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3 And David's Men faid unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the Armies of the Philistines?

4 Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD anfwered him and faid, Arife, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philiftines into thine Hand.

5 So David and his Men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philiftines, and brought away their Cattle, and fmote them with a great Slaughter: So David faved the Inhabitants of Keilah.

6 And it came to pafs when Abiathar the Son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an Ephod in his Hand.

7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah : and Saul faid, GOD hath delivered him into mine Hand; for he is fhut in, by entring into a Town that hath Gates and Bars.

8 And Saul called all the People together to War, to go down to Keilah, to befiege David and his Men.

9 And David knew that Saul fecretly practifed Mischief against him; and he faid to Abiathar the Prieft, Bring hither the Ephod.

10 Then faid David, O LORD GOD of Ifrael, thy Servant hath certainly heard that Saul feeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the City for my Sake.

11 Will the Men of Keilah deliver me up into his Hand? will Saul come down as thy Servant hath heard? O LORD GOD of Ifrael, I beseech thee, tell thy Servant. And the LORD faid, He will come down.

12 Then faid David, Will the Men of Keilah deliver me and my Men into the Hand of Saul? And the LORD faid, They will deliver thee up.

13 Then David and his Men which were about fix hundred, arofe and departed out of Keilah, and went whitherfoever they could go and it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah, and he forbare to go forth.

14 And David abode in the Wilderness in strong Holds, and remained in a Mountain in the Wilderness of Ziph: and Saul fought him every Day, but GOD delivered him not into his Hand.

15 And David faw that Saul was come out to feek his Life and David was in the Wilderness of Ziph in a Wood.

16 And Jonathan Saul's Son arofe, and went to David into the Wood, and ftrengthned his Hand in GOD.

17 And he faid unto him, Fear not for the Hand of Saul my Father fhall not find thee, and thou shalt be King over Ifrael, and I fhall be next unto thee; and that alfo Saul my Father knoweth.

18 And they two made a Covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the Wood, and Jonathan went to his House.

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e Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, faying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong Holds

PSAL. LIV.

To the chief Mufician on Neginoth,
Mafchil, a Pfalm of David, when the
Ziphims came and faid to Saul, doth
not David hide himself with us?
Ave me, O GOD, by thy NAME,

in the Wood, in the Hill of Sand judge me by thy STRENGTH. Hachilah, which is on the South of Jefhimon?

20 Now therefore, O King, come down, according to all the Defire of thy Soul to come down, and our Part fhall be to deliver him into the King's Hand.

21 And Saul faid, Bleffed be ye of the LORD; for have Compaffion on me.

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2 Hear my Prayer, O God; Give Ear to the Words of my Mouth.

3 For Strangers are rifen up against me, and Oppreffors feek after my Soul; they have not fet God before

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4 Behold, Gon is mine HELPER : the LORD is with them that uphold my Soul.

s He fhall reward Evil unto mine Enemies; cut them off in thy Truth, 6 I will freely facrifice unto thee; I will praise thy Name, O LORD, for it is good.

7 For he hath DELIVER'D me out 22 Go, I pray you, pre- of all TROUBLE: and mine Eye hath pare yet, and know and fee feen his Defire upon mine Enemies. his Place where his Haunt is, and who hath feen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.

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23 See therefore and take Knowledge of all the lurking Places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the Certainty, and I will go with you and it shall come to pass, if he be in the Land, that I will search him out throughout all the Thousands of Judah.

24 And they arofe, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his Men were in the Wilderness of Maon, in the Plain on the South of Jefhimon.

25 Saul alfo and his Men went to feek him; and they told David: wherefore he came down into a Rock, and abode in the Wilderness of Maon: and when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the Wilderness of Maon.

26 And Saul went on this fide of the Mountain, and David and his Men on that fide of the Mountain: and Da

vid made hafte to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his Men compaffed David and his Men round about to take

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27 But there came a Meffenger unto Saul, faying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the Land. 28 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that Place Selah-hammah-lekoth.

29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong Holds at En-gedi.

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1 David in a Cave at En-gedi having cut off Saul's Skirt, Spar eth his Life: 8 He fheweth thereby his Innocency.

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ND it came to pafs when Saul was returned from following the Philiftines, that it was told him, faying, Behold, David is in the Wilderness of Engedi.

2 Then Saul took three thousand chofen Men out of all Ifrael, and went to feek David and his Men upon the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

3 And he came to the Sheep-Cotes, by the Way, where was a Cave, and Saul went in to cover his Feet: and David and his Men remained in the Sides of the Cave:

4 And the Men of David faid unto him, Behold the Day of which the Lord faid unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine Enemy into thine Hand, that thou mayeft do to him as it fhall feem good unto thee. Then David atofe and cut

off the Skirt of Saul's Robe privily.

5 And it came to pafs afterward, that David's heart fmote him, because he had cut off Saul's Skirt.

6 And he faid unto his Men, The LORD forbid that I fhould do this Thing unto my Mafter the LORD's Anointed, to ftretch forth mine Hand against him, feeing he is the Anointed of the LORD.

7 So David stayed his Servants with thefe Words, and fuffered them not to rife against Saul: but Saul rose up out of the Cave, and went on his way.

8 David alfo arofe afterward, and went out of the Cavé, and cried after Saul, faying, My Lord the King. And when Saul looked behind him, David ftooped with his Face to the Earth, and bowed himself.

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9 And David faid to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou Mens Words, faying, Behold, David feeketh thy Hurt?

10 Behold, this Day thine Eyes have feen, how that the LORD had delivered thee To-day into mine Hand in the Cave and fome bade me kill thee, but mine Eye spared thee, and I faid, I will not put forth mine Hand against my LORD; for he is the LORD's Anointed.

11 Moreover, my Father, fee, yea, fee the Skirt of thy Robe in my Hand: for in that I cut off the Skirt of thy Robe, and killed thee not; know thou and fee that there is neither Evil nor Tranfgreffion in mine Hand, and I have not finned against thee; yet thou hunteft my Soul to take it.

12 The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine Hand shall not be upon thee. 13 As faith the Proverb of the Antients, Wickedness proceedeth from the Wicked: but mine Hand shall not be upon thee.

14 After whom is the King of Ifrael come out? after whom doft thou purfue? after a dead Dog, after a Flea. 15 The LORD therefore be Judge, and judge between me and thee, and fee, and plead my Cause, and deliver me out of thine Hand.

16 And it came to pafs when David had made an end of fpeaking thefe Words unto Saul, that Saul faid, Is this thy Voice, my Son David? And Saul lift up his Voice, and wept.

17 And he faid to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou haft rewarded me Good, whereas I have rewarded thee Evil.

18 And thou haft fhewed this Day, how that thou haft dealt well with me: forafmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine Hand, thou killedft me not.

19 For if a Man find his Enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee Good, for that thou haft done unto me this Day.

20 And now behold, I know well that thou fhalt surely be King, and that the Kingdom of Ifrael fhall be established in thine Hand.

21 Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my Seed after me, and that thou wilt not deftroy my Name out of my Father's House.

22 And David fware unto Saul: and Saul went home; but David and his Men gat them up unto the Hold.

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CHAP. XXV.

1 Samuel dieth. 10 David provoked by Nabal's Churlishness, mindeth to deftroy him. 14 Abigail by her Wisdom pacifieth David. 36 Nabal hearing thereof, dieth. 39 David marrieth her.

CHA P. XXVI.

Saul cometh to Hachilah against David. 4 David in the Trench ftayeth Abishai from killing Saul, but taketh his Spear and Crufe. 13 Abner reproved.

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ND the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, faying, Doth not David hide himself in the Hill of Hachilah which is before Jefhimon?

z Then Saul arofe, and went down to the Wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chofen Men of Ifrael with him, to feek David in the Wilderness of Ziph.

3 And Saul pitched in the Hill of Hachilah, which is before Jefhimon by the way: but David abode in the Wildernefs, and he faw that Saul came after him into the Wilderness.

4 David therefore fent out Spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.

5 And David arofe, and came to the Place where Saul had pitched and David beheld the Place where Saul lay, and Abner the Son of Ner, the Captain of his Hoft and Saul lay in the Trench, and the People pitched round about him.

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6 Then answered David and faid to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abifhai the Son of Zeruiah Brother to Joab, faying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the Camp? And Abifhai faid, I will go down with thee.

7 So David and Abifhai came to the People by Night, and behold, Saul lay fleeping within the Trench, and his Spear ftuck in the Ground at his Bolfter: but Abner and the People lay round about him.

8 Then faid Abishai to David, GOD hath delivered thine Enemy into thine Hand this Day: now therefore let me fmite him, I pray thee, with the Spear, even to the Earth at once, and I will not fmite him the fecond time.

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