Michal Davids wife. I. Samuel. Sauls malicious rage breaketh out against bim. And Saulipake to Jonathan his son, and to all 4 And Jonathan fpake good of David unto Judges 5 For he did put his life in his hand, and flew 9.17. and the Philiftine,and the LORD wrought a great fal12.3. chavation for all Hrael, thou faweft it, and did re28.21. joyce: wherefore then wilt thou fin against inPfal. 119. nocent blood, to flay David without a caule? 6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan, and Saul fware, As the LORD liveth, he fhall not be flain. 109. + Heb. yesterdays third day f Heb. his face. + Heb. of the Lord. & Heb. Saul prophefieth, fengers of Saul, and they alfo prophefied. 21 And when it was told Saul, he fent other mellengers, and they propheted likewife: and Saul fent meffengers again the third time, and they prophefied allo. 22 Then went he alfo to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu, and he asked, and aid, Where are Samuel and David? And one faid, Behold, they be at Najoth in Ramah. 23 And he went thither to Najoth in Ramah : and the Spirit of God was upon him alfo, and he went on, and prophefied, until he came to Najoth in Ramah: 24 And he ftript off his clothes alfo, and pro-H.. phetied before Samuel in like manner, and flay fell. down naked all that day, and all that night: Chap wherefore they fay, Is Saul alfo among the 0.11. prophets? CHAP. XX. I David confulteth with Jonathan for bis Safety. A Nd David fled from Najoth in Ramah, and came and faid before Jonathan,What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my fin before thy father, that he feeketh my † life? Heb. foul. 2 And he faid unto him, God forbid, thou 7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan fhalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing thewed him all thofe things and Jonathan either great or fmall, but that he willt fhew itt Heb. brought David to Saul, and he was in his pre-me: and why should my father hide this thing uncover fence as t in times paft. from me? it is not fo. 81 And there was war again, and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and flew them with a great flaughter, and they fled from thim. 9 And the evil fpirit ffrom the LORD was upon Saul, as he fat in his houfe with his javelin in his hand and David played with his hand. : ro And Saul fought to imite David even to the wall with the javelin but he flipt away out of Sauls prefence; and he fmote the javelin into the wall, and David fled,and efcaped that night. IT Saul alfo fent meflengers unto Davids houfe to watch him, and to flay him in the morning: and Michal Davids wife told him, faying, If thou lave not thy life to night,to morrow thou fhalt be flain. 3 And David fware moreover and faid, Thy father certainly kuoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes,and he faid,Let not Jonathan know this, left he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy foul liveth, there is but a ftep between me and death. 4 Then faid Jonathan unto David Whatfoever thy foul † defireth, I will even do it for thee. mine car Or, fay, what is thy minde, and I will 5 And David faid unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I fhould not fail to fit with the king at meat: but let me go, that do, &c. I may hide my felf in the fields, unto the third Heb. Speakeths day at even. or think 6 If thy father at all mifs me, then fay, Daeth. vid earnettly asked leave of me, hat he might run to Beth-lehem his city: for there is a yearly fa- | Or, win-crifice there for all the family. 12 So Michal let David down through a dow; and he went, and fled, and efcaped. 13 And Michal took an image, and laid it in Seraphim the bed, and put a pillow of goats bair for his bolfter, and covered it with a cloth. 14 And when Saul fent mellengers to take David, the faid, He is fick. 15 And Saul fent the meffengers again to fee David, laying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may flay him. 16 And when the meffengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats bair for his boliter. 17 And Saul faid unto Michal, Why haft thou deceived me fo, and fent away mine enemy, that he is efcaped? And Michal antwered Saul, He faid unto me, Let me go,why fhould I kill thee? 18 So David fled and efcaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him: and he and Samuel went and dwelt in Najoth. 7. If he fay thus, It is well, thy fervant fhall have peace but if he be very wroth,then be fure that evil is determined by him. teaft. * 8 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy fervant, for thou haft brought thy fervant into Chap. a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwith-83 and 23.18. ftanding, if there be in me iniquity, flay me thy felf: for why fhouldelt thou bring me to thy fa ther? 9 And Jonathan faid, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? 10 Then faid David to Jonathan,Who fhall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? II And Jonathan faid unto David, Come,and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. + He'. 12 And Jonathan faid unto David, O LORD God of Ifrael, when I have † founded my father, 19 And it was told Saul, faying, Behold, Da-about to morrow any time, or the third day, and fearched. vid is at Najoth in Ramah. behold, if there be good toward David, and I o And Saul fent meffengers to take David, then fend not unto thee, and f fhew it thee; and when they faw the company of the prophets 13 The LORD do fo, and much more to Jona- uncover prophelying, and Samuel landing as appointed than: but if it pleafe my father to do thee evil, ever then, the fpirit of God was upon the mef-then I will fhew it thee, and fend thee away,that Fonathans token to David. t Heb. cut. Chap.xxi. thou mayeft go in peace, and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father. 14 And thou fhalt not onely while yet I live, fhew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not: 15 But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindnefs from my houfe for ever: no not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David, every one from the face of the earth. 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the houfe of David, Saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of Davids enemies. 17 And Jonathan caufed David to fwear again, Or, by because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own foul. bis love towards him. t Heb. mifles. HUT, t Heb. 18 Then Jonathan faid to David, Tomorrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be miffed, becaufe thy feat will be f empty. 19 And when thou hait itayed three dayes, diligently. then thou fhalt go down it quickly, and come to the place where thou did hide thy felf, when the bufinefs was in band, and fhalt remain by the ftone || Ezel. greatly. t Heb. in the day of the businels Gr. in the Working day. Ur, 20 And I will fhoot three arrows on the fide thereof, as though I fhot at a mark. 21 And behold, I will fend a lad, Saying, Go, finde out the arrows. If I exprefly fay unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this fide of thee, take them: then come thou, for there is peace to that then- thee, and f no hurt, as the LORD liveth. eth the way. Heb. not any thing. Abimelechs hallowed bread. anger, and did eat no meat the fecond day of the moneth: for he was grieved for David, becaufe his father had done him fhame. 35 And it came to pats in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field, at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him. 36 And he faid unto his lad, Run, finde out + Heb. now the arrows which I fhoot. And as the lads ran, he fhot an arrow beyond him. 37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had fhot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and faid, Is not the arrow beyond thee? 38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, hafte, flay not. And Jonathans lad gather ed up the arrows, and came to his mafter. 39 But the lad knew not any thing: onely Jonathan and David knew the matter. 40 And Jonathan gave his † artillery unto H 5. this lad, and faid unto him, Go, carry them to the city. ments. Heb. 41 And alloon as the lad was gone, David that was arofe out of a place toward the fouth, and tell b on his face to the ground, and bowed himfelf three times: and they killed one another, and wept one with another,until David exceeded. LORDbe 42 And Jonathan laid to David, Go in peace, forafinuch as we have fworn both of us in theor. The Name of the LORD, faying, The LORD be be- witness Between me and thee, and between my feed and of that thy feed for ever. And he arofe, and departed: wbicb,&c. and Jonathan went into the city. 22 But if I fay thus unto the young man, hold the arrows are beyond thee: go thy way, for the LORD hath fent thee away. 23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have fpoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever. 24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king fat him down to eat meat. 25 And the king fat upon his feat as at other times, even upon a feat by the wall: and Jonathan arofe, and Abner fat by Sauls fide, and Davids place was empty. 26 Neverthelets, Saul fpake not any thing, that day: for he thought,Some thing, hath befallen him, he is not clean, furely he is not clean. 27 And it came to pals on the morrow, which was the fecond day of the nioneth, that Davids place was empty: and Saul faid unto Jonathan his fon, Wherefore cometh not the fon of Jeffe to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day? 28 And Jonathan anfwered Saul, David earneftly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem. 29 And he laid,Let me go,I pray thee, for our family hath a facrifice in the city, and my brother, he hath commanded-me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me getaway, I pray thee, and fee my brethren: therefore he cometh not unto the kings table. All Or, 30 Then Sauls anger was kindled against Joto per nathan,and he faid unto him,lt Thou fon of the beit Heb. perverfe rebellious woman, do not I know that thou haft chofen the fon of Jeffe to thine own perverfe confufion,and unto the confufion of thy mothers rebellion. nakedness? verfe re fon ot CHAP. XXI. David at Nob ob ameth of Abimelech hallowed bread. 7 Doeg was prefent. 8 David take:h Goliates word. to David at Gath feigneth bime Self mad. en came David to Nob to Ahimelech the prieft, and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and faid unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? 2 And David faid unto Ahimelech the prieft, The king hath commanded ine a bufinefs, and hath faid unto me, Let no man know any thing of the bufineis whereabout I fend thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my fervants f to fuch and fuch a place. Hab. 3 Now therefore what is under thine hand?o the give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or Pelosi alwhat there is † prelent. place of 6 So the prieft gave him hallowed bread, for Efpecially there was no bread there, but the fhew-bread when this that was taken from before the LORD,to put hot day there bread in the day when it was taken away. is ofber fan&tified 7 (Now a certain man of the fervants of Saul in the was there that day detained before the LORD, teffel and his name was Doeg an Edomite, the chiefeltof the herd-men that belonged to Saul) 8 And David faid unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand fpear or fword? for I have neither brought my fword, nor my weapons with me, because the kings butineis re quired hafte. 9 And the priest faid, The word of Goliath Ch the Philifune, whom thou flewett in the valley $729 Ni David in Adullam. I. Samuel. 10 And David arote, and fled that day And the fervants of Achifh faid unto him, 1s not this David the king of the land? did they not fing one to another of him in dances, faying, *Saul hath flain his thoufands, and David his 18 7. and ten thousands. Chap 29.5. HHI Or, made marks. Or, Playeth the mad 0020. Heb. 12 And David laid up thefe words in his heart, and was fore afraid of Achifh the king of Gath: 13 And he changed his behaviour before then, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and fcrabled on the doors of the gate, and let his fpittle fall down upon his beard. 14 Then faid Achifh unto his fervants, Lo, ye fee the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me? Sauls cruelty. To Andhe enquired of the LORD for him,and gave him victuals, and gave him the fword of Goliath the Philiftine. 11 Then the king fent to call Ahimelech the prieft, the fon of Ahitub, and all his fathers houfe, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. 12 And Saul faid, Hear now, thou fon of Ahitub: and he answered, f Here I am, my lord. 13 And Saul laid unto him, Why have ye confpired against me, thou, and the fon of Jeffe, in that thou haft given him bread, and a fword, and haft enquired of God for him, that he fhould rife againft me to lie in wait, as at this day.. 14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and faid, And who is fo faithful among all thy fervants,as David,which is the kings fon in law,and goeth at thy bidding, and is honorable in thine houfe? 15 Have I need of mad men, that ye have pute at far from me: let not the king im brought this fellow to play the mad man in my CHAP. XXII. Heh. behold me. 15 Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? thing unto his fervant, nor to all the houfe of my father: for thy fervant knew nothing of all this: flefs or more. 16 And the king faid, Thou fhalt furely die, great. +Heba little of Or, footmen guard. I Companies refort unto David at Adullam. 3 AAhimelech,thou and all thy fathers houfe. Avid therefore departed thence, and efca 18 And the king laid to Doeg, Turn thou and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite Dped to the cure of Patlam, and when his turned; and he fell upon the briefs, and new brethren, and all his fathers houfe heard it, they 2 And every one that was in diftress,and every one that t was in debt, and every one that was hacre difcontented, gathered themfelves unto him, and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men. ditour. Heb. bitter of Soul. #Or, grove ja high ice. Beb. fons of Jemini. 3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab, and he faid unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me. 4 And he brought them before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold. 5. And the prophet Gad faid unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the foreft of Hareth. 6 When Saul heard that David was difcovered, and the men that were with him: (now) Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah,} having his fpear in his hand, and all his fervants were ftanding about him) 7 Then Saul faid unto his fervants that food about him,hear now,ye† Benjamites, will the fon of Jeffe give every one of you fields, and vinechap.9.1 captains of hundreds: yards, and make you all captains of thoufands, on that day four core and five perfons that did 19 And Nob the city of the priests fmote he 20 And one of the fons of Ahimelech, the fon of Ahitub, named Abiathar, elcaped, and fled after David: 21 And Abiathar fhewed David, that Saul had flain the LORDS priests. 22 And David faid unto Abiathar, I knew it that day,when Does the Edomite was there, that he would furely tell Saul: I have occafioned the death of all the perfons of thy fathers houfe. 23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that CHAP. XXIII. they told David, faying, Behold, the 2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD,faying, Shall I go and imite thefe Philiftines? And the LORD faid unto David, Go, and imite the Philiftines, and tave Keilah. 3 And Davids men faid unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keitah against the armies of the Philistines? 4 Then David enquired of the LORD yet again, and the LORD antwered him, and faid, A Heh. run nere Davidscfcape from Keilah. Chap. 22.20. Reb. alienated him. Gr. fold 4 Heb. Caut ep. Heb. on the right hand. dernels. The wil Chap. xxiv. rife. go down to Keilah: for I will deliver the Phililtines into thine hand. 5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philiftines, and brought away their cattel, and fmote them with a great Daughter: fo David faved the inhabitants of Keilah. 6 And it came to pass when Abiathar the fon of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. 7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah and Saul faid, God hath † delivered himinto mine hand: for he is fhut in, by entring into a town that hath gates and bars. 8 And Saul called all the people together, to war, to go down to Keilah, to befiege David and his men. 9 And David knew that Saul fecretly pratifed mischief against him, and he faid to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the Ephod. To Then faid David, O LORD God of Ifrael, thy fervant hath certainly heard that Saul feeketh to come to Keilah, to deftroy the city for my fake. I Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down as thy fervant hath heard? O LORD God of Ifrael, I befeech thee tell thy fervant. And the LORD faid, He will come down. 12 Then faid David, Will the men of Keilah +deliver me and niy men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD laid, They will deliver thee up. 13 Then David and his men which were about fix hundred, arofe, and departed out of Keilah, and went whither foever they could go: and it was told Saul that David was efcaped from Keilah, and he forbare to go forth. 14 And David abode in the wilderness in ftrong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph: and Saul fought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. 15 And David faw that Saul was come out to feek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. 16 And Jonathan Sauls fon arofe, and went to David into the wood, and ftrengthened his hand in God. 17 And he faid unto him, Fear not, for the hand of Saul my Father fhall not finde thee, and thou shalt be king over Ifrael, and I fhall be next unto thee, and that allo Saul my father knoweth. 18 And they two made a covenant before the LORD, and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house. 19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, faying, Doth not David hide himfelf with us in ftrong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is † on the fouth of Jefhimon? 20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the defire of thy foul to come down, and our part fhall be to deliver him into the kings hand. 21 And Saul faid, Bleffed be ye of the LORD, for ye have compaffion on me. 22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know, Heb. and fee his place where his haunt is, and who foot hall hath feen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very fubtilly. He cutteth off Sauls skirt, throughout all the thousands of Judah. 25 Saul alfo and his men went to feek bim,and they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wildernets 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 compaffed 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 havet invaded the land. + Hebr. them 28 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing fpread after David, and went against the Philiftines: felves therefore they called that place Selah-ham- upon &c. mahlekoth. That is of divifi Ons 29 And David went up from thence, and the rock, dwelt in ftrong holds at En-gedi. CHAP. XXIV. T David in a cave a: En-gedi, having cut off Sauls skirt Spareth his life. 8 He bewech thereby bis innocency. 16 Saul acknowledging his fault, taketh an oath of David and depart th. Nd it came to pass when Saul was returned A from f following the Philistines that it was + Heb. told him, faying, Behold, David is in the wilder after. nefs of En-gedi. 2 Then Saul took three thousand chofen men out of all Irael, and went to feek David and his men upon the rocks of the wilde-goats. Heb. 3 And he came to the fheep-cotes by the way, the face of where was a cave,and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the fides of the cave. 4 And the men of David faid unto him, Be hold, 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 skirt of Sauls robe privily. Heb And it came to país afterwards that Da- the robe vids heart fmote hini, becaule he had cut off which Sauls skirt. 6 And he faid unto his men, The LORD forbid that I fhould do this thing unto my mafter the LORDS anointed, to fretch forth mine hand against him, feeing he is the anointed of the LORD. was Saule. 7 So David ftaved his fervants with these + Heb. words,and futtered them not to rife against Saul: ent but Saul rofe up out of the cave and went on his way. 8 David alfo arofe afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, faying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David ftooped with his face to the earth, and bowed him!elf. 9 And David faid to Saul, Wherefore heareft thou mens words, faying, Behold, David feeketh thy hurt? to 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 LORDS anointed. 23 See therefore and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I 11 Moreover,my father,fee,yea,fee the skirt of will go with you and it shall come to pafs, if thy robe in mine hand: for in that I cut off the he be in the land, that I will fearch him outskirt of thy robe, and killed thee not,know thou and 2 Sam. 3. 29 Pf. 16.20 Samuels death. +Hob. judge. 2 Sam. 18.19. + Heb. hut up. Chape 28.3. Or, bufiaef. 1. Samuel. Nabals churlishness. and fee, that there is neither evil nor tranfgrefers now thy fhepherds which were with us, 13 As faith the proverb of the ancients, Wick ednets proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand fhall not be upon thee. 14. After whom is the king of Krael come out? after whom doft thou purfue? after a dead dog, after a flea. 15 The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and fee, and plead my caule, and t deliver me out of thine hand. 16 And it came to pats when David had made an end of fpeaking thefe words unto Saul, that Saul faid, Is this thy voice, my fon David? And Saul lift up his voice and wept. 17 And he laid to David, Thou art more righteous then I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. 18 And thou haft fhewed this day, how that thou haft dealt well with me: foradinuch as when the LORD had † delivered me into thine hand, thou killedit me not. 19 Forifa man finde 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 deftroy niy name out of my fathers houfe. 22 And David fware unto Saul, and Saul went home but David and his men gat them up unto the hold. CHAP. XXV. Samuel dieth. 2 David in Paran fendeth to Nabal. to Provoked by Nabals churlishness, be mindeth to destroy bim. 14 Abigail under Standing thereof, 18 taketh a prefent, 23 and by her wisdom, 32 pacifieth David. 36 Nabal bearing thereofs dieth. 39 David taketh Abi gail and Abinoam to be his wives. 44 Michalis given to Phalt. 8 Ask the young men, and they will fhew thee: wherefore let the young men finde favor 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 Davids young men came, they fpake to Nabal according to all thofe words in the name of David, and † ceased. To And Nabal anfwered Davids fervants,and faid,Who is David? and who is the fon of Jeffe There be many fervants now adayes that break away every man from his mafter. + Небь refted. II Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my fefh that I have killed for my fhear-Heb. whence they be? ers, and give it unto men whom I know not Maughter. 12 So Davids young men turned to their way, and went again, and came and told him all thote layings. 13 And David faid unto his men, Gird ye on every man his fword. And they girded on eve ry man his fword, and David allo girded on his word: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the ftuff. 14 But one of the young men told Abigail Nabats wife, faying, Behold, David fent meffengers out of the wilderness, to falute our master : and the railed on them. 15 But the men were very good unto us, and Hew upon we were not † hurt,neither milled we any thing them. as long as we were converfant with them, when Heb. we were in the fields. 16 They were a wall unto us, both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. 17 Now therefore know, and confider what thou wilt do: for evil is determined against our mafter, and against all his houfhold: for he is fuob a fon of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him. 18 Then Abigail made hafte, and took two hundred loaves,and two bottles of wine, and five Theep ready dreffed, and five meafures of parch ed corn, and an hundred clufters of raifins, thamed. Athenretter, and lamented him, and and to hundred cakes of figs, and laid them jumpi buried him in his houfe at Ramah. And David arole, and went down to the wildernefs of Paran. 2.And there was a man in Maon, whofe poffeffions were in Carmel, and the man was very great, and he had three thousand fheep and a thousand goats: and he was fhearing his fheep in Carmel. on affes. 19 And the faid unto her fervants, Go on be fore me, behold, I come after you; but he told hot her husband Nábal. 20 And it was fo, as the rode on the afs, that he came down by the covert of the hill, and be hold, David and his men came down against her. and the met them. 21 (Now David had faid, Surely in vain have 3 Now the name of the man was Nabal, and I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilder the name of his wife, Abigail: and he was a nefs, fo that nothing was miffed of all that perwoman of good underflanding, and of a beau-tained unto him, and he hath requited me evil, tiful countenance: but the man was churlish, for good. and evil in his doings, and he was † of the house Cynick of Caleb. 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, fhe hafted, and lighted off the afs, and fell before David on her face, and bowed her lelf to the ground; 24 And fell at his feet,and faid, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be, and let thine + Heb. handmaid, I pray thee,fpeak in thine † audience, cars. and hear the words of thine handmaid. It Heb. bis heart. man of Belial even Nabal: for as his name is, fo 25 Let not my lord,I pray thee, † regard this lay it to |