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World English Bible

1 Samuel 24 (WEBP)

[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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 24 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass, when Saul was returned () from following the Philistines, that it was told () him, saying, () 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 upon the rocks of the wild goats.
[3] And he came () to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in () to cover () his feet: and David and his men remained () in the sides of the cave.
[4] And the men of David said () unto him, Behold the day of which the Lord said () unto thee, Behold, I will deliver () thine enemy () into thine hand, that thou mayest do () to him as it shall seem good () unto thee. Then David arose, () and cut off () the skirt of Saul’s robe privily.
[5] And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote () him, because he had cut off () Saul’s skirt.
[6] And he said () unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do () this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth () mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.
[7] So David stayed () his servants with these words, and suffered () them not to rise () against Saul. But 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. And when Saul looked () behind him, David stooped () with his face to the earth, and bowed () himself.
[9] And David said () to Saul, Wherefore hearest () thou men’s words, saying, () Behold, David seeketh () thy hurt?
[10] Behold, this day thine eyes have seen () how that the Lord had delivered () thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade () me kill () thee: but mine eye spared () thee; and I said, () I will not put forth () mine hand against my lord; for he is the Lord’s anointed.
[11] Moreover, my father, see, () yea, see () the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off () the skirt of thy robe, and killed () thee not, know () thou and see () that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned () against thee; yet thou huntest () my soul to take () it.
[12] The Lord judge () between me and thee, and the Lord avenge () me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
[13] As saith () the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth () from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
[14] After whom is the king of Israel come out? () after whom dost thou pursue? () after a dead () dog, after a flea.
[15] The Lord therefore be judge, and judge () between me and thee, and see, () and plead () my cause, and deliver () me out of thine hand.
[16] And it came to pass, when David had made an end () of speaking () these words unto Saul, that Saul said, () Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up () his voice, and wept. ()
[17] And he said () to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded () me good, whereas I have rewarded () thee evil.
[18] And thou hast shewed () this day how that thou hast dealt () well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered () me into thine hand, thou killedst () me not.
[19] For if a man find () his enemy, () will he let him go () well away? wherefore the Lord reward () thee good for that thou hast done () unto me this day.
[20] And now, behold, I know well () that thou shalt surely () be king, () and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established () in thine hand.
[21] Swear () now therefore unto me by the Lord, that thou wilt not cut off () my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy () my name out of my father’s house.
[22] And David sware () unto Saul. And Saul went () home; but David and his men gat them up () unto the hold.

1 Samuel 24:1 Heb. after
1 Samuel 24:7 Heb. cut off
1 Samuel 24:15 Heb. judge
1 Samuel 24:18 Heb. shut up

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 24 (BYZ)

[1] [24:2] και εγενηθη ως ανεστρεψεν σαουλ απο οπισθεν των αλλοφυλων και απηγγελη αυτω λεγοντων οτι δαυιδ εν τη ερημω εγγαδδι
[2] [24:3] και ελαβεν μεθ εαυτου τρεις χιλιαδας ανδρων εκλεκτους εκ παντος ισραηλ και επορευθη ζητειν τον δαυιδ και τους ανδρας αυτου επι προσωπον σαδαιεμ
[3] [24:4] και ηλθεν εις τας αγελας των ποιμνιων τας επι της οδου και ην εκει σπηλαιον και σαουλ εισηλθεν παρασκευασασθαι και δαυιδ και οι ανδρες αυτου εσωτερον του σπηλαιου εκαθηντο
[4] [24:5] και ειπον οι ανδρες δαυιδ προς αυτον ιδου η ημερα αυτη ην ειπεν κυριος προς σε παραδουναι τον εχθρον σου εις τας χειρας σου και ποιησεις αυτω ως αγαθον εν οφθαλμοις σου και ανεστη δαυιδ και αφειλεν το πτερυγιον της διπλοιδος της σαουλ λαθραιως
[5] [24:6] και εγενηθη μετα ταυτα και επαταξεν καρδια δαυιδ αυτον οτι αφειλεν το πτερυγιον της διπλοιδος αυτου
[6] [24:7] και ειπεν δαυιδ προς τους ανδρας αυτου μηδαμως μοι παρα κυριου ει ποιησω το ρημα τουτο τω κυριω μου τω χριστω κυριου επενεγκαι χειρα μου επ αυτον οτι χριστος κυριου εστιν ουτος
[7] [24:8] και επεισεν δαυιδ τους ανδρας αυτου εν λογοις και ουκ εδωκεν αυτοις ανασταντας θανατωσαι τον σαουλ και ανεστη σαουλ και κατεβη εις την οδον
[8] [24:9] και ανεστη δαυιδ οπισω αυτου εκ του σπηλαιου και εβοησεν δαυιδ οπισω σαουλ λεγων κυριε βασιλευ και επεβλεψεν σαουλ εις τα οπισω αυτου και εκυψεν δαυιδ επι προσωπον αυτου επι την γην και προσεκυνησεν αυτω
[9] [24:10] και ειπεν δαυιδ προς σαουλ ινα τι ακουεις των λογων του λαου λεγοντων ιδου δαυιδ ζητει την ψυχην σου
[10] [24:11] ιδου εν τη ημερα ταυτη εορακασιν οι οφθαλμοι σου ως παρεδωκεν σε κυριος σημερον εις χειρα μου εν τω σπηλαιω και ουκ ηβουληθην αποκτειναι σε και εφεισαμην σου και ειπα ουκ εποισω χειρα μου επι κυριον μου οτι χριστος κυριου ουτος εστιν
[11] [24:12] και ιδου το πτερυγιον της διπλοιδος σου εν τη χειρι μου εγω αφηρηκα το πτερυγιον και ουκ απεκταγκα σε και γνωθι και ιδε σημερον οτι ουκ εστιν κακια εν τη χειρι μου ουδε ασεβεια και αθετησις και ουχ ημαρτηκα εις σε και συ δεσμευεις την ψυχην μου λαβειν αυτην
[12] [24:13] δικασαι κυριος ανα μεσον εμου και σου και εκδικησαι με κυριος εκ σου και η χειρ μου ουκ εσται επι σοι
[13] [24:14] καθως λεγεται η παραβολη η αρχαια εξ ανομων εξελευσεται πλημμελεια και η χειρ μου ουκ εσται επι σε
[14] [24:15] και νυν οπισω τινος συ εκπορευη βασιλευ ισραηλ οπισω τινος καταδιωκεις συ οπισω κυνος τεθνηκοτος και οπισω ψυλλου ενος
[15] [24:16] γενοιτο κυριος εις κριτην και δικαστην ανα μεσον εμου και ανα μεσον σου ιδοι κυριος και κριναι την κρισιν μου και δικασαι μοι εκ χειρος σου
[16] [24:17] και εγενετο ως συνετελεσεν δαυιδ τα ρηματα ταυτα λαλων προς σαουλ και ειπεν σαουλ η φωνη σου αυτη τεκνον δαυιδ και ηρεν την φωνην αυτου σαουλ και εκλαυσεν
[17] [24:18] και ειπεν σαουλ προς δαυιδ δικαιος συ υπερ εμε οτι συ ανταπεδωκας μοι αγαθα εγω δε ανταπεδωκα σοι κακα
[18] [24:19] και συ απηγγειλας μοι σημερον α εποιησας μοι αγαθα ως απεκλεισεν με κυριος σημερον εις χειρας σου και ουκ απεκτεινας με
[19] [24:20] και οτι ει ευροιτο τις τον εχθρον αυτου εν θλιψει και εκπεμψαι αυτον εν οδω αγαθη και κυριος ανταποτεισει αυτω αγαθα καθως πεποιηκας σημερον
[20] [24:21] και νυν ιδου εγω γινωσκω οτι βασιλευων βασιλευσεις και στησεται εν χερσιν σου βασιλεια ισραηλ
[21] [24:22] και νυν ομοσον μοι εν κυριω οτι ουκ εξολεθρευσεις το σπερμα μου οπισω μου και ουκ αφανιεις το ονομα μου εκ του οικου του πατρος μου
[22] [24:23] και ωμοσεν δαυιδ τω σαουλ και απηλθεν σαουλ εις τον τοπον αυτου και δαυιδ και οι ανδρες αυτου ανεβησαν εις την μεσσαρα στενην