1 Samuel 26:1 And the Ziphites2130 came935 unto Saul7586 to Gibeah,1390 saying,559 Doth not David1732 hide5641 himself in the hill1389 of Hachilah,2444 which is before6440 Jeshimon?3452 cr 2 Then Saul7586 arose,6965 and went down3381 to the wilderness4057 of Ziph,2128 having three7969 thousand505 chosen977 men376 of Israel3478 with him, to seek1245 David1732 in the wilderness4057 of Ziph.2128 cr 3 And Saul7586 pitched2583 in the hill1389 of Hachilah,2444 which is before6440 Jeshimon,3452 by the way.1870 But David1732 abode3427 in the wilderness,4057 and he saw7200 that Saul7586 came935 after310 him into the wilderness.4057 cr 4 David1732 therefore sent out7971 spies,7270 and understood3045 that Saul7586 was come935 in very deed.3559 cr

1 Samuel 26:5 And David1732 arose,6965 and came935 to the place4725 where Saul7586 had pitched:2583 and David1732 beheld7200 the place4725 where Saul7586 lay,7901 and Abner74 the son1121 of Ner,5369 the captain8269 of his host:6635 and Saul7586 lay7901 in the trench,4570{Or, midst of his carriages} and the people5971 pitched2583 round about5439 him. cr 6 Then answered6030 David1732 and said559 to Ahimelech288 the Hittite,2850 and to Abishai52 the son1121 of Zeruiah,6870 brother251 to Joab,3097 saying,559 Who will go down3381 with me to Saul7586 to the camp?4264 And Abishai52 said,559 I will go down3381 with thee. cr 7 So David1732 and Abishai52 came935 to the people5971 by night:3915 and, behold, Saul7586 lay7901 sleeping3463 within the trench,4570 and his spear2595 stuck4600 in the ground776 at his bolster:4763 but Abner74 and the people5971 lay7901 round about5439 him. cr 8 Then said559 Abishai52 to David,1732 God430 hath delivered5462{Heb. shut up} thine enemy341 into thine hand3027 this day:3117 now therefore let me smite5221 him, I pray thee, with the spear2595 even to the earth776 at once,6471 259 and I will not smite him the second time.8138 cr 9 And David1732 said559 to Abishai,52 Destroy7843 him not: for who can stretch forth7971 his hand3027 against the LORD'S3068 anointed,4899 and be guiltless?5352 cr 10 David1732 said559 furthermore, As the LORD3068 liveth,2416 the LORD3068 shall smite5062 him; or his day3117 shall come935 to die;4191 or he shall descend3381 into battle,4421 and perish.5595 cr 11 The LORD3068 forbid2486 that I should stretch forth7971 mine hand3027 against the LORD'S3068 anointed:4899 but, I pray thee, take3947 thou now the spear2595 that is at his bolster,4763 and the cruse6835 of water,4325 and let us go.3212 cr 12 So David1732 took3947 the spear2595 and the cruse6835 of water4325 from Saul's7586 bolster;7226 and they gat them away,3212 and no man saw7200 it, nor knew3045 it, neither awaked:6974 for they were all asleep;3463 because a deep sleep8639 from the LORD3068 was fallen5307 upon them. cr

1 Samuel 26:13 Then David1732 went over5674 to the other side,5676 and stood5975 on the top7218 of an hill2022 afar off;7350 a great7227 space4725 being between them: cr 14 And David1732 cried7121 to the people,5971 and to Abner74 the son1121 of Ner,5369 saying,559 Answerest6030 thou not, Abner?74 Then Abner74 answered6030 and said,559 Who art thou that criest7121 to the king?4428 cr 15 And David1732 said559 to Abner,74 Art not thou a valiant man?376 and who is like to thee in Israel?3478 wherefore then hast thou not kept8104 thy lord113 the king?4428 for there came935 one259 of the people5971 in to destroy7843 the king4428 thy lord.113 cr 16 This thing1697 is not good2896 that thou hast done.6213 As the LORD3068 liveth,2416 ye are worthy1121 to die,4194{Heb. the sons of death} because ye have not kept8104 your master,113 the LORD'S3068 anointed.4899 And now see7200 where the king's4428 spear2595 is, and the cruse6835 of water4325 that was at his bolster.4763 cr

1 Samuel 26:17 And Saul7586 knew5234 David's1732 voice,6963 and said,559 Is this thy voice,6963 my son1121 David?1732 And David1732 said,559 It is my voice,6963 my lord,113 O king.4428 cr 18 And he said,559 Wherefore doth my lord113 thus pursue7291 after310 his servant?5650 for what have I done?6213 or what evil7451 is in mine hand?3027 cr 19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord113 the king4428 hear8085 the words1697 of his servant.5650 If the LORD3068 have stirred thee up5496 against me, let him accept7306{Heb. smell} an offering:4503 but if they be the children1121 of men,120 cursed779 be they before6440 the LORD;3068 for they have driven1644 me out this day3117 from abiding5596{cleaving} in the inheritance5159 of the LORD,3068 saying,559 Go,3212 serve5647 other312 gods.430 cr 20 Now therefore, let not my blood1818 fall5307 to the earth776 before the face6440 of the LORD:3068 for the king4428 of Israel3478 is come out3318 to seek1245 a259 flea,6550 as when one doth hunt7291 a partridge7124 in the mountains.2022 cr

1 Samuel 26:21 Then said559 Saul,7586 I have sinned:2398 return,7725 my son1121 David:1732 for I will no more do thee harm,7489 because my soul5315 was precious3365 in thine eyes5869 this day:3117 behold, I have played the fool,5528 and have erred7686 exceedingly.7235 3966 cr 22 And David1732 answered6030 and said,559 Behold the king's4428 spear!2595 and let one259 of the young men5288 come over5674 and fetch3947 it. cr

1 Samuel 26:23 The LORD3068 render7725 to every man376 his righteousness6666 and his faithfulness:530 for the LORD3068 delivered5414 thee into my hand3027 to day,3117 but I would14 not stretch forth7971 mine hand3027 against the LORD'S3068 anointed.4899 cr 24 And, behold, as thy life5315 was much set by1431 this day3117 in mine eyes,5869 so let my life5315 be much set by1431 in the eyes5869 of the LORD,3068 and let him deliver5337 me out of all tribulation.6869 cr 25 Then Saul7586 said559 to David,1732 Blessed1288 be thou, my son1121 David:1732 thou shalt both do6213 great6213 things, and also shalt still3201 prevail.3201 So David1732 went3212 on his way,1870 and Saul7586 returned7725 to his place.4725 cr