1 Samuel 24 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines , that it was told him, saying , Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.

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1 H7586 And it came to pass, when Saul H7725 was returned [H8804] H310 from following H6430 the Philistines H5046 , that it was told [H8686] H559 him, saying [H8800] H1732 , Behold, David H4057 is in the wilderness H5872 of Engedi.

2 H7586 Then Saul H3947 took [H8799] H7969 three H505 thousand H977 chosen [H8803] H376 men H3478 out of all Israel H3212 , and went [H8799] H1245 to seek [H8763] H1732 David H582 and his men H6440 upon H6697 the rocks H3277 of the wild goats.

3 H935 And he came [H8799] H1448 to the sheepcotes H6629 H1870 by the way H4631 , where was a cave H7586 ; and Saul H935 went in [H8799] H5526 to cover [H8687] H7272 his feet H1732 : and David H582 and his men H3427 remained [H8802] H3411 in the sides H4631 of the cave.

4 H582 And the men H1732 of David H559 said [H8799] H3117 unto him, Behold the day H3068 of which the LORD H559 said [H8804] H5414 unto thee, Behold, I will deliver [H8802] H341 thine enemy [H8802] H3027 into thine hand H6213 , that thou mayest do [H8804] H3190 to him as it shall seem good [H8799] H5869 unto thee H1732 . Then David H6965 arose [H8799] H3772 , and cut off [H8799] H3671 the skirt H7586 of Saul's H4598 robe H3909 privily.

5 H310 And it came to pass afterward H1732 , that David's H3820 heart H5221 smote [H8686] H3772 him, because he had cut off [H8804] H7586 Saul's H3671 skirt.

6 H559 And he said [H8799] H582 unto his men H3068 , The LORD H2486 forbid H6213 that I should do [H8799] H1697 this thing H113 unto my master H3068 , the LORD'S H4899 anointed H7971 , to stretch forth [H8800] H3027 mine hand H4899 against him, seeing he is the anointed H3068 of the LORD.

7 H1732 So David H8156 stayed [H8762] H582 his servants H1697 with these words H5414 , and suffered [H8804] H6965 them not to rise [H8800] H7586 against Saul H7586 . But Saul H6965 rose up [H8804] H4631 out of the cave H3212 , and went [H8799] H1870 on his way.

8 H1732 David H6965 also arose [H8799] H3318 afterward, and went out [H8799] H4631 of the cave H7121 , and cried [H8799] H310 after H7586 Saul H559 , saying [H8800] H113 , My lord H4428 the king H7586 . And when Saul H5027 looked [H8686] H310 behind H1732 him, David H6915 stooped [H8799] H639 with his face H776 to the earth H7812 , and bowed [H8691] himself.

9 H1732 And David H559 said [H8799] H7586 to Saul H8085 , Wherefore hearest [H8799] H120 thou men's H1697 words H559 , saying [H8800] H1732 , Behold, David H1245 seeketh [H8764] H7451 thy hurt?

10 H3117 Behold, this day H5869 thine eyes H7200 have seen [H8804] H3068 how that the LORD H5414 had delivered [H8804] H3117 thee to day H3027 into mine hand H4631 in the cave H559 : and some bade [H8804] H2026 me kill [H8800] H2347 thee: but mine eye spared [H8799] H559 thee; and I said [H8799] H7971 , I will not put forth [H8799] H3027 mine hand H113 against my lord H3068 ; for he is the LORD'S H4899 anointed.

11 H1 Moreover, my father H7200 , see [H8798] H7200 , yea, see [H8798] H3671 the skirt H4598 of thy robe H3027 in my hand H3772 : for in that I cut off [H8800] H3671 the skirt H4598 of thy robe H2026 , and killed [H8804] H3045 thee not, know [H8798] H7200 thou and see [H8798] H7451 that there is neither evil H6588 nor transgression H3027 in mine hand H2398 , and I have not sinned [H8804] H6658 against thee; yet thou huntest [H8802] H5315 my soul H3947 to take [H8800] it.

12 H3068 The LORD H8199 judge [H8799] H3068 between me and thee, and the LORD H5358 avenge [H8804] H3027 me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

13 H559 As saith [H8799] H4912 the proverb H6931 of the ancients H7562 , Wickedness H3318 proceedeth [H8799] H7563 from the wicked H3027 : but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

14 H310 After H4428 whom is the king H3478 of Israel H3318 come out [H8804] H310 ? after H7291 whom dost thou pursue [H8802] H310 ? after H4191 a dead [H8801] H3611 dog H310 , after H259 a H6550 flea.

15 H3068 The LORD H1781 therefore be judge H8199 , and judge [H8804] H7200 between me and thee, and see [H8799] H7378 , and plead [H8799] H7379 my cause H8199 , and deliver [H8799] H3027 me out of thine hand.

16 H1732 And it came to pass, when David H3615 had made an end [H8763] H1696 of speaking [H8763] H1697 these words H7586 unto Saul H7586 , that Saul H559 said [H8799] H6963 , Is this thy voice H1121 , my son H1732 David H7586 ? And Saul H5375 lifted up [H8799] H6963 his voice H1058 , and wept [H8799] .

17 H559 And he said [H8799] H1732 to David H6662 , Thou art more righteous H1580 than I: for thou hast rewarded [H8804] H2896 me good H1580 , whereas I have rewarded [H8804] H7451 thee evil.

18 H5046 And thou hast shewed [H8689] H3117 this day H6213 how that thou hast dealt [H8804] H2896 well H3068 with me: forasmuch as when the LORD H5462 had delivered [H8765] H3027 me into thine hand H2026 , thou killedst [H8804] me not.

19 H376 For if a man H4672 find [H8799] H341 his enemy [H8802] H7971 , will he let him go [H8765] H2896 well H1870 away H3068 ? wherefore the LORD H7999 reward [H8762] H2896 thee good H6213 for that thou hast done [H8804] H3117 unto me this day.

20 H3045 And now, behold, I know well [H8804] H4427 that thou shalt surely [H8800] H4427 be king [H8799] H4467 , and that the kingdom H3478 of Israel H6965 shall be established [H8804] H3027 in thine hand.

21 H7650 Swear [H8734] H3068 now therefore unto me by the LORD H518 , that thou wilt not H3772 cut off [H8686] H2233 my seed H310 after H8045 me, and that thou wilt not destroy [H8686] H8034 my name H1 out of my father's H1004 house.

22 H1732 And David H7650 sware [H8735] H7586 unto Saul H7586 . And Saul H3212 went [H8799] H1004 home H1732 ; but David H582 and his men H5927 gat them up [H8804] H4686 unto the hold.