¹⁷ Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard^(A) so that you may not be carried away by the error^(B) of the lawless^(C) and fall from your secure position.^(D)

¹³ He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would commit a sin by doing this, and then they would give me a bad name to discredit me.^(A)

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? ²⁰ Now, Your Majesty, come down whenever it pleases you to do so, and we will be responsible for giving^(D) him into your hands.”

²¹ Saul replied, “The Lord bless^(E) you for your concern^(F) for me.

⁷ He said to them, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make all of you commanders^(A) of thousands and commanders of hundreds? ⁸ Is that why you have all conspired^(B) against me? No one tells me when my son makes a covenant^(C) with the son of Jesse.^(D) None of you is concerned^(E) about me or tells me that my son has incited my servant to lie in wait for me, as he does today.”

⁹ But Doeg^(F) the Edomite, who was standing with Saul’s officials, said, “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelek son of Ahitub^(G) at Nob.^(H)