1 Samuel 24:1 And it came to pass, when Saul7586 was returned7725 from following310{Heb. after} the Philistines,6430 that it was told5046 him, saying,559 Behold, David1732 is in the wilderness4057 of Engedi.5872 cr 2 Then Saul7586 took3947 three7969 thousand505 chosen977 men376 out of all Israel,3478 and went3212 to seek1245 David1732 and his men582 upon6440 the rocks6697 of the wild goats.3277 cr 3 And he came935 to the sheepcotes1448 6629 by the way,1870 where was a cave;4631 and Saul7586 went in935 to cover5526 his feet:7272 and David1732 and his men582 remained3427 in the sides3411 of the cave.4631 cr 4 And the men582 of David1732 said559 unto him, Behold the day3117 of which the LORD3068 said559 unto thee, Behold, I will deliver5414 thine enemy341 into thine hand,3027 that thou mayest do6213 to him as it shall seem good3190 unto thee.5869 Then David1732 arose,6965 and cut off3772 the skirt3671 of Saul's7586 robe4598{Heb. the robe, which was Sauls} privily.3909 cr 5 And it came to pass afterward,310 that David's1732 heart3820 smote5221 him, because he had cut off3772 Saul's7586 skirt.3671 cr 6 And he said559 unto his men,582 The LORD3068 forbid2486 that I should do6213 this thing1697 unto my master,113 the LORD'S3068 anointed,4899 to stretch forth7971 mine hand3027 against him, seeing he is the anointed4899 of the LORD.3068 cr 7 So David1732 stayed8156{Heb. cut off} his servants582 with these words,1697 and suffered5414 them not to rise6965 against Saul.7586 But Saul7586 rose up6965 out of the cave,4631 and went3212 on his way.1870 cr

1 Samuel 24:8 David1732 also arose6965 afterward, and went out3318 of the cave,4631 and cried7121 after310 Saul,7586 saying,559 My lord113 the king.4428 And when Saul7586 looked5027 behind310 him, David1732 stooped6915 with his face639 to the earth,776 and bowed7812 himself. cr 9 And David1732 said559 to Saul,7586 Wherefore hearest8085 thou men's120 words,1697 saying,559 Behold, David1732 seeketh1245 thy hurt?7451 cr 10 Behold, this day3117 thine eyes5869 have seen7200 how that the LORD3068 had delivered5414 thee to day3117 into mine hand3027 in the cave:4631 and some bade559 me kill2026 thee: but mine eye spared2347 thee; and I said,559 I will not put forth7971 mine hand3027 against my lord;113 for he is the LORD'S3068 anointed.4899 cr 11 Moreover, my father,1 see,7200 yea, see7200 the skirt3671 of thy robe4598 in my hand:3027 for in that I cut off3772 the skirt3671 of thy robe,4598 and killed2026 thee not, know3045 thou and see7200 that there is neither evil7451 nor transgression6588 in mine hand,3027 and I have not sinned2398 against thee; yet thou huntest6658 my soul5315 to take3947 it. cr 12 The LORD3068 judge8199 between me and thee, and the LORD3068 avenge5358 me of thee: but mine hand3027 shall not be upon thee. cr 13 As saith559 the proverb4912 of the ancients,6931 Wickedness7562 proceedeth3318 from the wicked:7563 but mine hand3027 shall not be upon thee. cr 14 After310 whom is the king4428 of Israel3478 come out?3318 after310 whom dost thou pursue?7291 after310 a dead4191 dog,3611 after310 a259 flea.6550 cr 15 The LORD3068 therefore be judge,1781 and judge8199 between me and thee, and see,7200 and plead7378 my cause,7379 and deliver8199{Heb. judge} me out of thine hand.3027 cr

1 Samuel 24:16 And it came to pass, when David1732 had made an end3615 of speaking1696 these words1697 unto Saul,7586 that Saul7586 said,559 Is this thy voice,6963 my son1121 David?1732 And Saul7586 lifted up5375 his voice,6963 and wept.1058 cr 17 And he said559 to David,1732 Thou art more righteous6662 than I: for thou hast rewarded1580 me good,2896 whereas I have rewarded1580 thee evil.7451 cr 18 And thou hast shewed5046 this day3117 how that thou hast dealt6213 well2896 with me: forasmuch as when the LORD3068 had delivered5462{Heb. shut up} me into thine hand,3027 thou killedst2026 me not. cr 19 For if a man376 find4672 his enemy,341 will he let him go7971 well2896 away?1870 wherefore the LORD3068 reward7999 thee good2896 for that thou hast done6213 unto me this day.3117 cr 20 And now, behold, I know well3045 that thou shalt surely4427 be king,4427 and that the kingdom4467 of Israel3478 shall be established6965 in thine hand.3027 cr 21 Swear7650 now therefore unto me by the LORD,3068 that thou wilt not518 cut off3772 my seed2233 after310 me, and that thou wilt not destroy8045 my name8034 out of my father's1 house.1004 cr 22 And David1732 sware7650 unto Saul.7586 And Saul7586 went3212 home;1004 but David1732 and his men582 gat them up5927 unto the hold.4686 cr