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He cutteth off Saul's skirt.

Chap. xxiv. Saul acknowledgeth his faults rife against Saul. But Saul rofe up out of the cave, and went on his way.

the certainty, and I will go with you: and it fhall come to pafs, if he be in the land, that I will fearch him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.

24 And they rofe, and went to Ziph before Saul but David and his men were in the wildernefs of Maon, in the plain on the fouth of Jefhimon.

25 Saul alfo and his men went to feek 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 fide of the mountain, and David and his men on that fide of the mountain and David made hafte 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 meffenger unto Saul, faying, Hafte thee, and come; for the Philiftines have invaded the land.

28 Wherefore Saul returned from pur fuing after David, and went against the Philistines therefore, they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in ftrong holds at En-gedi. CHAP. XXIV.

I David in a cave at En-gedi pareth Saul's life. 8 He pleadeth his innocency. 16 Saul acknowledgeth his fault,

8 David alfo arofe afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, faying, My lord the king. And when Saut looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himfelf.

9 And David faid to Saul, Wherefore heareft thou men's words, faying, Behold, David feeketh thy hurt?

10 Behold, this day thine eyes have feen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and fome bade me kill thee: but mine eye fpared thee; and I faid, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD's anointed.

II Moreover, my father, fee, yea, fee the fkirt of thy robe in my hand for in that I cut off the fkirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and fee that there is neither evil nor tranfgreffion in mine hand, and I have not finned against thee; yet thou hunteft my foul to take it.

12 The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand fhall not be upon thee.

13 As faith the proverb of the ancients, Wickednefs proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand fhall not be upon thee.

14 After whom is the king of Ifrael

AND it came to pafs, when Saul was come out? after whom doft thou purfue?

returned from following the Philiftines, that it was told him, faying, Behold, David is in, the wilderness of En-gedi.:

2 Then Saul took three thoufand chofen men out of all Ifrael, and went to feek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

3 And he came to the fheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the tides of the cave.

4 And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD faid unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayeft do to him as it fhall feem good unto thee. Then David arofe, and cut off the fkirt of Saul's robe privily.

5 And it came to pafs afterward, that David's heart fmote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.

6 And he faid unto his men, The LORD forbid that I thould do this thing unto my mafter, the LORD's anointed, to ftretch forth mine hand against him, feeing he is

the anointed of the LORD.

7 So David ftayed his fervants with thefe words, and fuffered them not to

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after a dead dog, after a flea?

15 The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and fee, 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 faid, Is this thy voice, my fon David? And Saul lifted. up his voice, and wept.

17 And he faid to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou haft rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

18 And thou haft fhewed this day how that thou haft dealt well with me: forafmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedft me not.

19 For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou haft done unto me this day.

20 And now, behold, I know well that thou fhalt furely be king, and that the kingdom of Ifrael fhall be established in thine hand.

21 Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my feed after me, and that thou wilt not de

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Samuel's death.

1. SAMUEL. Abigail preventeth Nabal's death: ftroy my name out of my father's houfe. Iye on every man his fword. And they 22 And David fware unto Saul. And girded on every man his fword; and Saul went home; but David and his men David alfo girded on his fword: and gat them up unto the hold.

CHAP. XXV.

I Samuel dieth. 10 David provoked to deftroy Nabal. 14 Abigail by her wisdom preventeth him. 36 Nabal dieth. 39 David taketh Abigail and Ahinoam to be his wives.

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there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.

14 ¶ But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, faying, Behold, David fent meffengers out of the wildernefs to falute our mafter; and he railed

ND Samuel died; and all the Ifrael-on them. ites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his houfe at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

15 But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither miffed we any thing, as long as we were converfant with them, when we were in the fields:

2 And there was a man in Maon, whofe poffeffions were in Carmel; and the man 16 They were a wall unto us both by uas very great, and he had three thou-night and day, all the while we were with fand fheep, and a thousand goats: and them keeping the fheep. he was fhearing his fheep in Carmel.

3 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and he was a woman of good underftanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the houfe of Caleb. 4 And David heard in the wildernefs that Nabal did fhear his fheep.

5 And David fent out ten young men, and David faid unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name :

6 And thus fhall ye fay to him that liveth in profperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine houfe, and peace be unto all that thou haft.

7 And now I have heard that thou haft fhearers: now thy fhepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought miffing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

8 Afk thy young men, and they will fhew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatfoever cometh to thine hand unto thy fervants, and to thy fon David.

9 And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all thofe words in the name of David, and ceafed. 10 T And Nabal anfwered David's fervants, and faid, Who is David? and who is the fon of Jeffe? there be many fervants now a days that break away every man from his master.

II Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my fhearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?

12 So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all thofe fayings.

13 And David faid unto his men, Gird

17 Now therefore know and confider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined againft our mafter, and against all his houfhold: for he is fuch a fon of Belial, that a man cannot fpeak to him.

18 Then Abigail made hafte, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five theep ready dreffed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raifins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on affes.

19 And the faid unto her fervants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.

20 And it was fo, as the rode on the afs, that the came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and fhe met them.

21 Now David had faid, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wildernefs, fo that nothing was miffed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.

22 So and more alfo do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that piffeth against the wall.

23 And when Abigail faw David, the hafted, and lighted off the afs, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herfelf to the ground,

24 And fell at his feet, and faid, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, fpeak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.

25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, fo is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid faw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didft fend.

26 Now therefore, my lord, as the [LORD liveth, and as thy foul liveth, fee

She pacifieth David.

Saul cometh to Hachilah.

38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD fmote Nabal, that he died.

Chap. xxvi. ing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to bed blood, and from avenging thyfelf with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

27 And now this bleffing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.

28 I pray thee, forgive the trefpafs of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a fure houfe; becaufe my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.

29 Yet a man is rifen to pursue thee, and to feek thy foul: but the foul of my lord fhall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the fouls of thine enemies, them fhall he fling out, as out of the middle of a fling.

30 And it fhall come to pafs, when the LORD fhall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and fhall have appointed thee ruler over Ifrael;

31 That this fhall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou haft fhed blood caufelefs, or that my lord hath avenged himfelf: but when the LORD fhall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.

32 And David faid to Abigail, Blessed

be the LORD God of Ifrael, which fent

thee this day to meet me:

33 And bleffed be thy advice, and bleffed be thou, which haft kept me this day from coming to Shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

39 ¶ And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he faid, Bleffed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his fervant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David fent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

40 And when the fervants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they fpake unto her, faying, David fent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.

41 And the arofe, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and faid, Behold, let thine handmaid be a fervant to wash the feet of the fervants of my lord.

42 And Abigail hafted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damfels of: her's that went after her; and fhe went after the meffengers of David, and became his wife.

43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.

44 But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the fon of Laifh, which was of Gallim.

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CHAP. XXVI.

Saul cometh to Hachilah against David. David in the trench stayeth Abishai from killing Saul, but taketh his spear and crufe.

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which is before Jefhimon?

2 Then Saul arofe, and went down to the wildernefs of Ziph, having three thoufand chofen men of Ifrael with him, to feek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

34 For in very deed, as the LORD God of Ifrael liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou 3 And Saul pitched in the hill of Hahadft hafted and come to meet me, fure-chilah, which is before Jefhimon, by the ly there had not been left unto Nabal way. But David abode in the wilder by the morning light any that piffeth nefs, and he faw that Saul came after him against the wall.

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35 So David received of her hand that which the had brought him, and faid unber, Go up in peace to thine houfe; fee, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy perfon.

into the wilderness.

4 David therefore sent out spies, and underftood that Saul was come in very deed. 5 ¶ And David arofe, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the fon of Ner, the captain of his hoft: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.

36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feaft in his houfe, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very 6 Then anfwered David and faid to drunken: wherefore fhe told him nothing, Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai lefs or more, until the morning light. the fon of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, 37 But it came to pafs in the morning, faying, Who will go down with me to when the wine was gone out of Nabal, Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I and his wife had told him these things, will go down with thee. that his heart died within him, and he became as a fstone.

7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay fleeping

David fpareth Saul.

1. SAMUEL.

David fleeth to Gaths. fleeping within the trench, and his fpear the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, ftuck in the ground at his bolfter: but ferve other gods. Abner and the people lay roundabout him. 8 Then faid Abiihai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me fmite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not fmite him the fecond time.

9 And David faid to Abifhai, Destroy him not for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?

10 David faid furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD fhall fmite him; or his day fhall come to die; or he fhall defcend into battle, and perish.

II The LORD forbid that I fhould ftretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the crufe of water, and let us go.

12 So David took the fpear and the crufe of water from Saul's bolfter; and they gat them away, and no man faw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they qwere all asleep; because a deep fleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.

13 Then David went over to the other fide, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them :

14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the fon of Ner, faying, Anfwereft thou not, Abner? Then Abner

20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Ifrael is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

21 Then faid Saul, I have finned: return, my fon David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my foul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

22 And David anfwered and faid, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

23 The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed.

24 And, behold, as thy life was much fet by this day in mine eyes, fo let my life be much fet by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.

25 Then Saul faid to David, Bleffed be thou, my fon David: thou shalt both do great things, and alfo fhalt ftill prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

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CHAP. XXVII.

Saul hearing David to be in Gath, feeketh no more for him. 5 David beggeth Ziklag of Achish.

anfwered and faid, Who art thou that AND David faid in his heart, I fhall crieft to the king?

15 And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Ifrael? wherefore then haft thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to deftroy the king thy lord.

16 This thing is not good that thou haft done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, becaufe ye have not kept your mafter, the LORD's anointed. And now fee where the king's fpear is, and the crufe of water that was at his bolfter. 17 And Saul knew David's voice, and faid, Is this thy voice, my fon David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus purfue after his fervant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his ferwant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, curfed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in

now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I fhould fpeedily efcape into the land of the Philiftines; and Saul fhall despair of me, to feek me any more in any coaft of Ifracl: fo fhall I efcape out of his hand.

2 And David arose, and he paffed over with the fix hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king, of Gath.

3 And David dwelt with Achifh at Gath, he and his men, every man with his houthold, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitefs, and A|bigail the Carmelitefs, Nabal's wife.

4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he fought no more again for him.

5 T And David faid unto Achifh, If f have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in fome town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why thould thy fervant dwell in the royal city with thee?

6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that days wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

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7 And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

8 And David and his mien went up, and invaded the Gefhurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for thofe nations avere of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.

9 And David fmote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the fheep, and the oxen, and the affes, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achih.

10 And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the Youth of the Jerahmeelites, and against the fouth of the Kenites.

II And David faved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, faying, Left they should tell on us, faying, So did David, and fo will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philiftines.

12 And'Achish believed David, faying, He hath made his people Ifrael utterly to abhor him; therefore he fhall be my Tervant for ever.

CHAP. XXVIII.

3 Saul having deftroyed the witches, 7 af terward feeketh to one; 9 who being encouraged by him, raiseth up Samuel. 15 Saul's ruin foreferved.

His ruin forefhewed,

fpirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his fervants faid to him, Be-' hold, there is a woman that hath a familiar fpirit at En-dor.

8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two. men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he faid, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I fhall name unto thee.

9¶ And the womán faid unto him, Behold, thou knoweft what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off thofe that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layeft thou a fnare for my life, to cause me to die?

Jo And Saul fware to her by the LORD, faying, As the LORD liveth, there fhall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

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II Then faid the woman, Whom shall bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

12 And when the woman faw Samuel, fhe cried with a loud voice: and the wo man fpake to Saul, faying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.

13 And the king faid unto her, Be not afraid for what faweft thou? And the woman faid unto Saul, I saw gods afcending out of the earth.

14 And he said unto her, What form is he of? And fhe said, An old man com

AND it came to pafs in those days, eth up; and he is covered with a mantle.

And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he ftooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.

that the Philiftines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Ifrael. And Achifh faid unto David, Know thou affuredly, that thou shalt go 15 ¶ And Samuel faid to Saul, Why out with me to battle, thou and thy men. haft thou difquieted me, to bring me up? 2 And David said to Achish, Surely And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; thou shalt know what thy fervant can for the Philiftines make war against me, do. And Achifh faid to David, There- and God is departed from me, and anfore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.

3 T Now Samuel was dead, and all Ifrael had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away thofe that had familiar fpirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

fwereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayeft make known unto me what I fhall do.

16 Then faid Samuel, Wherefore then doft thou afk of me, feeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

4 And the Philiftines gathered them- 17 And the LORD hath done to him, as felves together, and came and pitched in he fpake by me: for the LORD hath rent Shunem and Saul gathered all Ifrael to- the kingdom out of thine hand, and given gether, and they pitched in Gilboa. it to thy neighbour, even to David: And when Saul faw the host of the 18 Because thou obeyedft not the voice Philiftines, he was afraid, and his heart of the LORD, nor executedft his fierce greatly trembled. wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the

6 And when Saul enquired of the LORD, LORD done this thing unto thee this day. the LORD answered him not, neither by 19 Moreover the LORD will alfo dedreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. liver Ifrael with thee into the hand of the 7 Then faid Saul unto his fervants, Philiftines: and to morrow halt thou and Seek me a woman that hath a familiar thy fons be with me: the LORD alfo fhall

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