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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
En-gedi.
2 Then
Saul
took
three
thousand
chosen
men
out
of
all
Israel,
and
went
to
seek
David
and
his
men
upon
the
rocks
of
the
wild
goats.
3 And
he
came
to
the
a
sheepcotes
by
the
way,
where
was
a
cave;
and
Saul
went
in
to
cover
his
feet:
and
David
and
his
men
remained
in
the
b
sides
of
the
cave.
4 And
the
men
of
David
said
unto
him,
Behold
the
day
of
which
the
Lord
said
unto
thee,
Behold,
I
will
deliver
thine
enemy
into
thine
hand,
that
thou
mayest
do
to
him
as
it
shall
seem
good
unto
thee.
Then
David
arose,
and
cut
off
the
a
skirt
of
Saul's
robe
b
privily.
5 And
it
came
to
pass
afterward,
that
David's
heart
smote
him,
because
he
had
cut
off
Saul's
skirt.
6 And
he
said
unto
his
men,
The
Lord
forbid
that
I
should
do
this
thing
unto
my
master,
the
Lord's
anointed,
to
stretch
forth
mine
hand
against
him,
seeing
he
is
the
a
anointed
of
the
Lord.
7 So
David
stayed
his
servants
with
these
words,
and
suffered
them
not
to
rise
against
Saul.
But
Saul
rose
up
out
of
the
cave,
and
went
on
his
way.
8 David
also
arose
afterward,
and
went
out
of
the
cave,
and
cried
after
Saul,
saying,
My
lord
the
king.
And
when
Saul
looked
behind
him,
David
stooped
with
his
face
to
the
earth,
and
bowed
himself.
9 And
David
said
to
Saul,
Wherefore
hearest
thou
men's
words,
saying,
Behold,
David
seeketh
thy
hurt?
10 Behold,
this
day
thine
eyes
have
seen
how
that
the
Lord
had
delivered
thee
to
day
into
mine
hand
in
the
cave:
and
some
bade
me
kill
thee:
but
mine
eye
a
spared
thee;
and
I
said,
I
will
not
put
forth
mine
hand
against
my
lord;
for
he
is
the
b
Lord's
anointed.
11 Moreover,
my
father,
see,
yea,
see
the
skirt
of
thy
robe
in
my
hand:
for
in
that
I
cut
off
the
skirt
of
thy
robe,
and
killed
thee
not,
know
thou
and
see
that
there
is
neither
evil
nor
transgression
in
mine
hand,
and
I
have
not
sinned
against
thee;
yet
thou
huntest
my
soul
to
take
it.
12 The
Lord
a
judge
between
me
and
thee,
and
the
Lord
avenge
me
of
thee:
but
mine
hand
shall
not
be
upon
thee.
13 As
saith
the
proverb
of
the
ancients,
a
Wickedness
proceedeth
from
the
wicked:
but
mine
hand
shall
not
be
upon
thee.
14 After
whom
is
the
king
of
Israel
come
out?
after
whom
dost
thou
pursue?
after
a
dead
dog,
after
a
flea.
15 The
Lord
therefore
be
judge,
and
judge
between
me
and
thee,
and
see,
and
plead
my
cause,
and
deliver
me
out
of
thine
hand.
16 And
it
came
to
pass,
when
David
had
made
an
end
of
speaking
these
words
unto
Saul,
that
Saul
said,
Is
this
thy
voice,
my
son
David?
And
Saul
lifted
up
his
voice,
and
wept.
17 And
he
said
to
David,
Thou
art
more
righteous
than
I:
for
thou
hast
rewarded
me
a
good,
whereas
I
have
rewarded
thee
evil.
18 And
thou
hast
shewed
this
day
how
that
thou
hast
dealt
well
with
me:
forasmuch
as
when
the
Lord
had
delivered
me
into
thine
hand,
thou
killedst
me
not.
19 For
if
a
man
find
his
enemy,
will
he
let
him
go
well
away?
wherefore
the
Lord
a
reward
thee
good
for
that
thou
hast
done
unto
me
this
day.
20 And
now,
behold,
I
know
well
that
thou
shalt
surely
be
king,
and
that
the
kingdom
of
Israel
shall
be
established
in
thine
hand.
21 Swear
now
therefore
unto
me
by
the
Lord,
that
thou
wilt
not
cut
off
my
seed
after
me,
and
that
thou
wilt
not
destroy
my
name
out
of
my
father's
house.
22 And
David
sware
unto
Saul.
And
Saul
went
home;
but
David
and
his
men
gat
them
up
unto
the
a
hold.
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