1 Samuel 24:1
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David Spares Saul’s Life
24 [a]After Saul returned from fighting the Philistines, he was told that David had gone into the wilderness of En-gedi.
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- 24:1 Verses 24:1-22 are numbered 24:2-23 in Hebrew text.
1 Samuel 23:28-29
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28 So Saul quit chasing David and returned to fight the Philistines. Ever since that time, the place where David was camped has been called the Rock of Escape.[a] 29 [b]David then went to live in the strongholds of En-gedi.
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Hosea 7:3
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3 “The people entertain the king with their wickedness,
and the princes laugh at their lies.
Ezekiel 22:9
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9 People accuse others falsely and send them to their death. You are filled with idol worshipers and people who do obscene things.
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Proverbs 29:12
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12 If a ruler pays attention to liars,
all his advisers will be wicked.
Proverbs 25:5
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5 Remove the wicked from the king’s court,
and his reign will be made secure by justice.
1 Samuel 23:19
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19 But now the men of Ziph went to Saul in Gibeah and betrayed David to him. “We know where David is hiding,” they said. “He is in the strongholds of Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, which is in the southern part of Jeshimon.
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