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1 Samuel 26

David Again Spares Saul

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Then the Ziphitesh2130 cameh935 to Saulh7586 at Gibeahh1390, sayingh559, " aIs not Davidh1732 hidingh5641 on the hillh1389 of Hachilahh2444, which is beforeh5921h6440  1Jeshimonh3452?"

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So Saulh7586 aroseh6965 and wenth3381 downh3381 to the wildernessh4057b of Ziphh2128, having with him  athreeh7969 thousandh505 chosenh977 menh376 of Israelh3478, to searchh1245 for Davidh1732 in the wildernessh4057b of Ziphh2128.

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Saulh7586 campedh2583 in the hillh1389 of Hachilahh2444, whichh834 is beforeh5921h6440  1Jeshimonh3452,  abesideh5921 the roadh1870, and Davidh1732 was stayingh3427 in the wildernessh4057b. When  bhe sawh7200 that Saulh7586 cameh935 afterh310 him into the wildernessh4057b,

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Davidh1732 senth7971 out spiesh7270, and he knewh3045 that Saulh7586 was definitelyh3559 comingh935.

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Davidh1732 then aroseh6965 and cameh935 to the placeh4725 whereh834h8033 Saulh7586 had campedh2583. And Davidh1732 sawh7200 the placeh4725 whereh834h8033 Saulh7586 layh7901, and  aAbnerh74 the sonh1121 of Nerh5369, the commanderh8269 of his armyh6635; and Saulh7586 was lyingh7901 in the circleh4570 of the camph4570, and the peopleh5971a were campedh2583 aroundh5439 him.

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Then Davidh1732 saidh559 to Ahimelechh288  athe Hittiteh2850 and to  bAbishaih52 the sonh1121 of Zeruiahh6870, Joab'sh3097 brotherh251, sayingh559, "Whoh4310  cwill goh3381 downh3381 with me to Saulh7586 in the camph4264?" And Abishaih52 saidh559, "I will goh3381 downh3381 with you."

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So Davidh1732 and Abishaih52 cameh935 to the peopleh5971a by nighth3915, and beholdh2009, Saulh7586 layh7901 sleepingh3463 inside the circleh4570 of the camph4570 with his spearh2595 stuckh4600 in the groundh776 at his headh4763; and Abnerh74 and the peopleh5971a were lyingh7901 aroundh5439 him.

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Then Abishaih52 saidh559 to Davidh1732, "Todayh3117 Godh430 has deliveredh5462 your enemyh340 into your handh3027; nowh6258 therefore, pleaseh4994 let me strikeh5221 him with the spearh2595  1to the groundh776 with oneh259 strokeh6471, and I will not  2strike him the secondh8138 timeh8138."

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But Davidh1732 saidh559 to Abishaih52, "Do not destroyh7843 him, for  awhoh4310 can stretchh7971 out his handh3027 against the LORD'Sh3068 anointedh4899 and be withouth5352 guilth5352?"

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Davidh1732 also saidh559, "As the LORDh3068 livesh2416a,  asurelyh3588h518 the LORDh3068 will strikeh5062 him, orh176  bhis dayh3117 will comeh935 that he diesh4191, orh176  che will goh3381 downh3381 into battleh4421 and perishh5595.

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aThe LORDh3068 forbidh2486 that I should stretchh7971 out my handh3027 against the LORD'Sh3068 anointedh4899; but nowh6258 pleaseh4994 takeh3947 the spearh2595 that is at his headh4763 and the jugh6835 of waterh4325, and let us goh1980."

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So Davidh1732 tookh3947 the spearh2595 and the jugh6835 of waterh4325 from beside Saul'sh7586 headh4763, and they wenth1980 away, but noh369 oneh369 sawh7200 or knewh3045 it, norh369 did any awakeh7019a, for they were allh3605 asleeph3463, becauseh3588  aa soundh8639 sleeph8639 from the LORDh3068 had fallenh5307 on them.

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Then Davidh1732 crossedh5674a overh5674a to the otherh5676 sideh5676 and stoodh5975 on toph7218 of the mountainh2022 at a distanceh7350 with a largeh7227a areah4725 betweenh996 them.

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Davidh1732 calledh7121 to the peopleh5971a and to Abnerh74 the sonh1121 of Nerh5369, sayingh559, "Will you not answerh6030a, Abnerh74?" Then Abnerh74 repliedh6030a, "Whoh4310 are you who callsh7121 to the kingh4428?"

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So Davidh1732 saidh559 to Abnerh74, "Are you not a manh376? And whoh4310 is likeh3644 you in Israelh3478? Whyh4100 then have you not guardedh8104 your lordh113 the kingh4428? For oneh259 of the peopleh5971a cameh935 to destroyh7843 the kingh4428 your lordh113.

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"Thish2088 thingh1697 that you have doneh6213a is not goodh2896a. As the LORDh3068 livesh2416a, all of you  1 amusth1121 surelyh3588 dieh4194, becauseh834 you did not guardh8104 your lordh113, the LORD'Sh3068 anointedh4899. And nowh6258, seeh7200 whereh335 the king'sh4428 spearh2595 is and the jugh6835 of waterh4325 that was at his headh4763."

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Then Saulh7586 recognizedh5234 David'sh1732 voiceh6963 and saidh559, " aIs thish2088 your voiceh6963, my sonh1121 Davidh1732?" And Davidh1732 saidh559, "It is my voiceh6963, my lordh113 the kingh4428."

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He also saidh559, " aWhyh4100 thenh2088 is my lordh113 pursuingh7291 his servanth5650? For whath4100 have I doneh6213a? Or whath4100 evilh7463a is in my handh3027?

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"Nowh6258 therefore, pleaseh4994 let my lordh113 the kingh4428 listenh8085 to the wordsh1697 of his servanth5650. Ifh518  athe LORDh3068 has stirredh5496 you up against me,  blet Him  1accepth7381a an offeringh4503; but  cifh518 it is  2menh1121h120, cursedh779 are they beforeh6440 the LORDh3068, for  dthey have drivenh1644 me out todayh3117 soh4480 that I would have noh4480 attachmenth5596 with the inheritanceh5159 of the LORDh3068, sayingh559, `Goh1980, serveh5647 otherh312 godsh430.'

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"Nowh6258 then, do not let my bloodh1818 fallh5307 to the groundh776 awayh5048 from the presenceh6440 of the LORDh3068; for the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 has comeh3318 out to searchh1245 for  aa singleh259 fleah6550, justh3512c as one huntsh7291 a partridgeh7124 in the mountainsh2022."

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Then Saulh7586 saidh559, " aI have sinnedh2398. Returnh7725, my sonh1121 Davidh1732, for I will not harmh7489a you againh5750 becauseh8478h834 my lifeh5315 was precioush3365 in your sighth5869 thish2088 dayh3117. Beholdh2009, I have playedh5528 the foolh5528 and have committedh7686 a serioush7235ah3966 errorh7686."

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Davidh1732 repliedh6030a, "Beholdh2009 the spearh2595 of the kingh4428! Now let oneh259 of the youngh5288 menh5288 comeh5674a overh5674a and takeh3947 it.

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aThe LORDh3068 will repayh7725 eachh376 manh376 for his righteousnessh6666 and his faithfulnessh530; for the LORDh3068 deliveredh5414 you into my handh3027 todayh3117, but  bI refusedh3808h14 to stretchh7971 out my handh3027 against the LORD'Sh3068 anointedh4899.

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"Now beholdh2009, as your lifeh5315 was  ahighlyh1431 valuedh1431 in my sighth5869 thish2088 dayh3117, soh3651 may my lifeh5315 be highlyh1431 valuedh1431 in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068, and may He  bdeliverh5337 me from allh3605 distressh6869a."

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Then Saulh7586 saidh559 to Davidh1732, " aBlessedh1288 are you, my sonh1121 Davidh1732; you will bothh1571 accomplishh6213a muchh6213a and surelyh3201 prevailh3201." So  bDavidh1732 wenth1980 on his wayh1870, and Saulh7586 returnedh7725 to his placeh4725.



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