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1 Samuel 24 – King James Version (KJV)

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David Spares Saul's Life

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1Sa 24:1 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H834 Saul^H7586 was returned^H7725 from following^H310 the Philistines,^H6430 that it was told^H5046 him, saying,^H559 Behold,^H2009 David^H1732 is in the wilderness^H4057 of Engedi.^H5872

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1Sa 24:2 - Then^H3947^➔ Saul^H7586 took^➔^H3947 three^H7969 thousand^H505 chosen^H977 men^H376 out of all^H3605 Israel,^H3478 and went^H3212 to seek^H1245 David^H1732 and his men^H376 upon^H5921^H6440 the rocks^H6697 of the wild goats.^H3277

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1Sa 24:3 - And he came^H935 to^H413 the sheepcotes^H1448^H6629 by^H5921 the way,^H1870 where^H8033 was a cave;^H4631 and^H935^➔ Saul^H7586 went in^➔^H935 to cover^H5526 his feet:^H7272 and David^H1732 and his men^H376 remained^H3427 in the sides^H3411 of the cave.^H4631

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1Sa 24:4 - And^H559^➔ the men^H376 of David^H1732 said^➔^H559 unto him,^H413 Behold^H2009 the day^H3117 of which^H834 the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto thee,^H413 Behold,^H2009 I^H595 will deliver^H5414 thine enemy^H341 into thine hand,^H3027 that thou mayest do^H6213 to him as^H834 it shall seem good^H3190 unto thee.^H5869 Then^H6965^➔ David^H1732 arose,^➔^H6965 and cut off^H3772 the^H4598^➔ skirt^H3671 of^➔^H4598^➔ Saul's^H7586 robe^➔^H4598 privily.^H3909

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1Sa 24:5 - And it came to pass^H1961 afterward,^H310^H3651 that^H5221^➔ David's^H1732 heart^H3820 smote^➔^H5221 him,^H853 because^H5921 he had cut off^H3772 Saul's^H7586 skirt.^H3671

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1Sa 24:6 - And he said^H559 unto his men,^H376 The LORD^H3068 forbid^H2486 that^H518 I should do^H6213 this^H2088 thing^H1697 unto my master,^H113 the^H4899^➔ LORD'S^H3068 anointed,^➔^H4899 to stretch forth^H7971 mine hand^H3027 against him, seeing^H3588 he^H1931 is the anointed^H4899 of the LORD.^H3068

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1Sa 24:7 - So^H8156^➔ David^H1732 stayed^➔^H8156 his servants^H376 with these words,^H1697 and^H3808^➔ suffered them^H5414 not^➔^H3808 to rise^H6965 against^H413 Saul.^H7586 But Saul^H7586 rose up^H6965 out of the cave,^H4631 and went^H3212 on^H1870^➔ his way.^➔^H1870

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1Sa 24:8 - David^H1732 also arose^H6965 afterward,^H310^H3651 and went out^H3318 of^H4480 the cave,^H4631 and cried^H7121 after^H310 Saul,^H7586 saying,^H559 My lord^H113 the king.^H4428 And when^H5027^➔ Saul^H7586 looked^➔^H5027 behind him,^H310 David^H1732 stooped^H6915 with his face^H639 to the earth,^H776 and bowed himself.^H7812

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1Sa 24:9 - And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said^➔^H559 to Saul,^H7586 Wherefore^H4100 hearest thou^H8085 men's^H120 words,^H1697 saying,^H559 Behold,^H2009 David^H1732 seeketh^H1245 thy hurt?^H7451

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1Sa 24:10 - Behold,^H2009 this^H2088 day^H3117 thine eyes^H5869 have seen^H7200 how that^H834 the LORD^H3068 had delivered thee^H5414 to day^H3117 into mine hand^H3027 in the cave:^H4631 and some bade^H559 me kill thee:^H2026 but^H2347^➔ mine eye spared^➔^H2347 thee;^H5921 and I said,^H559 I will^H7971^➔ not^H3808 put forth^➔^H7971 mine hand^H3027 against my lord;^H113 for^H3588 he^H1931 is the LORD'S^H3068 anointed.^H4899

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1Sa 24:11 - Moreover, my father,^H1 see,^H7200 yea,^H1571 see^H7200 the skirt^H3671 of thy robe^H4598 in my hand:^H3027 for^H3588 in that I cut off^H3772 the skirt^H3671 of thy robe,^H4598 and^H3808^➔ killed thee^H2026 not,^➔^H3808 know thou^H3045 and see^H7200 that^H3588 there is neither^H369 evil^H7451 nor transgression^H6588 in mine hand,^H3027 and^H3808^➔ I have^H2398^➔ not^➔^H3808 sinned^➔^H2398 against thee; yet thou^H859 huntest^H6658 my soul^H5315 to take it.^H3947

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1Sa 24:12 - The LORD^H3068 judge^H8199 between me^H996 and thee,^H996 and^H5358^➔ the LORD^H3068 avenge me^➔^H5358 of thee:^H4480 but mine hand^H3027 shall^H1961^➔ not^H3808 be^➔^H1961 upon thee.

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1Sa 24:13 - As^H834 saith^H559 the proverb^H4912 of the ancients,^H6931 Wickedness^H7562 proceedeth^H3318 from the wicked:^H7561 but mine hand^H3027 shall^H1961^➔ not^H3808 be^➔^H1961 upon thee.

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1Sa 24:14 - After^H310 whom^H4310 is^H3318^➔ the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 come out?^➔^H3318 after^H310 whom^H4310 dost^H7291^➔ thou^H859 pursue?^➔^H7291 after^H310 a^H3611^➔ dead^H4191 dog,^➔^H3611 after^H310 a^H259 flea.^H6550

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1Sa 24:15 - The LORD^H3068 therefore be^H1961 judge,^H1781 and judge^H8199 between me^H996 and thee,^H996 and see,^H7200 and plead^H7378 my cause,^H7379 and deliver me^H8199 out of thine hand.^H3027

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1Sa 24:16 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H3615^➔ David^H1732 had made an end^➔^H3615 of speaking^H1696 these^H428 words^H1697 unto^H413 Saul,^H7586 that^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said,^➔^H559 Is this^H2088 thy voice,^H6963 my son^H1121 David?^H1732 And^H5375^➔ Saul^H7586 lifted up^➔^H5375 his voice,^H6963 and wept.^H1058

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1Sa 24:17 - And he said^H559 to^H413 David,^H1732 Thou^H859 art more righteous^H6662 than I:^H4480 for^H3588 thou^H859 hast rewarded me^H1580 good,^H2896 whereas I^H589 have rewarded thee^H1580 evil.^H7451

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1Sa 24:18 - And thou^H859 hast shewed^H5046 this day^H3117 how that^H834 thou hast dealt^H6213 well^H2896 with me:^H854 forasmuch as when^H834 the LORD^H3068 had delivered me^H5462 into thine hand,^H3027 thou killedst me^H2026 not.^H3808

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1Sa 24:19 - For if^H3588 a man^H376 find^H4672 his enemy,^H341 will he let him go^H7971 well^H2896 away?^H1870 wherefore the LORD^H3068 reward thee^H7999 good^H2896 for^H8478 that^H834 thou hast done^H6213 unto me^H589 this^H2088 day.^H3117

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1Sa 24:20 - And now,^H6258 behold,^H2009 I know well^H3045 that^H3588 thou shalt^H4427^➔ surely^H4427 be king,^➔^H4427 and that^H6965^➔ the kingdom^H4467 of Israel^H3478 shall be established^➔^H6965 in thine hand.^H3027

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1Sa 24:21 - Swear^H7650 now therefore^H6258 unto me by the LORD,^H3068 that^H518 thou wilt not cut off^H3772 my seed^H2233 after me,^H310 and that^H518 thou wilt not destroy^H8045 my name^H8034 out^H1004^➔ of my father's^H1 house.^➔^H1004

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1Sa 24:22 - And^H7650^➔ David^H1732 sware^➔^H7650 unto Saul.^H7586 And^H3212^➔ Saul^H7586 went^➔^H3212 home;^H1004 but David^H1732 and his men^H376 gat them up^H5927 unto^H5921 the hold.^H4686

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