²⁹ Yet a man has risen to pursue you and seek your life, but the life of my lord shall be ^(A)bound in the bundle of the living with the Lord your God; and the lives of your enemies He shall ^(B)sling out, as from the pocket of a sling.

²⁶ Then Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. ^(A)So David made haste to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men ^(B)were encircling David and his men to take them.

^27 (C)But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land!”

²⁶ and that they may come to their senses and ^(A)escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

²¹ Now it came to pass, after they had departed, that they came up out of the well and went and told King David, and said to David, ^(A)“Arise and cross over the water quickly. For thus has Ahithophel advised against you.” ²² So David and all the people who were with him arose and crossed over the Jordan. By morning light not one of them was left who had not gone over the Jordan.

² I will come upon him while he is ^(A)weary and weak, and make him ^[a]afraid. And all the people who are with him will flee, and I will ^(B)strike only the king.