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take knowledge 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 Jeshimon.
25
Saul also and his men went to seek
him.
And they told David: wherefore he came down into a
rock, 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 mountain, and David and his men on
that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men
compassed 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
invaded the land.
28
Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the
Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela- hammahlekoth.
29
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.
CHAPTER 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 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 L
ORD
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 skirt of Saul’s
robe 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 L
ORD
forbid that I should do this thing unto my master,
the L
ORD
’S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the L
ORD
.
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 L
ORD
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
the L
ORD
’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 L
ORD
judge between me and thee,
and the L
ORD
avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
13
As saith the proverb of
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