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you did not kill me. For if a man finds his
enemy, will he let him get away safely? There-
fore may the LORD reward you with good for
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24:5 David’s heart troubled him. David was what you have done to me this day. And now
able to cut off a piece of Saul’s robe undetected. I know indeed that you shall surely be king,
However, touching Saul’s clothing was tanta- and that the kingdom of Israel shall be estab-
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mount to touching his person, and David’s lished in your hand. Therefore swear now to
conscience troubled him on this account. me by the LORD that you will not cut off my
descendants after me, and that you will not
24:6 LORD’s anointed. David recognized that destroy my name from my father’s house.”
the Lord Himself had placed Saul into the 22 So David swore to Saul. And Saul went
kingship. Thus the judgment and removal of home, but David and his men went up to the
Saul had to be left to the Lord.
stronghold.
Then Samuel died; and the Israelites
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said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should him, and buried him at his home in Ramah.
do this thing to my master, the LORD’s anoint- And David arose and went down to the Wilder-
ed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing ness of Paran.
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he is the anointed of the LORD.” So David re- 2 Now there was a man in Maon whose busi-
strained his servants with these words, and did ness was in Carmel, and the man was very rich.
not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul He had three thousand sheep and a thousand
got up from the cave and went on his way. goats. And he was shearing his sheep in
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David also arose afterward, went out of the
8 Carmel. The name of the man was Nabal, and
cave, and called out to Saul, saying, “My lord the name of his wife Abigail. And she was a
the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, woman of good understanding and beautiful
David stooped with his face to the earth, and appearance; but the man was harsh and evil in
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bowed down. And David said to Saul: “Why do his doings. He was of the house of Caleb.
you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Indeed 4 When David heard in the wilderness that
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David seeks your harm’? Look, this day your Nabal was shearing his sheep, David sent ten
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eyes have seen that the LORD delivered you young men; and David said to the young men,
today into my hand in the cave, and someone “Go up to Carmel, go to Nabal, and greet him
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urged me to kill you. But my eye spared you, and in my name. And thus you shall say to him
I said, ‘I will not stretch out my hand against my who lives in prosperity: ‘Peace be to you, peace
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lord, for he is the LORD’s anointed.’ Moreover, to your house, and peace to all that you have!
my father, see! Yes, see the corner of your robe 7 Now I have heard that you have shearers.
in my hand! For in that I cut off the corner of Your shepherds were with us, and we did not
your robe, and did not kill you, know and see hurt them, nor was there anything missing
that there is neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, from them all the while they were in Carmel.
and I have not sinned against you. Yet you hunt 8 Ask your young men, and they will tell you.
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my life to take it. Let the LORD judge between Therefore let my young men find favor in your
you and me, and let the LORD avenge me on you. eyes, for we come on a feast day. Please give
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But my hand shall not be against you. As the whatever comes to your hand to your servants
proverb of the ancients says, ‘Wickedness pro- and to your son David.’ ”
ceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand shall not 9 So when David’s young men came, they
be against you. After whom has the king of spoke to Nabal according to all these words in
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Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead the name of David, and waited.
dog? A flea? Therefore let the LORD be judge, 10 Then Nabal answered David’s servants,
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and judge between you and me, and see and and said, “Who is David, and who is the son of
plead my case, and deliver me out of your hand.” Jesse? There are many servants nowadays
So it was, when David had finished speak-
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ing these words to Saul, that Saul said, “Is this 11 Shall I then take my bread and my water and
your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up my meat that I have killed for my shearers,
his voice and wept. Then he said to David: and give it to men when I do not know where
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“You are more righteous than I; for you have they are from?”
rewarded me with good, whereas I have 12 So David’s young men turned on their
rewarded you with evil. And you have shown heels and went back; and they came and told
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this day how you have dealt well with me; for him all these words. Then David said to his
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when the LORD delivered me into your hand, men, “Every man gird on his sword.” So every
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