1 Samuel 26

1 ♥ 📝 A nd the Ziphites^H2130 came^H935 unto Saul^H7586 to Gibeah,^H1390 saying,^H559 Doth not David^H1732 hide^H5641 himself in the hill^H1389 of Hachilah,^H2444 which is before^H6440 the desert?^H3452

2 ♥ 📝 Then Saul^H7586 arose,^H6965 and went down^H3381 to the wilderness^H4057 of Ziph,^H2128 having three^H7969 thousand^H505 chosen^H977 men^H376 of Israel^H3478 with him, to seek^H1245 David^H1732 in the wilderness^H4057 of Ziph.^H2128

3 ♥ 📝 And Saul^H7586 encamped^H2583 in the hill^H1389 of Hachilah,^H2444 which is before^H6440 the desert,^H3452 by the way.^H1870 But David^H1732 abode^H3427 in the wilderness,^H4057 and he saw^H7200 that Saul^H7586 came^H935 after^H310 him into the wilderness.^H4057

4 ♥ 📝 David^H1732 therefore sent out^H7971 spies,^H7270 and understood^H3045 that Saul^H7586 was come^H935 of a certainty.^H3559

5 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 arose,^H6965 and came^H935 to the place^H4725 where Saul^H7586 had encamped;^H2583 and David^H1732 beheld^H7200 the place^H4725 where Saul^H7586 lay,^H7901 and Abner^H74 the son^H1121 of Ner,^H5369 the captain^H8269 of his host:^H6635 and Saul^H7586 lay^H7901 within the place^H4570 of the wagons, and the people^H5971 were encamped^H2583 round about^H5439 him.

6 ♥ 📝 Then answered^H6030 David^H1732 and said^H559 to Ahimelech^H288 the Hittite,^H2850 and to Abishai^H52 the son^H1121 of Zeruiah,^H6870 brother^H251 to Joab,^H3097 saying,^H559 Who will go down^H3381 with me to Saul^H7586 to the camp?^H4264 And Abishai^H52 said,^H559 I will go down^H3381 with thee.

7 ♥ 📝 So David^H1732 and Abishai^H52 came^H935 to the people^H5971 by night:^H3915 and, behold, Saul^H7586 lay^H7901 sleeping^H3463 within the place^H4570 of the wagons, with his spear^H2595 stuck^H4600 in the ground^H776 at his head;^H4763 and Abner^H74 and the people^H5971 lay^H7901 round about^H5439 him.

8 ♥ 📝 Then said^H559 Abishai^H52 to David,^H1732 God^H430 hath delivered^H5462 up thine enemy^H341 into thy hand^H3027 this day:^H3117 now therefore let me smite^H5221 him, I pray thee, with the spear^H2595 to the earth^H776 at one stroke,^H6471 and I will not smite him the second time.^H8138

9 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 said^H559 to Abishai,^H52 Destroy^H7843 him not; for who can put forth^H7971 his hand^H3027 against Jehovah's^H3068 anointed,^H4899 and be guiltless?^H5352

10 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 said,^H559 As Jehovah^H3068 liveth,^H2416 Jehovah^H3068 will smite^H5062 him; or his day^H3117 shall come^H935 to die;^H4191 or he shall go^H935 down into battle^H4421 and perish.^H5595

11 ♥ 📝 Jehovah^H3068 forbid^H2486 that I should put forth^H7971 my hand^H3027 against Jehovah's^H3068 anointed:^H4899 but now take,^H3947 I pray thee, the spear^H2595 that is at his head,^H4763 and the cruse^H6835 of water,^H4325 and let us go.^H3212

12 ♥ 📝 So David^H1732 took^H3947 the spear^H2595 and the cruse^H6835 of water^H4325 from Saul's^H7586 head;^H7226 and they gat them away:^H3212 and no man saw^H7200 it, nor knew^H3045 it, neither did any awake;^H6974 for they were all asleep,^H3463 because a deep sleep^H8639 from Jehovah^H3068 was fallen^H5307 upon them.

13 ♥ 📝 Then David^H1732 went over^H5674 to the other side,^H5676 and stood^H5975 on the top^H7218 of the mountain^H2022 afar off;^H7350 a great^H7227 space^H4725 being between them;

14 ♥ 📝 and David^H1732 cried^H7121 to the people,^H5971 and to Abner^H74 the son^H1121 of Ner,^H5369 saying,^H559 Answerest^H6030 thou not, Abner?^H74 Then Abner^H74 answered^H6030 and said,^H559 Who art thou that criest^H7121 to the king?^H4428

15 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 said^H559 to Abner,^H74 Art not thou a [valiant] man?^H376 and who is like to thee in Israel?^H3478 wherefore then hast thou not kept^H8104 watch over thy lord^H113 the king?^H4428 for there came^H935 one^H259 of the people^H5971 in to destroy^H7843 the king^H4428 thy lord.^H113

16 ♥ 📝 This thing^H1697 is not good^H2896 that thou hast done.^H6213 As Jehovah^H3068 liveth,^H2416 ye are worthy^H1121 to die,^H4194 because ye have not kept^H8104 watch over your lord,^H113 Jehovah's^H3068 anointed.^H4899 And now see^H7200 where the king's^H4428 spear^H2595 is, and the cruse^H6835 of water^H4325 that was at his head.^H4763

17 ♥ 📝 And Saul^H7586 knew^H5234 David's^H1732 voice,^H6963 and said,^H559 Is this thy voice,^H6963 my son^H1121 David?^H1732 And David^H1732 said,^H559 It is my voice,^H6963 my lord,^H113 O king.^H4428

18 ♥ 📝 And he said,^H559 Wherefore doth my lord^H113 pursue^H7291 after^H310 his servant?^H5650 for what have I done?^H6213 or what evil^H7451 is in my hand?^H3027

19 ♥ 📝 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord^H113 the king^H4428 hear^H8085 the words^H1697 of his servant.^H5650 If it be Jehovah^H3068 that hath stirred thee up^H5496 against me, let him accept^H7306 an offering:^H4503 but if it be the children^H1121 of men,^H120 cursed^H779 be they before^H6440 Jehovah:^H3068 for they have driven^H1644 me out this day^H3117 that I should not cleave^H5596 unto the inheritance^H5159 of Jehovah,^H3068 saying,^H559 Go,^H3212 serve^H5647 other^H312 gods.^H430

20 ♥ 📝 Now therefore, let not my blood^H1818 fall^H5307 to the earth^H776 away from the presence^H6440 of Jehovah:^H3068 for the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 is come out^H3318 to seek^H1245 a^H259 flea,^H6550 as when one doth hunt^H7291 a partridge^H7124 in the mountains.^H2022

21 ♥ 📝 Then said^H559 Saul,^H7586 I have sinned:^H2398 return,^H7725 my son^H1121 David;^H1732 for I will no more do thee harm,^H7489 because my life^H5315 was precious^H3365 in thine eyes^H5869 this day:^H3117 behold, I have played the fool,^H5528 and have erred^H7686 exceedingly.^H7235

22 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 answered^H6030 and said,^H559 Behold the spear,^H2595 O king!^H4428 let then one^H259 of the young men^H5288 come over^H5674 and fetch^H3947 it.

23 ♥ 📝 And Jehovah^H3068 will render^H7725 to every man^H376 his righteousness^H6666 and his faithfulness;^H530 forasmuch as Jehovah^H3068 delivered^H5414 thee into my hand^H3027 to-day,^H3117 and I would^H14 not put forth^H7971 my hand^H3027 against Jehovah's^H3068 anointed.^H4899

24 ♥ 📝 And, behold, as thy life^H5315 was much set by^H1431 this day^H3117 in mine eyes,^H5869 so let my life^H5315 be much set by^H1431 in the eyes^H5869 of Jehovah,^H3068 and let him deliver^H5337 me out of all tribulation.^H6869

25 ♥ 📝 Then Saul^H7586 said^H559 to David,^H1732 Blessed^H1288 be thou, my son^H1121 David:^H1732 thou shalt both do^H6213 mightily,^H6213 and shalt surely^H3201 prevail.^H3201 So David^H1732 went^H3212 his way,^H1870 and Saul^H7586 returned^H7725 to his place.^H4725