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World English Bible

1 Samuel 26 (WEBP)

[1] The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?”
[2] Then Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
[3] Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
[4] David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul had certainly come.
[5] Then David arose and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his army. Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped around him.
[6] Then David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?” Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”
[7] So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay around him.
[8] Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered up your enemy into your hand today. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.”
[9] David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against Yahweh’s anointed, and be guiltless?”
[10] David said, “As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down into battle and perish.
[11] Yahweh forbid that I should stretch out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let’s go.”
[12] So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head, and they went away. No man saw it, or knew it, nor did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Yahweh had fallen on them.
[13] Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain far away, a great space being between them;
[14] and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, “Don’t you answer, Abner?” Then Abner answered, “Who are you who calls to the king?”
[15] David said to Abner, “Aren’t you a man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy your lord the king.
[16] This thing isn’t good that you have done. As Yahweh lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, Yahweh’s anointed. Now see where the king’s spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.”
[17] Saul recognized David’s voice, and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.”
[18] He said, “Why does my lord pursue his servant? For what have I done? What evil is in my hand?
[19] Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is so that Yahweh has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, they are cursed before Yahweh; for they have driven me out today that I shouldn’t cling to Yahweh’s inheritance, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods!’
[20] Now therefore, don’t let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Yahweh; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
[21] Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes today. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.”
[22] David answered, “Behold the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and get it.
[23] Yahweh will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn’t stretch out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed.
[24] Behold, as your life was respected today in my eyes, so let my life be respected in Yahweh’s eyes, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.”
[25] Then Saul said to David, “You are blessed, my son David. You will both do mightily, and will surely prevail.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

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 26 (KJVS)

[1] And the Ziphites came () unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, () Doth not David hide () himself in the hill of Hachilah, [which is] before Jeshimon?
[2] Then Saul arose, () and went down () to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen () men of Israel with him, to seek () David in the wilderness of Ziph.
[3] And Saul pitched () in the hill of Hachilah, which [is] before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode () in the wilderness, and he saw () that Saul came () after him into the wilderness.
[4] David therefore sent out () spies, () and understood () that Saul was come () in very deed. ()
[5] And David arose, () and came () to the place where Saul had pitched: () and David beheld () the place where Saul lay, () and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay () in the trench, and the people pitched () round about him.
[6] Then answered () David and said () to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, () Who will go down () with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, () I will go down () with thee.
[7] So David and Abishai came () to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay () sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck () in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay () round about him.
[8] Then said () Abishai to David, God hath delivered () thine enemy () into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite () him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not [smite] him the second time. ()
[9] And David said () to Abishai, Destroy () him not: for who can stretch forth () his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless? ()
[10] David said () furthermore, [As] the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite () him; or his day shall come () to die; () or he shall descend () into battle, and perish. ()
[11] The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth () mine hand against the Lord’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take () thou now the spear that [is] at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go. ()
[12] So David took () the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, () and no man saw () [it], nor knew () [it], neither awaked: () for they [were] all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen () upon them.
[13] Then David went over () to the other side, and stood () on the top of an hill afar off; a great space [being] between them:
[14] And David cried () to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, () Answerest () thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered () and said, () Who [art] thou [that] criest () to the king?
[15] And David said () to Abner, [Art] not thou a [valiant] man? and who [is] like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept () thy lord the king? for there came () one of the people in to destroy () the king thy lord.
[16] This thing [is] not good that thou hast done. () [As] the Lord liveth, ye [are] worthy to die, because ye have not kept () your master, the Lord’s anointed. And now see () where the king’s spear [is], and the cruse of water that [was] at his bolster.
[17] And Saul knew () David’s voice, and said, () [Is] this thy voice, my son David? And David said, () [It is] my voice, my lord, O king.
[18] And he said, () Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue () after his servant? for what have I done? () or what evil [is] in mine hand?
[19] Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear () the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up () against me, let him accept () an offering: but if [they be] the children of men, cursed () [be] they before the Lord; for they have driven () me out this day from abiding () in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, () Go, () serve () other gods.
[20] Now therefore, let not my blood fall () to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out () to seek () a flea, as when one doth hunt () a partridge in the mountains.
[21] Then said () Saul, I have sinned: () return, () my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, () because my soul was precious () in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, () and have erred () exceedingly. ()
[22] And David answered () and said, () Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over () and fetch () it.
[23] The Lord render () to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered () thee into [my] hand to day, but I would () not stretch forth () mine hand against the Lord’s anointed.
[24] And, behold, as thy life was much set by () this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by () in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver () me out of all tribulation.
[25] Then Saul said () to David, Blessed () [be] thou, my son David: thou shalt both do () great () [things], and also shalt still () prevail. () So David went () on his way, and Saul returned () to his place.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 26 (BYZ)

[1] και ερχονται οι ζιφαιοι εκ της αυχμωδους προς τον σαουλ εις τον βουνον λεγοντες ιδου δαυιδ σκεπαζεται μεθ ημων εν τω βουνω του εχελα του κατα προσωπον του ιεσσαιμουν
[2] και ανεστη σαουλ και κατεβη εις την ερημον ζιφ και μετ αυτου τρεις χιλιαδες ανδρων εκλεκτοι εξ ισραηλ ζητειν τον δαυιδ εν τη ερημω ζιφ
[3] και παρενεβαλεν σαουλ εν τω βουνω του εχελα επι προσωπου του ιεσσαιμουν επι της οδου και δαυιδ εκαθισεν εν τη ερημω και ειδεν δαυιδ οτι ηκει σαουλ οπισω αυτου εις την ερημον
[4] και απεστειλεν δαυιδ κατασκοπους και εγνω οτι ηκει σαουλ ετοιμος εκ κειλα
[5] και ανεστη δαυιδ λαθρα και εισπορευεται εις τον τοπον ου εκαθευδεν εκει σαουλ και εκει αβεννηρ υιος νηρ αρχιστρατηγος αυτου και σαουλ εκαθευδεν εν λαμπηνη και ο λαος παρεμβεβληκως κυκλω αυτου
[6] και απεκριθη δαυιδ και ειπεν προς αχιμελεχ τον χετταιον και προς αβεσσα υιον σαρουιας αδελφον ιωαβ λεγων τις εισελευσεται μετ εμου προς σαουλ εις την παρεμβολην και ειπεν αβεσσα εγω εισελευσομαι μετα σου
[7] και εισπορευεται δαυιδ και αβεσσα εις τον λαον την νυκτα και ιδου σαουλ καθευδων υπνω εν λαμπηνη και το δορυ εμπεπηγος εις την γην προς κεφαλης αυτου και αβεννηρ και ο λαος αυτου εκαθευδεν κυκλω αυτου
[8] και ειπεν αβεσσα προς δαυιδ απεκλεισεν σημερον κυριος τον εχθρον σου εις τας χειρας σου και νυν παταξω αυτον τω δορατι εις την γην απαξ και ου δευτερωσω αυτω
[9] και ειπεν δαυιδ προς αβεσσα μη ταπεινωσης αυτον οτι τις εποισει χειρα αυτου επι χριστον κυριου και αθωωθησεται
[10] και ειπεν δαυιδ ζη κυριος εαν μη κυριος παιση αυτον η η ημερα αυτου ελθη και αποθανη η εις πολεμον καταβη και προστεθη
[11] μηδαμως μοι παρα κυριου επενεγκειν χειρα μου επι χριστον κυριου και νυν λαβε δη το δορυ απο προς κεφαλης αυτου και τον φακον του υδατος και απελθωμεν καθ εαυτους
[12] και ελαβεν δαυιδ το δορυ και τον φακον του υδατος απο προς κεφαλης αυτου και απηλθον καθ εαυτους και ουκ ην ο βλεπων και ουκ ην ο γινωσκων και ουκ ην ο εξεγειρομενος παντες υπνουντες οτι θαμβος κυριου επεπεσεν επ αυτους
[13] και διεβη δαυιδ εις το περαν και εστη επι την κορυφην του ορους μακροθεν και πολλη η οδος ανα μεσον αυτων
[14] και προσεκαλεσατο δαυιδ τον λαον και τω αβεννηρ ελαλησεν λεγων ουκ αποκριθησει αβεννηρ και απεκριθη αβεννηρ και ειπεν τις ει συ ο καλων με
[15] και ειπεν δαυιδ προς αβεννηρ ουκ ανηρ συ και τις ως συ εν ισραηλ και δια τι ου φυλασσεις τον κυριον σου τον βασιλεα οτι εισηλθεν εις εκ του λαου διαφθειραι τον βασιλεα κυριον σου
[16] και ουκ αγαθον το ρημα τουτο ο πεποιηκας ζη κυριος οτι υιοι θανατωσεως υμεις οι φυλασσοντες τον βασιλεα κυριον υμων τον χριστον κυριου και νυν ιδε δη το δορυ του βασιλεως και ο φακος του υδατος που εστιν τα προς κεφαλης αυτου
[17] και επεγνω σαουλ την φωνην του δαυιδ και ειπεν η φωνη σου αυτη τεκνον δαυιδ και ειπεν δαυιδ δουλος σου κυριε βασιλευ
[18] και ειπεν ινα τι τουτο καταδιωκει ο κυριος μου οπισω του δουλου αυτου οτι τι ημαρτηκα και τι ευρεθη εν εμοι αδικημα
[19] και νυν ακουσατω δη ο κυριος μου ο βασιλευς το ρημα του δουλου αυτου ει ο θεος επισειει σε επ εμε οσφρανθειη θυσιας σου και ει υιοι ανθρωπων επικαταρατοι ουτοι ενωπιον κυριου οτι εξεβαλον με σημερον μη εστηρισθαι εν κληρονομια κυριου λεγοντες πορευου δουλευε θεοις ετεροις
[20] και νυν μη πεσοι το αιμα μου επι την γην εξ εναντιας προσωπου κυριου οτι εξεληλυθεν ο βασιλευς ισραηλ ζητειν την ψυχην μου καθως καταδιωκει ο νυκτικοραξ εν τοις ορεσιν
[21] και ειπεν σαουλ ημαρτηκα επιστρεφε τεκνον δαυιδ οτι ου κακοποιησω σε ανθ ων εντιμος ψυχη μου εν οφθαλμοις σου εν τη σημερον μεματαιωμαι και ηγνοηκα πολλα σφοδρα
[22] και απεκριθη δαυιδ και ειπεν ιδου το δορυ του βασιλεως διελθετω εις των παιδαριων και λαβετω αυτο
[23] και κυριος επιστρεψει εκαστω τας δικαιοσυνας αυτου και την πιστιν αυτου ως παρεδωκεν σε κυριος σημερον εις χειρας μου και ουκ ηθελησα επενεγκειν χειρα μου επι χριστον κυριου
[24] και ιδου καθως εμεγαλυνθη η ψυχη σου σημερον εν ταυτη εν οφθαλμοις μου ουτως μεγαλυνθειη η ψυχη μου ενωπιον κυριου και σκεπασαι με και εξελειται με εκ πασης θλιψεως
[25] και ειπεν σαουλ προς δαυιδ ευλογημενος συ τεκνον και ποιων ποιησεις και δυναμενος δυνησει και απηλθεν δαυιδ εις την οδον αυτου και σαουλ ανεστρεψεν εις τον τοπον αυτου