King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. And the Ziphites[H2130] came[H935] unto[H413] Saul[H7586] to Gibeah,[H1390] saying,[H559] Doth not[H3808] David[H1732] hide himself[H5641] in the hill[H1389] of Hachilah,[H2444] which is before[H5921] [H6440] Jeshimon?[H3452]

2. Then Saul[H7586] arose,[H6965] and went down[H3381] to[H413] the wilderness[H4057] of Ziph,[H2128] having three[H7969] thousand[H505] chosen[H977] men[H376] of Israel[H3478] with[H854] him, to seek[H1245] [H853] David[H1732] in the wilderness[H4057] of Ziph.[H2128]

3. And Saul[H7586] pitched[H2583] in the hill[H1389] of Hachilah,[H2444] which[H834] is before[H5921] [H6440] Jeshimon,[H3452] by[H5921] the way.[H1870] But David[H1732] abode[H3427] in the wilderness,[H4057] and he saw[H7200] that[H3588] Saul[H7586] came[H935] after[H310] him into the wilderness.[H4057]

4. David[H1732] therefore sent out[H7971] spies,[H7270] and understood[H3045] that[H3588] Saul[H7586] was come in[H935] [H413] very deed.[H3559]

5. And David[H1732] arose,[H6965] and came[H935] to[H413] the place[H4725] where[H834] [H8033] Saul[H7586] had pitched:[H2583] and David[H1732] beheld[H7200] [H853] the place[H4725] where[H834] [H8033] Saul[H7586] lay,[H7901] and Abner[H74] the son[H1121] of Ner,[H5369] the captain[H8269] of his host:[H6635] and Saul[H7586] lay[H7901] in the trench,[H4570] and the people[H5971] pitched[H2583] round about[H5439] him.

6. Then answered[H6030] David[H1732] and said[H559] to[H413] Ahimelech[H288] the Hittite,[H2850] and to[H413] Abishai[H52] the son[H1121] of Zeruiah,[H6870] brother[H251] to Joab,[H3097] saying,[H559] Who[H4310] will go down[H3381] with[H854] me to[H413] Saul[H7586] to[H413] the camp?[H4264] And Abishai[H52] said,[H559] I[H589] will go down[H3381] with[H5973] thee.

7. So David[H1732] and Abishai[H52] came[H935] to[H413] the people[H5971] by night:[H3915] and, behold,[H2009] Saul[H7586] lay[H7901] sleeping[H3463] within the trench,[H4570] and his spear[H2595] stuck[H4600] in the ground[H776] at his bolster:[H4763] but Abner[H74] and the people[H5971] lay[H7901] round about[H5439] him.

8. Then said[H559] Abishai[H52] to[H413] David,[H1732] God[H430] hath delivered[H5462] [H853] thine enemy[H341] into thine hand[H3027] this day:[H3117] now[H6258] therefore let me smite[H5221] him, I pray thee,[H4994] with the spear[H2595] even to the earth[H776] at once,[H259] [H6471] and I will not[H3808] smite him the second time.[H8138]

9. And David[H1732] said[H559] to[H413] Abishai,[H52] Destroy[H7843] him not:[H408] for[H3588] who[H4310] can stretch forth[H7971] his hand[H3027] against the LORD's[H3068] anointed,[H4899] and be guiltless?[H5352]

10. David[H1732] said[H559] furthermore,[H3588] [H518] As the LORD[H3068] liveth,[H2416] the LORD[H3068] shall smite[H5062] him; or[H176] his day[H3117] shall come[H935] to die;[H4191] or[H176] he shall descend[H3381] into battle,[H4421] and perish.[H5595]

11. The LORD[H4480] [H3068] forbid[H2486] that I should stretch forth[H4480] [H7971] mine hand[H3027] against the LORD's[H3068] anointed:[H4899] but, I pray thee,[H4994] take[H3947] thou now[H6258] [H853] the spear[H2595] that[H834] is at his bolster,[H4763] and the cruse[H6835] of water,[H4325] and let us go.[H1980]

12. So David[H1732] took[H3947] [H853] the spear[H2595] and the cruse[H6835] of water[H4325] from Saul's[H7586] bolster;[H4763] and they got them away,[H1980] and no[H369] man saw[H7200] it, nor[H369] knew[H3045] it, neither[H369] awaked:[H6974] for[H3588] they were all[H3605] asleep;[H3463] because[H3588] a deep sleep[H8639] from the LORD[H3068] was fallen[H5307] upon[H5921] them.

13. Then David[H1732] went over[H5674] to the other side,[H5676] and stood[H5975] on[H5921] the top[H7218] of a hill[H2022] afar off;[H4480] [H7350] a great[H7227] space[H4725] being between[H996] them:

14. And David[H1732] cried[H7121] to[H413] the people,[H5971] and to[H413] Abner[H74] the son[H1121] of Ner,[H5369] saying,[H559] Answerest[H6030] thou not,[H3808] Abner?[H74] Then Abner[H74] answered[H6030] and said,[H559] Who[H4310] art thou[H859] that criest[H7121] to[H413] the king?[H4428]

15. And David[H1732] said[H559] to[H413] Abner,[H74] Art not[H3808] thou[H859] a valiant man?[H376] and who[H4310] is like to thee[H3644] in Israel?[H3478] wherefore[H4100] then hast thou not[H3808] kept[H8104] [H413] thy lord[H113] the king?[H4428] for[H3588] there came[H935] one[H259] of the people[H5971] in to destroy[H7843] [H853] the king[H4428] thy lord.[H113]

16. This[H2088] thing[H1697] is not[H3808] good[H2896] that[H834] thou hast done.[H6213] As the LORD[H3068] liveth,[H2416] ye[H859] are worthy[H1121] to die,[H4194] because[H834] ye have not[H3808] kept[H8104] [H5921] your master,[H113] the LORD's[H3068] anointed.[H4899] And now[H6258] see[H7200] where[H335] the king's[H4428] spear[H2595] is, and the cruse[H6835] of water[H4325] that[H834] was at his bolster.[H4763]

17. And Saul[H7586] knew[H5234] [H853] David's[H1732] voice,[H6963] and said,[H559] Is this[H2088] thy voice,[H6963] my son[H1121] David?[H1732] And David[H1732] said,[H559] It is my voice,[H6963] my lord,[H113] O king.[H4428]

18. And he said,[H559] Wherefore[H4100] doth my lord[H113] thus[H2088] pursue[H7291] after[H310] his servant?[H5650] for[H3588] what[H4100] have I done?[H6213] or what[H4100] evil[H7451] is in mine hand?[H3027]

19. Now[H6258] therefore, I pray thee,[H4994] let my lord[H113] the king[H4428] hear[H8085] [H853] the words[H1697] of his servant.[H5650] If[H518] the LORD[H3068] have stirred thee up[H5496] against me, let him accept[H7306] an offering:[H4503] but if[H518] they be the children[H1121] of men,[H120] cursed[H779] be they[H1992] before[H6440] the LORD;[H3068] for[H3588] they have driven me out[H1644] this day[H3117] from abiding[H4480] [H5596] in the inheritance[H5159] of the LORD,[H3068] saying,[H559] Go,[H1980] serve[H5647] other[H312] gods.[H430]

20. Now[H6258] therefore, let not[H408] my blood[H1818] fall[H5307] to the earth[H776] before[H4480] [H5048] the face[H6440] of the LORD:[H3068] for[H3588] the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] is come out[H3318] to seek[H1245] [H853] a flea,[H6550] as when[H834] one[H259] doth hunt[H7291] a partridge[H7124] in the mountains.[H2022]

21. Then said[H559] Saul,[H7586] I have sinned:[H2398] return,[H7725] my son[H1121] David:[H1732] for[H3588] I will no[H3808] more[H5750] do thee harm,[H7489] because[H8478] [H834] my soul[H5315] was precious[H3365] in thine eyes[H5869] this[H2088] day:[H3117] behold,[H2009] I have played the fool,[H5528] and have erred[H7686] exceedingly.[H7235] [H3966]

22. And David[H1732] answered[H6030] and said,[H559] Behold[H2009] the king's[H4428] spear![H2595] and let one[H259] of the young men[H4480] [H5288] come over[H5674] and fetch[H3947] it.

23. The LORD[H3068] render[H7725] to every man[H376] [H853] his righteousness[H6666] and his faithfulness:[H530] for[H834] the LORD[H3068] delivered[H5414] thee into my hand[H3027] today,[H3117] but I would[H14] not[H3808] stretch forth[H7971] mine hand[H3027] against the LORD's[H3068] anointed.[H4899]

24. And, behold,[H2009] as[H834] thy life[H5315] was much set[H1431] by this[H2088] day[H3117] in mine eyes,[H5869] so[H3651] let my life[H5315] be much set[H1431] by in the eyes[H5869] of the LORD,[H3068] and let him deliver[H5337] me out of all[H4480] [H3605] tribulation.[H6869]

25. Then Saul[H7586] said[H559] to[H413] David,[H1732] Blessed[H1288] be thou,[H859] my son[H1121] David:[H1732] thou shalt both[H1571] do great[H6213] [H6213] things, and also[H1571] shalt still prevail.[H3201] [H3201] So David[H1732] went[H1980] on his way,[H1870] and Saul[H7586] returned[H7725] to his place.[H4725]