My LORD’s Bible1 Samuel 26
1And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
וַיָּבֹאוּ הַזִּפִים אֶל־שָׁאוּל הַגִּבְעָתָה לֵאמֹר הֲלֹוא דָוִד מִסְתַּתֵּר בְּגִבְעַת הַחֲכִילָה עַל פְּנֵי הַיְשִׁימֹן׃ (3657)
See also: 1 Samuel 23:19, Psalms 54:1, Psalms 63:1, Psalms 140:2, Hebrews 11:38, Joshua 15:24, Joshua 15:55, 1 Samuel 19:19, 1 Samuel 26:3, 1 Chronicles 2:42, 1 Chronicles 28:4
2Then 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.
וַיָּקָם שָׁאוּל וַיֵּרֶד אֶל־מִדְבַּר־זִיף וְאִתֹּו שְׁלֹשֶׁת־אֲלָפִים אִישׁ בְּחוּרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־דָּוִד בְּמִדְבַּר־זִיף׃ (4961)
See also: 1 Samuel 24:2, Genesis 37:20, Numbers 24:1, 1 Samuel 13:2, 1 Samuel 23:23-25, 1 Samuel 24:17, Psalms 17:11, Psalms 38:12, Psalms 120:7, Psalms 140:4-9
3And 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.
וַיִּחַן שָׁאוּל בְּגִבְעַת הַחֲכִילָה אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי הַיְשִׁימֹן עַל־הַדָּרֶךְ וְדָוִד יֹשֵׁב בַּמִּדְבָּר וַיַּרְא כִּי בָא שָׁאוּל אַחֲרָיו הַמִּדְבָּרָה׃ (4099)
See also: 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 26:1
4David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.
וַיִּשְׁלַח דָּוִד מְרַגְּלִים וַיֵּדַע כִּי־בָא שָׁאוּל אֶל־נָכֹון׃ (1308)
5And 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.
וַיָּקָם דָּוִד וַיָּבֹא אֶל־הַמָּקֹום אֲשֶׁר חָנָה־שָׁם שָׁאוּל וַיַּרְא דָּוִד אֶת־הַמָּקֹום אֲשֶׁר שָׁכַב־שָׁם שָׁאוּל וְאַבְנֵר בֶּן־נֵר שַׂר־צְבָאֹו וְשָׁאוּל שֹׁכֵב בַּמַּעְגָּל וְהָעָם חֹנִים [סְבִיבֹתֹו כ] (סְבִיבֹתָיו׃ ק) (7264)
See also: 1 Samuel 17:55, 1 Samuel 17:20, 1 Samuel 14:50-51, 1 Samuel 9:1, 2 Samuel 2:8-12, 2 Samuel 3:7-8, 2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 3:33-38, 1 Chronicles 9:39
6Then 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.
וַיַּעַן דָּוִד וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ אֶל־אֲחִימֶלֶךְ הַחִתִּי וְאֶל־אֲבִישַׁי בֶּן־צְרוּיָה אֲחִי יֹואָב לֵאמֹר מִי־יֵרֵד אִתִּי אֶל־שָׁאוּל אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶה וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִישַׁי אֲנִי אֵרֵד עִמָּךְ׃ (4160)
See also: Judges 7:10-11, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 16:9, 1 Chronicles 2:16, 1 Chronicles 11:20, 1 Chronicles 18:12, Genesis 10:15, Genesis 15:20, Genesis 23:3, 1 Samuel 14:6-7, 2 Samuel 11:6, 2 Samuel 11:21, 2 Samuel 11:24, 2 Samuel 12:9, 2 Samuel 18:5, 2 Samuel 20:6, 2 Samuel 23:18, 2 Samuel 23:39, 1 Chronicles 2:15-16
7So 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.
וַיָּבֹא דָוִד וַאֲבִישַׁי ׀ אֶל־הָעָם לַיְלָה וְהִנֵּה שָׁאוּל שֹׁכֵב יָשֵׁן בַּמַּעְגָּל וַחֲנִיתֹו מְעוּכָה־בָאָרֶץ [מְרַאֲשֹׁתֹו כ] (מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו ק) וְאַבְנֵר וְהָעָם שֹׁכְבִים [סְבִיבֹתֹו כ] (סְבִיבֹתָיו׃ ק) (6593)
8Then 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.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִישַׁי אֶל־דָּוִד סִגַּר אֱלֹהִים הַיֹּום אֶת־אֹויִבְךָ בְּיָדֶךָ וְעַתָּה אַכֶּנּוּ נָא בַּחֲנִית וּבָאָרֶץ פַּעַם אַחַת וְלֹא אֶשְׁנֶה לֹו׃ (3917)
See also: 1 Samuel 24:4, Nahum 1:9, Proverbs 24:11, 1 Samuel 23:7, 1 Samuel 24:10, 1 Samuel 26:23, Job 12:14, Psalms 31:8, Jeremiah 40:15, Hosea 11:9, Matthew 5:39, Deuteronomy 32:30, Joshua 21:44, Judges 1:4, 1 Samuel 23:14, 1 Samuel 24:18-19, 2 Samuel 18:28, 2 Samuel 19:22, 2 Samuel 20:10, 2 Kings 6:21
9And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־אֲבִישַׁי אַל־תַּשְׁחִיתֵהוּ כִּי מִי שָׁלַח יָדֹו בִּמְשִׁיחַ יְהוָה וְנִקָּה׃ (2770)
See also: 2 Samuel 1:14, Exodus 22:28, 2 Samuel 1:16, Psalms 105:15, 1 Samuel 24:6-7, Psalms 119:61, 1 Samuel 25:33, 1 Samuel 26:16, 2 Samuel 19:21, Psalms 7:4, 1 Samuel 12:5, 1 Samuel 26:23, 2 Samuel 20:21, 2 Kings 8:15, Psalms 119:87, Lamentations 4:20, 1 Kings 21:3
10David 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.
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד חַי־יְהוָה כִּי אִם־יְהוָה יִגָּפֶנּוּ אֹו־יֹומֹו יָבֹוא וָמֵת אֹו בַמִּלְחָמָה יֵרֵד וְנִסְפָּה׃ (1642)
See also: Luke 18:7, Psalms 37:13, Genesis 47:29, Deuteronomy 31:14, Proverbs 24:16, Romans 12:19, 1 Samuel 25:38, 1 Samuel 31:6, Psalms 7:16, Psalms 31:15, Psalms 94:23, 1 Samuel 25:26, Deuteronomy 32:35, 1 Samuel 24:12, 1 Chronicles 17:8, Job 34:20, Psalms 59:10, Psalms 62:3, Psalms 63:10, Psalms 143:12
11The 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.
חָלִילָה לִּי מֵיהוָה מִשְּׁלֹחַ יָדִי בִּמְשִׁיחַ יְהוָה וְעַתָּה קַח־נָא אֶת־הַחֲנִית אֲשֶׁר [מְרַאֲשֹׁתֹו כ] (מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו ק) וְאֶת־צַפַּחַת הַמַּיִם וְנֵלֲכָה לָּנוּ׃ (6293)
See also: 1 Samuel 24:6, 1 Samuel 10:1, 1 Samuel 24:12, 1 Samuel 26:16, Psalms 17:3, 1 Samuel 26:23, 2 Samuel 1:14, 2 Samuel 1:16, 2 Samuel 23:17
12So 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.
וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד אֶת־הַחֲנִית וְאֶת־צַפַּחַת הַמַּיִם מֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵי שָׁאוּל וַיֵּלְכוּ לָהֶם וְאֵין רֹאֶה וְאֵין יֹודֵעַ וְאֵין מֵקִיץ כִּי כֻלָּם יְשֵׁנִים כִּי תַּרְדֵּמַת יְהוָה נָפְלָה עֲלֵיהֶם׃ (6214)
See also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 15:12, Isaiah 29:10, 1 Samuel 24:4, 1 Samuel 26:7, Esther 6:1, Psalms 76:6
13Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
וַיַּעֲבֹר דָּוִד הָעֵבֶר וַיַּעֲמֹד עַל־רֹאשׁ־הָהָר מֵרָחֹק רַב הַמָּקֹום בֵּינֵיהֶם׃ (2378)
14And 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?
וַיִּקְרָא דָוִד אֶל־הָעָם וְאֶל־אַבְנֵר בֶּן־נֵר לֵאמֹר הֲלֹוא תַעֲנֶה אַבְנֵר וַיַּעַן אַבְנֵר וַיֹּאמֶר מִי אַתָּה קָרָאתָ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ (4089)
See also: 2 Samuel 2:8
15And 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.
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־אַבְנֵר הֲלֹוא־אִישׁ אַתָּה וּמִי כָמֹוךָ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וְלָמָּה לֹא שָׁמַרְתָּ אֶל־אֲדֹנֶיךָ הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּי־בָא אַחַד הָעָם לְהַשְׁחִית אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲדֹנֶיךָ׃ (4757)
See also: Daniel 4:19
16This 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.
לֹא־טֹוב הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ חַי־יְהוָה כִּי בְנֵי־מָוֶת אַתֶּם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־שְׁמַרְתֶּם עַל־אֲדֹנֵיכֶם עַל־מְשִׁיחַ יְהוָה וְעַתָּה ׀ רְאֵה אֵי־חֲנִית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֶת־צַפַּחַת הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר [מְרַאֲשֹׁתֹו כ] (מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו׃ ק) (9667)
See also: 2 Samuel 12:5, 1 Samuel 20:31, 1 Samuel 26:9, 1 Samuel 26:11, 2 Samuel 19:28, 1 Kings 2:26, Psalms 79:11, Psalms 102:20, Ephesians 2:3, Deuteronomy 21:22, 1 Samuel 24:6, Lamentations 4:20
17And 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.
וַיַּכֵּר שָׁאוּל אֶת־קֹול דָּוִד וַיֹּאמֶר הֲקֹולְךָ זֶה בְּנִי דָוִד וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד קֹולִי אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ (2207)
18And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
וַיֹּאמֶר לָמָּה זֶּה אֲדֹנִי רֹדֵף אַחֲרֵי עַבְדֹּו כִּי מֶה עָשִׂיתִי וּמַה־בְּיָדִי רָעָה׃ (2211)
See also: 1 Samuel 24:9, 1 Samuel 24:11-14, Psalms 119:161, Psalms 7:3, Psalms 119:78, Daniel 6:22, Psalms 35:7, Psalms 59:3, Psalms 69:4, Mark 14:48, John 8:46, John 10:32, John 18:23, Genesis 20:9, 1 Samuel 17:29, 1 Samuel 29:8, Psalms 109:3, Jeremiah 37:18, Lamentations 3:52
19Now 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.
וְעַתָּה יִשְׁמַע־נָא אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵת דִּבְרֵי עַבְדֹּו אִם־יְהוָה הֱסִיתְךָ בִי יָרַח מִנְחָה וְאִם ׀ בְּנֵי הָאָדָם אֲרוּרִים הֵם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה כִּי־גֵרְשׁוּנִי הַיֹּום מֵהִסְתַּפֵּחַ בְּנַחֲלַת יְהוָה לֵאמֹר לֵךְ עֲבֹד אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים׃ (6074)
See also: Psalms 37:3, 2 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 16:11, 2 Samuel 20:19, Genesis 8:21, Joshua 22:25-27, 1 Samuel 18:10, 1 Chronicles 21:1, Psalms 27:12, Psalms 120:5, Galatians 1:8-9, Genesis 44:18, Leviticus 26:31, Deuteronomy 4:27-28, Deuteronomy 4:28, Deuteronomy 27:15, 1 Samuel 16:14-23, 1 Samuel 25:24, 2 Samuel 21:3, 2 Samuel 24:1
20Now 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.
וְעַתָּה אַל־יִפֹּל דָּמִי אַרְצָה מִנֶּגֶד פְּנֵי יְהוָה כִּי־יָצָא מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־פַּרְעֹשׁ אֶחָד כַּאֲשֶׁר יִרְדֹּף הַקֹּרֵא בֶּהָרִים׃ (4881)
See also: 1 Samuel 24:11, 1 Samuel 24:14, Psalms 124:6, Jeremiah 16:16, 1 Samuel 2:9, 1 Samuel 25:29, 2 Samuel 9:8, Psalms 49:5, Micah 7:2, Matthew 26:47, Matthew 26:55
21Then 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.
וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל חָטָאתִי שׁוּב בְּנִי־דָוִד כִּי לֹא־אָרַע לְךָ עֹוד תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר יָקְרָה נַפְשִׁי בְּעֵינֶיךָ הַיֹּום הַזֶּה הִנֵּה הִסְכַּלְתִּי וָאֶשְׁגֶּה הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד׃ (5329)
See also: Romans 12:20, 1 Samuel 24:17, 1 Samuel 15:24, Exodus 9:27, Proverbs 19:19, Numbers 22:34, 1 Samuel 15:30, Psalms 62:9, Psalms 72:14, Matthew 27:4, Exodus 10:16, Joshua 7:15, 1 Samuel 18:30, 1 Samuel 26:24, 1 Samuel 27:4, 2 Samuel 19:19, 2 Samuel 24:10, 2 Kings 1:13, 2 Kings 1:14, 1 Chronicles 21:8
22And David answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
וַיַּעַן דָּוִד וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה [הַחֲנִית כ] (חֲנִית ק) הַמֶּלֶךְ וְיַעֲבֹר אֶחָד מֵהַנְּעָרִים וְיִקָּחֶהָ׃ (2468)
23The 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.
וַיהוָה יָשִׁיב לָאִישׁ אֶת־צִדְקָתֹו וְאֶת־אֱמֻנָתֹו אֲשֶׁר נְתָנְךָ יְהוָה ׀ הַיֹּום בְּיָד וְלֹא אָבִיתִי לִשְׁלֹחַ יָדִי בִּמְשִׁיחַ יְהוָה׃ (4962)
See also: Psalms 25:21, Psalms 17:3, 1 Samuel 24:4, 2 Samuel 22:21, Psalms 18:23, Genesis 30:33, 1 Samuel 24:6-7, 1 Samuel 24:18, Psalms 18:24, Psalms 62:12, Titus 2:10, 1 Samuel 24:12, 1 Samuel 25:31, 1 Samuel 26:8, Job 33:26, Psalms 7:8-9, Psalms 18:20-26, 1 Samuel 22:14, 1 Samuel 26:9, 1 Samuel 26:11
24And, 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.
וְהִנֵּה כַּאֲשֶׁר גָּדְלָה נַפְשְׁךָ הַיֹּום הַזֶּה בְּעֵינָי כֵּן תִּגְדַּל נַפְשִׁי בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וְיַצִּלֵנִי מִכָּל־צָרָה׃ (2995)
See also: Psalms 54:7, Psalms 7:4, Psalms 34:17-18, Psalms 119:87, Matthew 5:7, 2 Corinthians 1:9-10, Genesis 48:16, 1 Samuel 26:21, 2 Samuel 22:1, 2 Kings 1:14, Psalms 18:1, Psalms 18:25, Psalms 18:48, Psalms 144:2, Matthew 7:2, Acts 14:22, 2 Thessalonians 3:2, Revelation 7:14
25Then 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.
וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶל־דָּוִד בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה בְּנִי דָוִד גַּם עָשֹׂה תַעֲשֶׂה וְגַם יָכֹל תּוּכָל וַיֵּלֶךְ דָּוִד לְדַרְכֹּו וְשָׁאוּל שָׁב לִמְקֹומֹו׃ (4314)
See also: Genesis 32:28, Numbers 24:9-10, 1 Samuel 24:19, Proverbs 26:25, Isaiah 54:17, Romans 8:37, Numbers 24:1, 1 Samuel 18:28, 1 Samuel 17:37, 1 Samuel 24:22, Hosea 12:4, Romans 8:35