1
H7586
And it came to pass, when Saul
H7725 [H8804]
had returned
H310
from following
H6430
the Philistines,
H5046 [H8686]
that it was told
H559 [H8800]
to him, saying,
H1732
Behold, David
H4057
is in the wilderness
H5872
of Engedi.
2
H7586
Then Saul
H3947 [H8799]
took
H7969
three
H505
thousand
H977 [H8803]
chosen
H376
men
H3478
out of all Israel,
H3212 [H8799]
and went
H1245 [H8763]
to seek
H1732
David
H582
and his men
H6440
upon
H6697
the rocks
H3277
of the wild goats.
3
H935 [H8799]
And he came
H1448 H6629
to the sheepfolds
H1870
by the way,
H4631
where was a cave;
H7586
and Saul
H935 [H8799]
went in
H5526 [H8687]
to cover
H7272
his feet:
H1732
and David
H582
and his men
H3427 [H8802]
remained
H3411
in the sides
H4631
of the cave.
4
H582
And the men
H1732
of David
H559 [H8799]
said
H3117
to him, Behold the day
H3068
of which the LORD
H559 [H8804]
said
H5414 [H8802]
to thee, Behold, I will give
H341 [H8802]
thy enemy
H3027
into thine hand,
H6213 [H8804]
that thou mayest do
H3190 [H8799]
to him as it shall seem good
H5869
to thee.
H1732
Then David
H6965 [H8799]
arose,
H3909
and secretly
H3772 [H8799]
cut off
H3671
the skirt
H7586
of Saul's
H4598
robe.
5
H310
And it came to pass afterward,
H1732
that David's
H3820
heart
H5221 [H8686]
smote
H3772 [H8804]
him, because he had cut off
H7586
Saul's
H3671
skirt.
6
H559 [H8799]
And he said
H582
to his men,
H3068
The LORD
H2486
forbid
H6213 [H8799]
that I should do
H1697
this thing
H113
to my master,
H3068
the LORD'S
H4899
anointed,
H7971 [H8800]
to stretch forth
H3027
my hand
H4899
against him, seeing he is the anointed
H3068
of the LORD.
7
H1732
So David
H8156 [H8762]
restrained
H582
his servants
H1697
with these words,
H5414 [H8804]
and permitted
H6965 [H8800]
them not to rise
H7586
against Saul.
H7586
But Saul
H6965 [H8804]
rose
H4631
out of the cave,
H3212 [H8799]
and went
H1870
on his way.
8
H1732
David
H6965 [H8799]
also rose
H3318 [H8799]
afterward, and went out
H4631
of the cave,
H7121 [H8799]
and called
H310
after
H7586
Saul,
H559 [H8800]
saying,
H113
My sovereign
H4428
the king.
H7586
And when Saul
H5027 [H8686]
looked
H310
behind
H1732
him, David
H6915 [H8799]
stooped
H639
with his nose
H776
to the earth,
H7812 [H8691]
and bowed himself.
9
H1732
And David
H559 [H8799]
said
H7586
to Saul,
H8085 [H8799]
Why hearest
H120
thou men's
H1697
words,
H559 [H8800]
saying,
H1732
Behold, David
H1245 [H8764]
seeketh
H7451
thy harm?
10
H3117
Behold, this day
H5869
thine eyes
H7200 [H8804]
have seen
H3068
how the LORD
H5414 [H8804]
hath given
H3117
thee to day
H3027
into my hand
H4631
in the cave:
H559 [H8804]
and some bade
H2026 [H8800]
me kill
H2347 [H8799]
thee: but my eye spared
H559 [H8799]
thee; and I said,
H7971 [H8799]
I will not put forth
H3027
my hand
H113
against my sovereign;
H3068
for he is the LORD'S
H4899
anointed.
11
H1
Moreover, my father,
H7200 [H8798]
see,
H7200 [H8798]
yea, see
H3671
the skirt
H4598
of thy robe
H3027
in my hand:
H3772 [H8800]
for in that I cut off
H3671
the skirt
H4598
of thy robe,
H2026 [H8804]
and killed
H3045 [H8798]
thee not, know
H7200 [H8798]
thou and see
H7451
that there is neither evil
H6588
nor revolt
H3027
in my hand,
H2398 [H8804]
and I have not sinned
H6658 [H8802]
against thee; yet thou huntest
H5315
my breath
H3947 [H8800]
to take it.
12
H3068
The LORD
H8199 [H8799]
judge
H3068
between me and thee, and the LORD
H5358 [H8804]
avenge
H3027
me of thee: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
13
H559 [H8799]
As saith
H4912
the proverb
H6931
of the ancients,
H7562
Wickedness
H3318 [H8799]
proceedeth
H7563
from the wicked:
H3027
but my hand shall not be upon thee.
14
H310
After
H4428
whom is the king
H3478
of Israel
H3318 [H8804]
come out?
H310
after
H7291 [H8802]
whom dost thou pursue?
H310
after
H4191 [H8801]
a dead
H3611
dog,
H310
after
H259
a
H6550
flea.
15
H3068
The LORD
H1781
therefore be judge,
H8199 [H8804]
and judge
H7200 [H8799]
between me and thee, and see,
H7378 [H8799]
and plead
H7379
my cause,
H8199 [H8799]
and judge
H3027
me free out of thine hand.
16
H1732
And it came to pass, when David
H3615 [H8763]
had finished
H1696 [H8763]
speaking
H1697
these words
H7586
to Saul,
H7586
that Saul
H559 [H8799]
said,
H6963
Is this thy voice,
H1121
my son
H1732
David?
H7586
And Saul
H5375 [H8799]
lifted up
H6963
his voice,
H1058 [H8799]
and wept.
17
H559 [H8799]
And he said
H1732
to David,
H6662
Thou art more righteous
H1580 [H8804]
than I: for thou hast rewarded
H2896
me with good,
H1580 [H8804]
though I have rewarded
H7451
thee with evil.
18
H5046 [H8689]
And thou hast showed
H3117
this day
H6213 H2896 [H8804]
how thou hast dealt
H3068
with me: forasmuch as when the LORD
H5462 [H8765]
had delivered
H3027
me into thine hand,
H2026 [H8804]
thou didst not kill me.
19
H376
For if a man
H4672 [H8799]
findeth
H341 [H8802]
his enemy,
H7971 [H8765]
will he let him go
H1870
away
H2896
well?
H3068
therefore the LORD
H7999 [H8762]
reward
H2896
thee with good
H6213 [H8804]
for what thou hast done
H3117
to me this day.
20
H3045 [H8804]
And now, behold, I know well
H4427 [H8800]
that thou shalt surely
H4427 [H8799]
be king,
H4467
and that the kingdom
H3478
of Israel
H6965 [H8804]
shall be raised
H3027
in thine hand.