I. Sawurn XXIII. 4

he answered,|B.C.a ut 1
062, said unto him, “Why|>». Behold shave_ye_conspired against me, thom] me.
DavID's INQUIRY.
k. Keilah, Fortress.
J. Jehovah.
| I. Samvuen XXIII. 5. | B.C. about
1062.
DAVID SMITES THE PHILIS- TINES,
| @. anah-
shim.
| | ABIATHAR. 6. Ch. 22. 20.
SAUL'S PURPOSE. about J061.
DAvID IN- QUIRES OF Gop.
9.Num.27.21. | Ch. 30.7.
Ch. 22. 20. 3G. Jehovah Elohim.
m. masters, Heb. baha-
| ae. accord-
-| ing as. J. Jehovah.
. shut 11te up.
DEPARTS TO ZIPH.
13, Ch. 22. 2; 25. 13.
country. z. Ziph, Bor- Towed.
days. so, soul, Hed.
nephesh.
JONATHAN ENcouR-
¢, cut,or con- firmed. ‘J, Jehovah.
jhim and said, “*Arise, -go_down to_
Keilah ; for £ +will_deliver the Philis- tines into thine hand.”
>» So David and his «men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought_away their -cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved -the_inhabitants _of Keilah.
6 And it came_to_pass, when Abiathar the_son_of Ahimelech fled to David to_Kcilah, that he came_down with an ephod in his hand.
7 And it was_told Saul that David was_come to Keilah. And Saul said, “=God -hath_delivered him into mine hand; for he -is_shut_in, by entering into a town_that_hath gates and bars.”
8 And Saul called together to xwar, to go_down to_Keilah, to besiege David and his «men.
® And David knew that Saul-secretly_ peackel xmischief against him; and
e said to Abiathar the priest, “-Bring_ hither the ephod.”
10 Then said David, “O_? Lorp =God_ of Israél, Thy servant hath_certainly heard that Saul +seeketh to come to_ Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
1 Will the.» men_of Keilah deliver_ me_up into his hand? will Saul come_ down, «eas Thy servant -hath_heard ? O_/J Lorp =God_of Israél,-I_beseech_ Thee, -tell Thy servant.” And ‘the Lorp said, “He will-come_down.”
12 Then said David, “Will the.” men_ of Keilah sdeliver me and my «-men into the_-hand_of Saul?” And ‘the Lorp said, “They will_s deliver_thee_
18 Then David and his «men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out_of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could_go. And it was_told Saul that David was_escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go_ forth.
14 And David abode in the wilderness in xstrong_holds, and remained in a h xmountain in the wilderness of z Ziph. And Saul sought him «every xday, but =God delivered him not into his hand.
15 And David saw that Saul was_ come_out to seek his so-life: and David was in the_wilderness_of Ziph in @ xwood.
16 And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his “hand in =God.
W7 And he said unto him, “'Fear not: for the_hand_of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thow shalt_be king over Israél, and € shall_be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father +knoweth.”
18 And they two cmade a covenant before ! the Lorp: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
19 Then came_up the Ziphites to Saul to xGibeah, saying, “Doth not David +hide_himself with us in xstrong_holds in the wood, in the_hill_of xHachilah, which ts on the_*south_of JxJeshi- mon?
I.
2 Now therefore, O_king, -come_down according_to all the_desire_of thy soul to come_down ; and our part shall be to sdeliver him into the king’s hand.”
21 And Saul said, “Blessed be pe of J the Lorp ; for ye *have_compassion on me.
2 +Go, I_pray_you, *prepare yet, and ‘know and «see his «place where his /haunt tis, and who shath_seen him there: for it_*is_told me that he dealeth yery_subtilly.
23 See therefore, and -take_know- ledge of all the lurking_places where he ' hideth_himself,and :come_ye_again to me with the certainty, and I -will_go with you: and it -shall_come_to_pass, if he be in the land, that I -will_search him out throughout all the_thousands_ of Judah.”
24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his «men were in the_wilderness_of ™ Maon, in the plain on the_south_of jxJeshi- mon.
25 Saul also and his «men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came_down into a xrock, and abode in the_wilderness_of Maon.
And when Saul heard that, he pursued |:
after David in the_wilderness_of Maon.
26 And Saul went on this_side_of the 31
mountain, and David and his « men on that_side_of the mountain: and David made_haste to get_away /rfor fear_of Saul; for Saul and his «men +com- passed David and his «men round_ about to take them.
27 But there_came a messenger unto Saul, saying, “-Haste thee, and -come ; for the Philistines have sp invaded the land.”
23 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called xthat xplace r Sela-hammahlekoth.
29 And David went_up from thence, and dwelt in strong_holds at ¢ En-gedi.
2 4. AND it came_to_pass, when Saul was_returned from « following the Philistines, that it was_told him,
saying, “ Behold, David is in the_wilder- |_
ness_of En-gedi.”
2 Then Sau: took three thousand chosen ¢ men out_of all Israél, and went to seek ~Dayid and his «men upon the_ rocks_of the wild_goats.
3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went_in to cover his -feet: and David and his « men +remained in the_sides_ of the cave.
4 And the_«men-_of David said unto him, “Behold the day_of which ! the Lorp said unto thee, ‘Behold, £ +will_ deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou -mayest_do to him ce as it shall_seem_good ‘unto thee.” David arose, and cut_off -the_skirt_of Saul’s robe privily.
5 And it came_to_pass afterward, that Dayid’s heart smote him, because he had_cut_off Saul’s «skirt.
6 And he said unto his « men, “! The Lorp forbid that I should_do xthis
SAMUEL XXIV. 6.
B.C. about 1061. 20. Ps. 4. 3. s. Shut_-him_ up. SAUL's REPLY.
f. foot shall_ be.
Then | ing
SAUL's PURSUIT. @.anah- shim, plural either of ishor enosh.
Sr.from the. presence- of.
RETURN. 27. See2Kin, 19. 7-9. sp. spread_
themselves upon.
7. i.e. Rock- of the divisions.
e. En-gedi, Fountain_ of the kid.
SAUL SEEKS DAVID. a. after.
2. Ps. 38. 12.
i. ish.
@. anah- shim.
SAUL AND DAVID IN THE CAVE.
3-7. See ch. 26. 5-12. Judg. 3. 24. Ps. 57, 142, titles.
J. Jehovah.
ac. accord-
5. 2 Sam. 24. 10.
6. 2 Sam. 1. 14.
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I, SAMUEL XXIV. 7.
B.C. about 1061.
1. lord.
J. Jehovah's.
7. Ps. 7. 4. Matt. 5, 44. Rom, 12.17, 19.
@. men, anahshim.
DAVID'S EXPOsTU- LATION. 8. See ch, 26. 13-20.
J. Jehoyah.
ih. Ps. 7.3; 35. 7.
12. Gen. 16.5. Judg. 11. 27. Job 5. 8.
ad. between.
ac. accord- ing as.
1. or lawless- ness pro- ceedeth from the lawless,
o. one.
ab. between. Jj. judge.
SAUL's REPLY.
16-21. See ch. 26. 21-25.
J. Jehovah. s. shut-me- up.
i. ish.
20. Ch. 23. 17.
xthing unto my / master, J the Lorp’s anointed, to stretch_forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the-anointed_ of ) the Lorp.”
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 xway.
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 Dayid said to Saul, “ Wherefore
;|Fhearest thou «men’s «words, saying,
‘Behold, David +seeketh thy hurt?’
10 Behold, xthis xday thine eyes -have_ seenhow-that / the Lorp had_delivered thee to-day into mine hand in the cave: and some -bade me kill thee : but mine eye spared thee; and I said, ‘I will not put_forth mine hand against my -lord ; for he is 1the Lorp’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 nortransgres- sion in mine hand, and I shave not sinned against thee; yet thou-+huntest my «soul to take it.
123 [he Lorp tjudge between me and ~ thee, and "the Lorp savenge me of thes : but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
13 uc As saith the_proverb_of the an- cients, ‘! Wickedness 'proceedeth from the =wicked :’ but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
14 After whom *is the_king_of Israél come_out? after whom dost thou 4pursue? after a dead dog, after ca flea.
15 1 The Lorp therefore sbe judge, and ‘judge between me and ,? thee, and see, and plead my «cause, and J deliver me out_of thine hand.”
16 And it came_to_pass, when David had_made_an_end of speaking xthese xwords unto Saul, that Saul said, “Js this thy voice, my son Dayid?” And Saul lifted_up his voice, and wept.
17 And he said to David, “Thou art more righteous than I: for thow shast_ rewarded me xgood, whereas € shaye_ rewarded thee xeyil.
18 And thou shast_shewed this day chow-_that thou -hast_dealt well with me: +forasmuch_as when !the Lorp had_s delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.
19 For if a ‘man tfind his enemy, will_he_let_him_go well away? where- fore ‘the Lorp treward thee good for ae thou -hast_done unto me ~this xday.
20 And now, behold, I -know_well that thou shalt_surely be_king, and that the_ kingdom_of Israél -shall_be_established in thine hand.
21 -Swear now therefore unto me by ‘the Lorp, that thou wilt not cut_off my «seed after me,.and that thou wilt not destroy my “name out_of my fa- ther’s house,”
Saul went home; but David and his men gat_them_up unto the st hold. 2 AND Samuél died; and all the Israélites were _ gathered _ to- gether, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at xRamah. And David arose, and went_down to the_ wilderness_of Paran.
2 And there was a iman in Maon, whose possessions were in ¢xCarmel ; and the ‘man was very great. had three thousand sheep, and a thou- sand goats: and he was shearing his esheep in xCarmel.
3 Now the_name_of the ‘man was nNabal; and the_name_of his wife a Abigail: and she was a woman_of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the ‘man was churl- ish and evil in his doings ; and he was of the house of Caleb.
4 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal +did_shear his -sheep.
5 And David sent_out ten young_men, and David said unto the young_men, “+Get_you_up to Carmel, and «go to Nabal, and «greet him in my name:
6 And thus-shall_ye_say to him_that_ liveth in prosperity, ‘Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.
7 And now I -have_heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we shurt them not, neither was_there ought missing unto them, all the_while they were in xCarmel.
8 -Ask thy -young_-men, and they will_shew thee. Wherefore let the young_men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day : give, I_ pray_thee, -whatsoever tcometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son Davyid.’”
9 And when David’s young_men came, they spake to Nabal according_to al xthose xwords in the.name_of David, and ceased.
10 And Nabal answered David's «ser- vants, and said, “ Who is David? and who is the_son_of Jesse? there_be_ many-_servants now a daysx+that break_ away ‘every_man from his =master.
11 -Shall_I_then_take my «bread, and my «water, and my s!-flesh that I -haye_ killed for my shearers, and «give it unto pace whom I -know not whence thep
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way, and went_again, and came and told him all xthose xsayings.
13 And Dayid said unto his # men, “-Gird_ye_on * every_man his “sword.
And they girded_on ievery_man his}?
-sword ; and David also girded_on his -sword : and there went_up after David about four hundred *men; and two_ hundred abode by the 4 =stuff.
14 But one of the young_men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, “ Behold, David sent messengers out_of the wilder- ness to Ul! salute our -=master ; and he J railed on them.
15 But the «men were very good unto
I, Samugen XXV. 15. 22 And David sware unto Saul. And|B.C. ab
us, and we were not shurt, neither|s-
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"hie a. Father's ’ joy.
DAVID'S MESSAGE TO NABAL,
. shim, 12 So David’s young_men turned their pie
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a. or any- male.
ABIGAIL'S ADDRESS.
J. Jehorah.