David Spares Saul’s Life

24 [a]After Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the Desert of En Gedi.(A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 24:1 In Hebrew texts 24:1-22 is numbered 24:2-23.

24 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 Engedi.

Read full chapter

28 Then Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why they call this place Sela Hammahlekoth.[a] 29 And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds(A) of En Gedi.[b](B)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 23:28 Sela Hammahlekoth means rock of parting.
  2. 1 Samuel 23:29 In Hebrew texts this verse (23:29) is numbered 24:1.

28 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.

29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.

Read full chapter

“They delight the king with their wickedness,
    the princes with their lies.(A)

Read full chapter

They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

Read full chapter

In you are slanderers(A) who are bent on shedding blood;(B) in you are those who eat at the mountain shrines(C) and commit lewd acts.(D)

Read full chapter

In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

Read full chapter

12 If a ruler(A) listens to lies,
    all his officials become wicked.(B)

Read full chapter

12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.

Read full chapter

remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(A)
    and his throne will be established(B) through righteousness.(C)

Read full chapter

Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Read full chapter

19 The Ziphites(A) went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us(B) in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hakilah,(C) south of Jeshimon?

Read full chapter

19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

Read full chapter