1 Samuel 24:3-4
International Standard Version
3 He came to the sheepfolds beside the road. There was a cave there, and Saul went in to relieve himself.[a] Now David and his men were sitting in the inner recesses[b] of the cave.
4 David’s men told him, “Look, today is the day about which the Lord spoke to you when he said,[c] ‘I’ll give your enemy into your hand.’ Do to him whatever you want!”
David rose and stealthily cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.
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- 1 Samuel 24:3 Lit. to cover his feet
- 1 Samuel 24:3 Or in the interior
- 1 Samuel 24:4 The Heb. lacks when he said
1 Samuel 24:3-4
King James Version
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.
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