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World English Bible Classic
[1] When Saul had returned from following the Philistines, he was told, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of En Gedi.” [2] Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the rocks of the wild goats. [3] He came to the sheep pens by the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were staying in the innermost parts of the cave. [4] David’s men said to him, “Behold, the day of which Yahweh said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.’” Then David arose and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe secretly. [5] Afterward, David’s heart struck him because he had cut off Saul’s skirt. [6] He said to his men, “Yahweh forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, Yahweh’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is Yahweh’s anointed.” [7] So David checked his men with these words, and didn’t allow them to rise against Saul. Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way. [8] David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave and cried after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!”When Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and showed respect. [9] David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to men’s words, saying, ‘Behold, David seeks to harm you’? [10] Behold, today your eyes have seen how Yahweh had delivered you today into my hand in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I spared you. I said, ‘I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is Yahweh’s anointed.’ [11] Moreover, my father, behold, yes, see the skirt of your robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of your robe and didn’t kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor disobedience in my hand. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt for my life to take it. [12] May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand will not be on you. [13] As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand will not be on you. [14] Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea? [15] May Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.” [16] It came to pass, when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, “Is that your voice, my son David?” Saul lifted up his voice and wept. [17] He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you. [18] You have declared today how you have dealt well with me, because when Yahweh had delivered me up into your hand, you didn’t kill me. [19] For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? Therefore may Yahweh reward you good for that which you have done to me today. [20] Now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand. [21] Swear now therefore to me by Yahweh that you will not cut off my offspring after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father’s house.” [22] David swore to Saul. Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
King James Version
[1] And it came to pass, when Saul H7586 was returned H7725 from following H310§ the Philistines, H6430 that it was told H5046 him, saying, H559 Behold, David H1732 is in the wilderness H4057 of En-gedi. H5872 [2] Then Saul H7586 took H3947 three H7969 thousand H505 chosen H977 men H376 out of all Israel, H3478 and went H3212 to seek H1245 H853 David H1732 and his men H582 upon H6440 the rocks H6697 of the wild goats. H3277 [3] And he came H935 to the sheepcotes H1448 H6629 by the way, H1870 where was a cave; H4631 and Saul H7586 went in H935 to cover H5526 H853 his feet: H7272 and David H1732 and his men H582 remained H3427 in the sides H3411 of the cave. H4631 [4] And the men H582 of David H1732 said H559 unto him, Behold the day H3117 of which the Lord H3068 said H559 unto thee, Behold, I will deliver H5414 H853 thine enemy H341 into thine hand, H3027 that thou mayest do H6213 to him as it shall seem good H3190 unto thee. H5869 Then David H1732 arose, H6965 and cut off H3772 H853 the skirt H3671 of Saul’s H7586 robe H4598 privily. H3909 [5] And it came to pass afterward, H310 that David’s H1732 heart H3820 smote H5221 him, because he had cut off H3772 Saul’s H7586 H853 skirt. H3671 [6] And he said H559 unto his men, H582 The Lord H3068 forbid H2486 that I should do H6213 H853 this H2088 thing H1697 unto my master, H113 the Lord’s H3068 anointed, H4899 to stretch forth H7971 mine hand H3027 against him, seeing he is the anointed H4899 of the Lord. H3068 [7] So David H1732 stayed H8156§ H853 his servants H582 with these words, H1697 and suffered H5414 them not to rise H6965 against Saul. H7586 But Saul H7586 rose up H6965 out of the cave, H4631 and went H3212 on his way. H1870 [8] David H1732 also arose H6965 afterward, and went out H3318 of the cave, H4631 and cried H7121 after H310 Saul, H7586 saying, H559 My lord H113 the king. H4428 And when Saul H7586 looked H5027 behind H310 him, David H1732 stooped H6915 with his face H639 to the earth, H776 and bowed H7812 himself. [9] And David H1732 said H559 to Saul, H7586 Wherefore hearest H8085 thou men’s H120 H853 words, H1697 saying, H559 Behold, David H1732 seeketh H1245 thy hurt? H7451 [10] Behold, this day H3117 thine eyes H5869 have seen H7200 how that the Lord H3068 had delivered H5414 thee to day H3117 into mine hand H3027 in the cave: H4631 and some bade H559 me kill H2026 thee: but mine eye spared H2347 thee; and I said, H559 I will H7971 not H3808 put forth H7971 mine hand H3027 against H5921 my lord; H113 for he is the Lord’s H3068 anointed. H4899 [11] Moreover, my father, H1 see, H7200 yea, 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 killed H2026 thee not, know H3045 thou and see H7200 that there is neither evil H7451 nor transgression H6588 in mine hand, H3027 and I have not sinned H2398 against thee; yet thou huntest H6658 H853 my soul H5315 to take H3947 it. [12] The Lord H3068 judge H8199 between H996 me and thee, and the Lord H3068 avenge H5358 me of thee: but mine hand H3027 shall not be upon thee. [13] As saith H559 the proverb H4912 of the ancients, H6931 Wickedness H7562 proceedeth H3318 from the wicked: H7563 but mine hand H3027 shall not be upon thee. [14] After H310 whom is the king H4428 of Israel H3478 come out? H3318 after H310 whom dost thou pursue? H7291 after H310 a dead H4191 dog, H3611 after H310 a H259 flea. H6550 [15] The Lord H3068 therefore be judge, H1781 and judge H8199 between H996 me and thee, and see, H7200 and plead H7378 H853 my cause, H7379 and deliver H8199§ me out of thine hand. H3027 [16] And it came to pass, when David H1732 had made an end H3615 of speaking H1696 H853 these words H1697 unto H413 Saul, H7586 that Saul H7586 said, H559 Is this thy voice, H6963 my son H1121 David? H1732 And Saul H7586 lifted up H5375 his voice, H6963 and wept. H1058 [17] And he said H559 to David, H1732 Thou art more righteous H6662 than I: for thou hast rewarded H1580 me good, H2896 whereas I have rewarded H1580 thee evil. H7451 [18] And thou hast shewed H5046 this day H3117 how that thou hast dealt H6213 well H2896 with H854 me: forasmuch as when the Lord H3068 had delivered H5462§ me into thine hand, H3027 thou killedst H2026 me not. [19] For if a man H376 find H4672 H853 his enemy, H341 will he let him go H7971 well H2896 away? H1870 wherefore the Lord H3068 reward H7999 thee good H2896 for that thou hast done H6213 unto me this day. H3117 [20] And now, behold, I know well H3045 that thou shalt H4427 surely H3588 be king, H4427 and that the kingdom H4467 of Israel H3478 shall be established H6965 in thine hand. H3027 [21] Swear H7650 now H6258 therefore unto me by the Lord, H3068 that thou wilt not H518 cut off H3772 H853 my seed H2233 after H310 me, and that thou wilt not destroy H8045 H853 my name H8034 out of my father’s H1 house. H1004 [22] And David H1732 sware H7650 unto Saul. H7586 And Saul H7586 went H3212 home; H1004 but David H1732 and his men H582 gat them up H5927 unto the hold. H4686

Footnotes

  1. § 24:1 Heb. after
  2. § 24:7 Heb. cut off
  3. § 24:15 Heb. judge
  4. § 24:18 Heb. shut up
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐγενήθη G1096 ὡς G5613 ἀνέστρεψεν G390 Σαουλ G4549 ἀπὸ G575 ὄπισθεν G3693 τῶν G3588 ἀλλοφύλων, G246 καὶ G2532 ἀπηγγέλη G518 αὐτῷ G846 λεγόντων G3004 ὅτι G3754 Δαυιδ G1138 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἐρήμῳ G2048 Εγγαδδι. [2] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἔλαβεν G2983 μεθ’ G3326 ἑαυτοῦ G1438 τρεῖς G5140 χιλιάδας G5505 ἀνδρῶν G435 ἐκλεκτοὺς G1588 ἐκ G1537 παντὸς G3956 Ισραηλ G2474 καὶ G2532 ἐπορεύθη G4198 ζητεῖν G2212 τὸν G3588 Δαυιδ G1138 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 ἄνδρας G435 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπὶ G1909 πρόσωπον G4383 Σαδαιεμ. [3] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἦλθεν G2064 εἰς G1519 τὰς G3588 ἀγέλας G34 τῶν G3588 ποιμνίων G4168 τὰς G3588 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 ὁδοῦ, G3598 καὶ G2532 ἦν G2258 ἐκεῖ G1563 σπήλαιον, G4693 καὶ G2532 Σαουλ G4549 εἰσῆλθεν G1525 παρασκευάσασθαι· G3903 καὶ G2532 Δαυιδ G1138 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐσώτερον G2082 τοῦ G3588 σπηλαίου G4693 ἐκάθηντο. G2521 [4] ‡Καὶ G2532 εἶπον G2036 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 Δαυιδ G1138 πρὸς G4314 αὐτόν G846 Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἡ G3588 ἡμέρα G2250 αὕτη, G3778 ἣν G3739 εἶπεν G2036 κύριος G2962 πρὸς G4314 σὲ G4571 παραδοῦναι G3860 τὸν G3588 ἐχθρόν G2190 σου G4675 εἰς G1519 τὰς G3588 χεῖράς G5495 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ποιήσεις G4160 αὐτῷ G846 ὡς G5613 ἀγαθὸν G18 ἐν G1722 ὀφθαλμοῖς G3788 σου. G4675 Καὶ G2532 ἀνέστη G450 Δαυιδ G1138 καὶ G2532 ἀφεῖλεν G851 τὸ G3588 πτερύγιον G4419 τῆς G3588 διπλοίδος τῆς G3588 Σαουλ G4549 λαθραίως. [5] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐγενήθη G1096 μετὰ G3326 ταῦτα G5023 καὶ G2532 ἐπάταξεν G3960 καρδία G2588 Δαυιδ G1138 αὐτόν, G846 ὅτι G3754 ἀφεῖλεν G851 τὸ G3588 πτερύγιον G4419 τῆς G3588 διπλοίδος αὐτοῦ, G846 [6] ‡καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Δαυιδ G1138 πρὸς G4314 τοὺς G3588 ἄνδρας G435 αὐτοῦ G846 Μηδαμῶς G3365 μοι G3427 παρὰ G3844 κυρίου, G2962 εἰ G1487 ποιήσω G4160 τὸ G3588 ῥῆμα G4487 τοῦτο G5124 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 μου G3450 τῷ G3588 χριστῷ G5547 κυρίου G2962 ἐπενέγκαι G2018 χεῖρά G5495 μου G3450 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτόν, G846 ὅτι G3754 χριστὸς G5547 κυρίου G2962 ἐστὶν G2076 οὗτος· G3778 [7] ‡καὶ G2532 ἔπεισεν G3982 Δαυιδ G1138 τοὺς G3588 ἄνδρας G435 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 λόγοις G3056 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔδωκεν G1325 αὐτοῖς G846 ἀναστάντας G450 θανατῶσαι G2289 τὸν G3588 Σαουλ. G4549 Καὶ G2532 ἀνέστη G450 Σαουλ G4549 καὶ G2532 κατέβη G2597 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 ὁδόν. G3598 [8] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἀνέστη G450 Δαυιδ G1138 ὀπίσω G3694 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 σπηλαίου, G4693 καὶ G2532 ἐβόησεν G994 Δαυιδ G1138 ὀπίσω G3694 Σαουλ G4549 λέγων G3004 Κύριε G2962 βασιλεῦ· G935 καὶ G2532 ἐπέβλεψεν G1914 Σαουλ G4549 εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 ὀπίσω G3694 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἔκυψεν G2955 Δαυιδ G1138 ἐπὶ G1909 πρόσωπον G4383 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 καὶ G2532 προσεκύνησεν G4352 αὐτῷ. G846 [9] ‡Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Δαυιδ G1138 πρὸς G4314 Σαουλ G4549 Ἵνα G2443 τί G5101 ἀκούεις G191 τῶν G3588 λόγων G3056 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 λεγόντων G3004 Ἰδοὺ G2400 Δαυιδ G1138 ζητεῖ G2212 τὴν G3588 ψυχήν G5590 σου; G4675 [10] ‡Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ταύτῃ G3778 ἑοράκασιν οἱ G3588 ὀφθαλμοί G3788 σου G4675 ὡς G5613 παρέδωκέν G3860 σε G4571 κύριος G2962 σήμερον G4594 εἰς G1519 χεῖρά G5495 μου G3450 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 σπηλαίῳ, G4693 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἠβουλήθην G1014 ἀποκτεῖναί G615 σε G4571 καὶ G2532 ἐφεισάμην G5339 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 Οὐκ G3756 ἐποίσω G2018 χεῖρά G5495 μου G3450 ἐπὶ G1909 κύριόν G2962 μου, G3450 ὅτι G3754 χριστὸς G5547 κυρίου G2962 οὗτός G3778 ἐστιν. G2076 [11] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 τὸ G3588 πτερύγιον G4419 τῆς G3588 διπλοίδος σου G4675 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 χειρί G5495 μου· G3450 ἐγὼ G1473 ἀφῄρηκα G851 τὸ G3588 πτερύγιον G4419 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἀπέκταγκά G615 σε. G4571 Καὶ G2532 γνῶθι G1097 καὶ G2532 ἰδὲ G1492 σήμερον G4594 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 κακία G2549 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 χειρί G5495 μου G3450 οὐδὲ G3761 ἀσέβεια G763 καὶ G2532 ἀθέτησις, G115 καὶ G2532 οὐχ G3756 ἡμάρτηκα G264 εἰς G1519 σέ· G4571 καὶ G2532 σὺ G4771 δεσμεύεις G1195 τὴν G3588 ψυχήν G5590 μου G3450 λαβεῖν G2983 αὐτήν. G846 [12] ‡Δικάσαι κύριος G2962 ἀνὰ G303 μέσον G3319 ἐμοῦ G1699 καὶ G2532 σοῦ, G4675 καὶ G2532 ἐκδικήσαι G1556 με G3165 κύριος G2962 ἐκ G1537 σοῦ· G4675 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 χείρ G5495 μου G3450 οὐκ G3756 ἔσται G2071 ἐπὶ G1909 σοί, G4671 [13] ‡καθὼς G2531 λέγεται G3004 ἡ G3588 παραβολὴ G3850 ἡ G3588 ἀρχαία G744 Ἐξ G1537 ἀνόμων G459 ἐξελεύσεται G1831 πλημμέλεια· καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 χείρ G5495 μου G3450 οὐκ G3756 ἔσται G2071 ἐπὶ G1909 σέ. G4571 [14] ‡Καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 ὀπίσω G3694 τίνος G5101 σὺ G4771 ἐκπορεύῃ, G1607 βασιλεῦ G935 Ισραηλ; G2474 Ὀπίσω G3694 τίνος G5101 καταδιώκεις G2614 σύ; G4771 Ὀπίσω G3694 κυνὸς G2965 τεθνηκότος G2348 καὶ G2532 ὀπίσω G3694 ψύλλου ἑνός. G1520 [15] ‡Γένοιτο G1096 κύριος G2962 εἰς G1519 κριτὴν G2923 καὶ G2532 δικαστὴν G1348 ἀνὰ G303 μέσον G3319 ἐμοῦ G1699 καὶ G2532 ἀνὰ G303 μέσον G3319 σοῦ· G4675 ἴδοι G1492 κύριος G2962 καὶ G2532 κρίναι G2919 τὴν G3588 κρίσιν G2920 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 δικάσαι μοι G3427 ἐκ G1537 χειρός G5495 σου. G4675 [16] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ὡς G5613 συνετέλεσεν G4931 Δαυιδ G1138 τὰ G3588 ῥήματα G4487 ταῦτα G5023 λαλῶν G2980 πρὸς G4314 Σαουλ, G4549 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Σαουλ G4549 Ἦ G2258 φωνή G5456 σου G4675 αὕτη, G3778 τέκνον G5043 Δαυιδ; G1138 Καὶ G2532 ἦρεν G142 τὴν G3588 φωνὴν G5456 αὐτοῦ G846 Σαουλ G4549 καὶ G2532 ἔκλαυσεν. G2799 [17] ‡Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Σαουλ G4549 πρὸς G4314 Δαυιδ G1138 Δίκαιος G1342 σὺ G4771 ὑπὲρ G5228 ἐμέ, G1691 ὅτι G3754 σὺ G4771 ἀνταπέδωκάς G467 μοι G3427 ἀγαθά, G18 ἐγὼ G1473 δὲ G1161 ἀνταπέδωκά G467 σοι G4671 κακά. G2556 [18] ‡Καὶ G2532 σὺ G4771 ἀπήγγειλάς G518 μοι G3427 σήμερον G4594 ἃ G3739 ἐποίησάς G4160 μοι G3427 ἀγαθά, G18 ὡς G5613 ἀπέκλεισέν G608 με G3165 κύριος G2962 σήμερον G4594 εἰς G1519 χεῖράς G5495 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἀπέκτεινάς G615 με· G3165 [19] ‡καὶ G2532 ὅτι G3754 εἰ G1487 εὕροιτό G2147 τις G5100 τὸν G3588 ἐχθρὸν G2190 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 θλίψει G2347 καὶ G2532 ἐκπέμψαι G1599 αὐτὸν G846 ἐν G1722 ὁδῷ G3598 ἀγαθῇ, G18 καὶ G2532 κύριος G2962 ἀνταποτείσει αὐτῷ G846 ἀγαθά, G18 καθὼς G2531 πεποίηκας G4160 σήμερον. G4594 [20] ‡Καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 ἰδοὺ G2400 ἐγὼ G1473 γινώσκω G1097 ὅτι G3754 βασιλεύων G936 βασιλεύσεις G936 καὶ G2532 στήσεται G2476 ἐν G1722 χερσίν G5495 σου G4675 βασιλεία G932 Ισραηλ. G2474 [21] ‡Καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 ὄμοσόν G3660 μοι G3427 ἐν G1722 κυρίῳ G2962 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἐξολεθρεύσεις G1842 τὸ G3588 σπέρμα G4690 μου G3450 ὀπίσω G3694 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἀφανιεῖς G853 τὸ G3588 ὄνομά G3686 μου G3450 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 οἴκου G3624 τοῦ G3588 πατρός G3962 μου. G3450 [22] ‡Καὶ G2532 ὤμοσεν G3660 Δαυιδ G1138 τῷ G3588 Σαουλ. G4549 Καὶ G2532 ἀπῆλθεν G565 Σαουλ G4549 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 τόπον G5117 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 Δαυιδ G1138 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀνέβησαν G305 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 Μεσσαρα στενήν. G4728
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 24:1 Originally verse 24:2.
  2. ‡ 24:2 Originally verse 24:3.
  3. ‡ 24:3 Originally verse 24:4.
  4. ‡ 24:4 Originally verse 24:5.
  5. ‡ 24:5 Originally verse 24:6.
  6. ‡ 24:6 Originally verse 24:7.
  7. ‡ 24:7 Originally verse 24:8.
  8. ‡ 24:8 Originally verse 24:9.
  9. ‡ 24:9 Originally verse 24:10.
  10. ‡ 24:10 Originally verse 24:11.
  11. ‡ 24:11 Originally verse 24:12.
  12. ‡ 24:12 Originally verse 24:13.
  13. ‡ 24:13 Originally verse 24:14.
  14. ‡ 24:14 Originally verse 24:15.
  15. ‡ 24:15 Originally verse 24:16.
  16. ‡ 24:16 Originally verse 24:17.
  17. ‡ 24:17 Originally verse 24:18.
  18. ‡ 24:18 Originally verse 24:19.
  19. ‡ 24:19 Originally verse 24:20.
  20. ‡ 24:20 Originally verse 24:21.
  21. ‡ 24:21 Originally verse 24:22.
  22. ‡ 24:22 Originally verse 24:23.