1 Samuel 24:4-17
4And the men of David said to him, a“Here is the day of which the Lord said to you, ‘Behold, I will give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.’” Then David arose and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. 5And afterward bDavid’s heart struck him, because he had cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. 6He said to his men, c“The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is dthe Lord’s anointed.” 7So David persuaded his men with these words eand did not permit them to attack Saul. And Saul rose up and left the cave and went on his way.8Afterward David also arose and went out of the cave, and called after Saul, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth and paid homage. 9And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David seeks your harm’? 10Behold, this day your eyes have seen how the Lord gave you today into my hand in the cave. fAnd some told me to kill you, but I spared you. ▼
▼Septuagint, Syriac, Targum; Hebrew it [my eye] spared you
I said, ‘I will not put out my hand against my lord, hfor he is the Lord’s anointed.’ 11See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For by the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that ithere is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though jyou hunt my life to take it. 12 kMay the Lord judge between me and you, may the Lord avenge me against you, but my hand shall not be against you. 13As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness.’ But my hand shall not be against you. 14After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? lAfter a dead dog! mAfter a flea! 15 nMay the Lord therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and oplead my cause and deliver me from your hand.” 16As soon as David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, p“Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept. 17He said to David, “You are more righteous than I, qfor you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil.
1 Samuel 31:8
8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.1 Samuel 31:11
11 rBut when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
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