Then David’s men said to him, “Behold, (A)this is the day of which the Lord said to you, ‘Behold; (B)I am about to hand your enemy over to you, and you shall do to him as it seems good [a]to you.’” Then David got up and cut off the edge of Saul’s robe secretly.

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  1. 1 Samuel 24:4 Lit in your eyes

The men said, “This is the day the Lord spoke(A) of when he said[a] to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hands for you to deal with as you wish.’”(B) Then David crept up unnoticed and cut(C) off a corner of Saul’s robe.

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  1. 1 Samuel 24:4 Or “Today the Lord is saying

29 Should anyone rise up to pursue you and to seek your [a]life, then the [b]life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the Lord your God; but the [c]lives of your enemies (A)He will sling out [d]as from the hollow of a sling.

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  1. 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul
  2. 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul
  3. 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul
  4. 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit in the midst of

29 Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life,(A) the life of my lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God, but the lives of your enemies he will hurl(B) away as from the pocket of a sling.(C)

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