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now the spear and the jug of water that are by 22 And David answered and said, “Here is the
his head, and let us go.” So David took the king’s spear. Let one of the young men come
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spear and the jug of water by Saul’s head, and over and get it. May the LORD repay every
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they got away; and no man saw or knew it or man for his righteousness and his faithfulness;
awoke. For they were all asleep, because a for the LORD delivered you into my hand today,
deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them. but I would not stretch out my hand against the
13 Now David went over to the other side, LORD’s anointed. And indeed, as your life was
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and stood on the top of a hill afar off, a great valued much this day in my eyes, so let my life
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distance being between them. And David be valued much in the eyes of the LORD, and let
called out to the people and to Abner the son Him deliver me out of all tribulation.”
of Ner, saying, “Do you not answer, Abner?” 25 Then Saul said to David, “May you be
Then Abner answered and said, “Who are blessed, my son David! You shall both do
you, calling out to the king?” great things and also still prevail.”
15 So David said to Abner, “Are you not a So David went on his way, and Saul returned
man? And who is like you in Israel? Why then to his place.
have you not guarded your lord the king? For And David said in his heart, “Now I
one of the people came in to destroy your lord 27 shall perish someday by the hand of
the king. This thing that you have done is not Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I
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good. As the LORD lives, you deserve to die, should speedily escape to the land of the Phi-
because you have not guarded your master, listines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek
the LORD’s anointed. And now see where the me anymore in any part of Israel. So I shall
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king’s spear is, and the jug of water that was escape out of his hand.” Then David arose and
by his head.” went over with the six hundred men who were
17 Then Saul knew David’s voice, and said, “Is with him to Achish the son of Maoch, king of
that your voice, my son David?” Gath. So David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he
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David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.” and his men, each man with his household,
And he said, “Why does my lord thus pursue and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the
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his servant? For what have I done, or what evil Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess,
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is in my hand? Now therefore, please, let my Nabal’s widow. And it was told Saul that David
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lord the king hear the words of his servant: If had fled to Gath; so he sought him no more.
the LORD has stirred you up against me, let
Him accept an offering. But if it is the children
of men, may they be cursed before the LORD,
for they have driven me out this day from 27:1 by the hand of Saul.In direct contrast to
sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Saul’s word that David would prevail (26:25),
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‘Go, serve other gods.’ So now, do not let my David thought that Saul would ultimately kill
blood fall to the earth before the face of the him. This anxious thinking and the fear that
LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to fell upon him explain David’s actions in this
seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in chapter. God had told him to stay in Judah
the mountains.” (22:5),but he was afraid and sought protection
Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my
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son David. For I will harm you no more, (21:10–15).
because my life was precious in your eyes this
day. Indeed I have played the fool and erred
exceedingly.” 5 Then David said to Achish, “If I have now
found favor in your eyes, let them give me a
place in some town in the country, that I may
dwell there. For why should your servant dwell
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in the royal city with you?” So Achish gave him
Ziklag that day. Therefore Ziklag has belonged
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fessed his sin and wrongdoing. Although Saul to the kings of Judah to this day. Now the time
may have been sincere,he could not be trusted that David dwelt in the country of the
and David wisely did not accept his invitation Philistines was one full year and four months.
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to return with him. I have played the fool. And David and his men went up and raided the
Saul had been foolish in his actions toward Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. For
David, as had Nabal. those nations were the inhabitants of the land
from of old, as you go to Shur, even as far as
the land of Egypt. Whenever David attacked
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