Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
After
Saul had
returned
from pursuing
the Philistines, he
was
told
, “
David is in the wilderness of En-gedi. ”
And
it
cometh
to
pass
when
Saul hath
turned
back
from after
the Philistines, that
they
declare
to
him
, saying,
`Lo,
David `
is '
in the wilderness of En-gedi. '
So
Saul took
three thousand chosen men from
all Israel and went
to look
for
David and his men in
the region
of the Rocks of the Wild Goats .
And
Saul taketh
three thousand chosen men out
of
all Israel ,
and goeth
to seek
David and his men ,
on
the front
of the rocks of the wild goats ,
Soon
Saul
came
to
the sheepfolds
along
the road
, where
there was
a cave, and he
went
in to relieve
himself.
And David and his men were
hiding
in the recesses
of the cave.
and
he
cometh
in
unto
folds
of
the flock,
on
the way
, and
there `is'
a cave, and Saul
goeth
in to cover
his
feet;
and David and his men in the sides
of the cave are
abiding
.
So
David’s
men said
to
him, “This
is
the day about
which the
LORD
said to
you
, ‘Behold
, I will
deliver
your
enemy into your
hand, that
you
may
do
with
him as you
wish.’”
Then
David crept
up
secretly
and cut
off a
corner
of Saul’s
robe.
And
the
men of
David
say
unto
him, `Lo,
the day of
which Jehovah
said unto
thee
, Lo
, I am
giving
thine
enemy into thy
hand, and
thou
hast
done
to
him as it
is
good
in
thine
eyes;'
and
David riseth
and cutteth
off the
skirt
of the
upper
robe which
`is'
on
Saul
--
gently
.
Afterward
, David’s
conscience
was
stricken
because he had
cut off the corner
of
Saul’s
robe.
And
it
cometh
to
pass
afterwards
that
the
heart
of
David
smiteth
him
, because that
he hath
cut off the skirt
which
`is'
on
Saul,
So
he said
to his men, “The
LORD
forbid
that
I should
do such
a
thing to my master,
the LORD’s
anointed .
May
I
never
lift
my hand against him, since
he
is
the LORD’s
anointed. ”
and
he saith
to his men, `Far
be
it
from
me,
by
Jehovah;
I do not
do
this
thing to my lord
--
to
the anointed of
Jehovah
--
to
put
forth
my hand against him, for
the anointed of
Jehovah
he
`is'
. '
With
these
words
David restrained
his men, and he
did
not let
them rise up
against Saul .
Then
Saul left
the cave and went
on his
way .
And
David subdueth
his men by
words
, and hath
not permitted
them to
rise against Saul ;
and
Saul hath
risen
from
the cave ,
and goeth
on the
way ;
After
that,
David got
up
, went
out of
the cave, and called
out
to
Saul, “
My lord the
king! ”
When
Saul looked
behind him, David bowed
facedown
in
reverence
and
David riseth
afterwards
, and
goeth
out from
the cave, and calleth
after
Saul, saying,
`
My lord ,
O
king! '
And
Saul looketh
attentively
behind him, and
David boweth
--
face
to
the
earth
--
and
doth
obeisance.
and said
to Saul, “
Why do
you
listen
to
the words of men
who
say
, ‘Look
, David intends
to
harm
you’
?
And David
saith
to Saul, `
Why dost
thou
hear
the words of man
, saying
, Lo,
David is
seeking
thine
evil
?
Behold
, this day you
have seen
with
your
own
eyes that the
LORD
delivered
you
into my hand in the cave .
I
was
told
to kill
you
, but
I
spared
you
and said
, ‘
I will
not lift
my hand against my lord, since
he
is
the LORD’s
anointed. ’
Lo
, this day have thine
eyes seen
how
that Jehovah
hath
given
thee
to-day
into my hand in the cave ;
and
`one'
said
to slay
thee
, and `mine
eye'
hath
pity
on
thee
, and
I say,
I
do
not put
forth
my hand against my lord, for
the anointed of
Jehovah
he
`is'
.
See
, my father, look
at
the corner
of your
robe in my hand .
For I
cut
it
off, but
I did
not kill
you.
See
and
know that there is no
evil
or
rebellion
in my hands.
I have not sinned against you
, even
though
you
are
hunting me
down
to take my
life.
`And
, my father, see,
yea
see
the skirt
of thine
upper
robe in my hand ;
for by
cutting
off the
skirt
of
thy
upper
robe
, and
I have
not slain
thee,
know and
see
that there is not
in my hand
evil
and
transgression,
and
I have not sinned against thee
, and
thou
art
hunting my
soul
to take it!
May
the
LORD
judge between you
and
me, and may
the
LORD
take
vengeance
on
you
, but
my hand will
never
be
against
you.
`Jehovah
doth
judge between me and
thee
, and Jehovah
hath
avenged
me
of
thee
, and
my hand is
not
on
thee;
As the old
proverb
says
, ‘Wickedness
proceeds
from the wicked .’
But
my hand will
never
be
against
you
.
as saith
the simile
of
the
ancients
, From the wicked goeth
out
wickedness,
and
my hand is
not
on
thee
.
Against
whom has
the king of Israel come out? Whom are
you
pursuing? A dead dog ?
A
flea ?
`After
whom hath
the king of Israel come out? after
whom art
thou
pursuing? --
after
a dead dog !
after
one
flea !
May
the
LORD
be
our
judge and decide
between you
and
me .
May
He take
notice
and plead
my case
and deliver me from
your
hand. ”
And
Jehovah
hath
been
for
judge ,
and hath
judged
between me and
thee,
yea,
he seeth
and pleadeth
my cause,
and doth
deliver me out
of
thy
hand. '
When David had
finished
saying
these things
, Saul called
back
, “
Is that
your
voice, David
my son? ”
Then
Saul wept
aloud
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
when David completeth
to
speak
these words
unto
Saul
, that
Saul saith
, `
Is this
thy
voice, my son David
? '
and
Saul lifteth
up
his
voice,
and
weepeth.
and said
to
David, “You
are
more righteous than I ,
for you
have
rewarded
me with
good, though
I have rewarded
you
with
evil .
And he
saith
unto
David, `
More righteous thou
`art'
than I ;
for thou
hast
done
me good, and
I have done
thee
evil ;
And you
have
shown
this
day how well
you
have
dealt
with me ;
for
when
the
LORD
delivered
me into your
hand, you
did
not kill
me .
and thou
hast
declared
to-
day how that
thou
hast
done
good
with me ,
how
that
Jehovah
shut
me up
into thy
hand, and
thou
didst
not slay
me ,
When
a man finds
his enemy, does
he
let
him go
away unharmed?
May
the
LORD
reward
you
with
good for
what
you
have
done
for me this day.
and
that
a man doth
find
his enemy, and
hath
sent
him away in
a
good manner;
and
Jehovah
doth
repay
thee
good
for that
which
thou
didst
to
me this day.
Now I know
for
sure
that you
will
be
king
, and that
the kingdom of Israel will
be
established
in your
hands.
`And,
now ,
lo,
I have
known
that thou
dost
certainly
reign
, and the kingdom of Israel hath
stood
in thy
hand;
So
now, swear to me by the
LORD
that
you
will
not cut off my descendants
or
wipe
out
my name from my
father’s
house. ”
and,
now, swear to me by Jehovah
--
thou
dost
not cut off my seed
after
me,
nor
dost
thou
destroy
my name from the
house of
my
father
. '
So
David gave
his
oath
to Saul .
Then
Saul returned
home
, but
David and his men went
up to
the stronghold
.
And
David sweareth
to Saul ,
and
Saul goeth
unto
his
house
, and
David and his men have
gone
up unto
the fortress
.
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