Hello, and welcome
to His Words are Life.
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I'm Kelly Mowrer and today
we're going to read together
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in the book of 1 Samuel. We're
in the story of David as he
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flees from King Saul,
who is trying to kill him.
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Before we pick up the
story let's pray together.
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Dear Lord, thank you for
saving us, for redeeming us and
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we ask you to be our
Master as well as our Savior.
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May we, like David, commit our
whole heart to you and turn not
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from doing your
words. Now teach us your word
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in this time together. We love
you and thank you for loving us.
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Amen. We're reading in 1 Samuel,
chapter 22, and beginning
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with verse 9. Then
answered Doeg the Edomite,
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which was set over the servants
of Saul, and said, I saw the son
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of Jesse coming to Nob, to
Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
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And he inquired of the Lord
for him, and gave him victuals,
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and gave him the sword
of Goliath the Philistine.
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Then the king sent to
call Ahimelech the priest,
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the son of Ahitub. And all
his father's house, the priests
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that were in Nob: and they
came all of them to the king.
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And Saul said, Hear now, thou
son of Ahitub. And he answered,
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Here I am, my lord. And
Saul said unto him, Why have ye
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conspired against me, thou and
the son of Jesse, in that thou
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hast given him bread, and a
sword, and has inquired of God
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for him that he should
rise against me to lie in wait,
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as at this day? Then Ahimelech
answered the king and said,
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And who is so faithful among all
thy servants as David, which is
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the king's son in law, and goeth
at thy bidding, and is honorable
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in thine house? Did I then
begin to inquire of God for him?
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Be it far from me: let
not the king impute any thing
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unto his servant, nor to
all the house of my father:
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for thy servant knew nothing
of all this, less or more.
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And the king said, Thou shalt
surely die, Ahimelech, thou and
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all thy father's house. And
the king said unto the footmen
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that stood about him, Turn, and
slay the priests of the Lord;
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because their hand also is with
David, and because they knew
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when he fled, and did not shew
it to me. But the servants of
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the king would not put forth
their hand to fall upon the
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priests of the Lord. And the
king said to Doeg, Turn thou,
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and fall upon the priests.
And Doeg the Edomite turned,
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and he fell upon the priests,
and slew on that day fourscore
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and five persons that did wear
a linen ephod. and Nob, the city
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of the priests, smote he
with the edge of the sword,
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both men and women, children
and sucklings, and oxen and
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asses, and sheep with
the edge of the sword.
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And one of the sons of
Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub,
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named Abiathar,
escaped and fled after David.
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And Abiathar shewed
David that Saul had slain
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the Lord's priests. And David
said unto Abiathar, I knew it
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that day when Doeg
the Edomite was there,
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that he would surely tell Saul:
I have occasioned the death
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of all the persons
of thy father's house.
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Abide thou with me, fear
not: for he that seeketh my life
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seeketh thy life: but with
me thou shalt be in safeguard.
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We're continuing in the
book of 1 Samuel, chapter 23,
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and this is the
King James Version.
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Then they told David, saying,
Behold, the Philistines fight
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against Keilah, and
they rob the threshingfloors.
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Therefore David inquired of
the Lord, saying, Shall I go and
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smite these Philistines? And
the Lord said unto David, Go,
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and smite the Philistines,
and save Keilah. And David's men
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said unto him, Behold, we be
afraid here in Judah: how much
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more then if we come to
Keilah against the armies of
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the Philistines? Then David
inquired of the Lord yet again.
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And the Lord answered him, and
said, Arise go down to Keilah:
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for I will deliver the
Philistines into thine hand.
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So David and his men went
to Keilah, and fought with the
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Philistines, and brought away
their cattle, and smote them
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with a great slaughter. So
David saved the inhabitants
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of Keilah. And it came to
pass, when Abiathar the son of
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Ahimelech fled to David
to Keilah, that he came down
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with an ephod in his
hand. And it was told Saul
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that David was come to
Keilah. And Saul said, God hath
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delivered him into mine hand;
for he is shut in, by entering
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into a town that hath
gates and bars. And Saul called
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all the people together
to war, to go down to Keilah,
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to besiege David and his
men. And David knew that Saul
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secretly practiced mischief
against him; and he said to
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Abiathar the priest,
Bring hither the ephod.
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Then said David, O Lord
God of Israel, thy servant hath
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certainly heard that Saul
seeketh to come to Keilah,
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to destroy the city for my
sake. Will the men of Keilah
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deliver me up into his
hand? Will Saul come down,
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as thy servant hath heard? O
Lord God of Israel, I beseech
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thee, tell thy servant. And the
Lord said, He will come down.
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Then said David, Will the men
of Keilah deliver me and my men
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into the hand of Saul? And
the Lord said, They will deliver
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thee up. Then David and his
men, which were about 600, arose
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and departed out of Keilah, and
went whithersoever they could go
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And it was told Saul that
David was escaped from Keilah;
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and he forbare to go
forth. And David abode in the
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wilderness in strong holds,
and remained in a mountain
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in the wilderness of Ziph.
And Saul sought him every day,
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but God delivered him not
into his hand. And David saw
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that Saul was come out to seek
his life: and David was in the
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wilderness of Ziph in a
wood. And Jonathan, Saul's son
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arose and went to David
into the wood, and strengthened
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his hand in God. And he
said unto him, Fear not:
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for the hand of Saul my father
shall not find thee; and thou
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shalt be king over Israel,
and I shall be next unto thee;
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and that also Saul my
father knoweth. And they two
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made a covenant before
the Lord: and David abode
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in the wood, and
Jonathan went to his house.
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Then came up the Ziphites
to Saul to Gibeah, saying,
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Doth not David hide
himself with us in strong holds
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in the wood, in the hill of
Hachilah, which is on the south
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of Jeshimon? Now therefore, O
king, come down according to all
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the desire of thy soul to
come down; and our part shall be
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to deliver him into the
king's hand. And Saul said,
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Blessed be ye of the Lord;
for ye have compassion on me.
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Go, I pray you, prepare
yet, and know and see his place
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where his haunt is, and
who hath seen him there:
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for it is told me that
he dealeth very subtly.
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See therefore and take knowledge
of all the lurking places where
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he hideth himself, and come ye
again to me with the certainty,
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and I will go with you: and it
shall come to pass, if he be in
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the land that I will
search him out throughout all
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the thousands of Judah. And
they arose, and went to Ziph
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before Saul; but David and
his men were in the wilderness
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of Maon, in the plain
on the south of Jeshimon.
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Saul also and his men went to
seek him. And they told David:
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wherefore he came
down into a rock, and abode
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in the wilderness of Maon.
And when Saul heard that, he
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pursued after David in
the wilderness of Maon.
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And Saul went on this
side of the mountain, and David
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and his men on that side
of the mountain: and David
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made haste to get away for
fear of Saul; for Saul and his
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men compassed David and his
men round about to take them.
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But there came a messenger unto
Saul, saying, Haste thee, and
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come for the Philistines
have invaded the land.
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Wherefore Saul returned
from pursuing after David, and
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went against the Philistines:
therefore they called that place
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Selahammahlekoth. And
David went up form thence,
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and dwelt in
strong holds at Engedi.
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We're continuing to read
in 1st Samuel, chapter 24.
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This is the King James Version.
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And it came to pass, when
Saul was returned from following
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the Philistines, that it
was told him, saying, Behold,
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David is in the wilderness
of Engedi. Then Saul took 3,000
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chosen men out of all Israel,
and went to seek David and his
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men upon the rocks of the
wild goats. And he came to the
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sheepcotes by the way,
where there was a cave; and Saul
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went in to cover his feet:
and David and his men remained
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in the sides of the cave. And
the men of David said unto him,
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Behold, the day of which the
Lord said unto thee, Behold, I
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will deliver thine enemy
into thy hand, that thou mayest
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do to him as it
shall seem good unto thee.
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Then David arose, and cut off
the skirt of Saul's robe privily
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And it came to pass afterward,
that David's heart smote him,
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because he had cut off Saul's
skirt. And he said unto his men,
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the Lord forbid that I should
do this thing unto my master,
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the Lord's anointed, to stretch
forth mine hand against him,
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seeing he is the anointed
of the Lord. So David stayed
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his servants with these words,
and suffered them not to rise
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against Saul. But Saul rose
up out of the cave, and went
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on his way. David also
arose afterward, and went out of
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the cave, and cried after
Saul, saying, My lord the king.
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And when Saul looked behind
him, David stooped with his face
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to the earth, and bowed
himself. And David said to Saul,
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Wherefore hearest
thou men's words, saying,
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Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
Behold, this day thine eyes
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have seen how that the
Lord had delivered thee today
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into mine hand in the cave:
and some bade me kill thee:
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but mine eye spared thee;
and I said, I will not put forth
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mine hand against my lord;
for he is the Lord's anointed.
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Moreover, my father, see,
yea, see the skirt of thy robe
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in my hand: for in that I cut
off the skirt of thy robe, and
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killed thee not, know thou and
see that there is neither evil
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nor transgression in mine hand,
and I have not sinned against
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thee; yet thou
huntest my soul to take it.
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The Lord judge between me
and thee, and the Lord avenge me
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of thee: but mine hand
shall not be upon thee.
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As saith the proverb of the
ancients, Wickedness proceedeth
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from the wicked: but mine
hand shall not be upon thee.
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After whom is the king of Israel
come out? after whom dost thou
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pursue? after a dead dog, after
a flea. The Lord therefore be
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judge between me and thee,
and see, an plead my cause,
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and deliver me out of
thine hand. And it came to pass,
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when David had made an end of
speaking these words unto Saul,
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that Saul said, Is this
thy voice, my son David?
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And Saul lifted up his voice,
and wept. And he said to David,
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Thou art more righteous than I:
for thou hast rewarded me good,
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whereas I have rewarded
thee evil. And thou hast shewed
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this day how that thou
dealt well with me: forasmuch as
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when the Lord had delivered me
into thine hand, thou killedst
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me not. For if a man find his
enemy, will he let him go well
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away? wherefore the Lord reward
thee good for that thou hast
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done unto me this day. And now,
behold, I know well that thou
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shalt surely be king, and that
the kingdom of Israel shall be
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established in thine
hand. Swear now therefore
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unto me by the Lord, that thou
wilt not cut off my seed after
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me, and that thou wilt
not destroy my name out of my
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father's house. And David sware
unto Saul. And Saul went home;
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but David and his men
gat them up unto the hold.
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We're continuing in
1st Samuel, chapter 25,
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and this is the
King James Version.
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And Samuel died; and all
the Israelites were gathered
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together, and lamented
him, and buried him in his house
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at Ramah. And David arose,
and went down to the wilderness
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of Paran. And there was a
man in Maon, whose possessions
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were in Carmel; and the man
was very great, and he had 3,000
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sheep and a thousand goats:
and he was shearing his sheep
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in Carmel. Now the name of the
man was Nabal; and the name of
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his wife was Abigail:
and she was a woman of good
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understanding, and of
a beautiful countenance:
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but the man was
churlish and evil in his doings;
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and he was of the house of
Caleb. And David heard in the
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wilderness that Nabal did shear
his sheep. And David sent out
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ten young men, and David said
unto the young men, Get you up
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to Carmel, and go to
Nabal, and greet him in my name:
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And thus shall ye say to
him that liveth in prosperity,
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Peace be both to thee, and peace
be to thine house and peace be
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unto all that thou hast. And
now I have heard that thou hast
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shearers: now thy shepherds
which were with us, we hurt them
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not, neither was there
aught missing unto them, all
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the while they were in
Carmel. Ask thy young men, and
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they will shew thee. Wherefore
let the young men find favour
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in thine eyes: for we come in
a good day: give, I pray thee,
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whatsoever cometh to thine hand
unto thy servants, and to thy
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son David. And when David's
young men came, they spake
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to Nabal according to all those
words in the name of David,
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and ceased. And Nabal answered
David's servants, and said,
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who is David? and who is
the son of Jesse? there be many
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servants now a days that break
away every man from his master.
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Shall I then take my bread, and
my water, and my flesh that I
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have killed for my
shearers, and give it unto men,
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whom I know not whence they be?
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