take[H3947] it.

12. The LORD[H3068] judge[H8199] between[H996] me and thee, and the LORD[H3068] avenge[H5358] me of[H4480] thee: but mine hand[H3027] shall not[H3808] be[H1961] upon thee.

13. As[H834] saith[H559] the proverb[H4912] of the ancients,[H6931] Wickedness[H7562] proceedeth[H3318] from the wicked:[H4480] [H7563] but mine hand[H3027] shall not[H3808] be[H1961] upon thee.

14. After[H310] whom[H4310] is the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] come out?[H3318] after[H310] whom[H4310] dost thou[H859] pursue?[H7291] after[H310] a dead[H4191] dog,[H3611] after[H310] a[H259] flea.[H6550]

15. The LORD[H3068] therefore be[H1961] judge,[H1781] and judge[H8199] between[H996] me and thee, and see,[H7200] and plead[H7378] [H853] my cause,[H7379] and deliver[H8199] me out of thine hand.[H4480] [H3027]

16. And it came to pass,[H1961] when David[H1732] had made an end[H3615] of speaking[H1696] [H853] these[H428] words[H1697] unto[H413] Saul,[H7586] that Saul[H7586] said,[H559] Is this[H2088] 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[H413] David,[H1732] Thou[H859] art more righteous[H6662] than[H4480] I: for[H3588] thou[H859] hast rewarded[H1580] me good,[H2896] whereas I[H589] have rewarded[H1580] thee evil.[H7451]

18. And thou[H859] hast showed[H5046] this day[H3117] [H853] how that[H834] thou hast dealt[H6213] well[H2896] with[H854] me: [H853] forasmuch as when[H834] the LORD[H3068] had delivered[H5462] me into thine hand,[H3027] thou killedst[H2026] me not.[H3808]

19. For if[H3588] a man[H376] find[H4672] [H853] his enemy,[H341] will he let him go[H7971] well[H2896] away?[H1870] wherefore the LORD[H3068] reward[H7999] thee good[H2896] for[H8478] that[H834] thou hast done[H6213] unto me this[H2088] day.[H3117]

20. And now,[H6258] behold,[H2009] I know well[H3045] that[H3588] thou shalt surely be king,[H4427] [H4427] and that the kingdom[H4467] of Israel[H3478] shall be established[H6965] in thine hand.[H3027]

21. Swear[H7650] now[H6258] therefore unto me by the LORD,[H3068] that[H518] thou wilt not cut off[H3772] [H853] my seed[H2233] after[H310] me, and that[H518] thou wilt not destroy[H8045] [H853] my name[H8034] out of my father's house.[H4480] [H1004] [H1]

22. And David[H1732] swore[H7650] unto Saul.[H7586] And Saul[H7586] went[H1980] [H413] home;[H1004] but David[H1732] and his men[H376] got them up[H5927] unto[H5921] the hold.[H4686]