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Samuel |
1:1: Now there was a certain man of
Ramathaim-zophim, of |
1:2: And he had two wives; the name of the
one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had
children, but Hannah had no children. |
1:3: And this man went up out of his city
yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in |
1:4: And when the time was that Elkanah
offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters,
portions: |
1:5: But unto Hannah he gave a worthy
portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. |
1:6: And her adversary also provoked her
sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. |
1:7: And as he did so year by year, when she
went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept,
and did not eat. |
1:8: Then said Elkanah her husband to her,
Hannah, why weepest thou? and why
eatest thou not? and why is thy heart
grieved? am not I better to thee than
ten sons? |
1:9: So Hannah rose up after they had eaten
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1:11: And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD
of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and
remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid
a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and
there shall no razor come upon his head. |
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1:23: And Elkanah her husband said unto her,
Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD
establish his word. So the woman
abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. |
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2:1: And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart
rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged
over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. |
2:2: There is none holy as the LORD: for
there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. |
2:3: Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let
not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and
by him actions are weighed. |
2:4: The bows of the mighty men are broken,
and they that stumbled are girded with strength. |
2:5: They that were full have hired out
themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren
hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. |
2:6: The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he
bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. |
2:7: The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich:
he bringeth low, and lifteth up. |
2:8: He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,
and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and
to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are
the LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them. |
2:9: He will keep the feet of his saints, and
the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. |
2:10: The adversaries of the LORD shall be
broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall
judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and
exalt the horn of his anointed. |
2:11: And Elkanah went to Ramah to his
house. And the child did minister unto
the LORD before Eli the priest. |
2:12: Now the sons of Eli were sons of
Belial; they knew not the LORD. |
2:13: And the priests' custom with the people
was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while
the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; |
2:14: And he struck it into the pan, or
kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took
for himself. So they did in Shiloh
unto all the Israelites that came thither. |
2:15: Also before they burnt the fat, the
priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to
roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. |
2:16: And if any man said unto him, Let them
not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul
desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and
if not, I will take it by force. |
2:17: Wherefore the sin of the young men was
very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD. |
2:18: But Samuel ministered before the LORD,
being a child, girded with a linen ephod. |
2:19: Moreover his mother made him a little
coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her
husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. |
2:20: And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife,
and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to
the LORD. And they went unto their own
home. |
2:21: And the LORD visited Hannah, so that
she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD. |
2:22: Now Eli was very old, and heard all
that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that
assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. |
2:23: And he said unto them, Why do ye such
things? for I hear of your evil
dealings by all this people. |
2:24: Nay, my sons; for it is no good report
that I hear: ye make the LORD's people to transgress. |
2:25: If one man sin against another, the
judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat
for him? Notwithstanding they
hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay
them. |
2:26: And the child Samuel grew on, and was
in favour both with the LORD, and also with men. |
2:27: And there came a man of God unto Eli,
and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house
of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house? |
2:28: And did I choose him out of all the
tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense,
to wear an ephod before me? and did I
give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the
children of Israel? |
2:29: Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and
at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy
sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings
of Israel my people? |
2:30: Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith,
I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before
me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour
me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. |
2:31: Behold, the days come, that I will cut
off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an
old man in thine house. |
2:32: And thou shalt see an enemy in my
habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall
not be an old man in thine house for ever. |
2:33: And the man of thine, whom I shall not
cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine
heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their
age. |
2:34: And this shall be a sign unto thee,
that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they
shall die both of them. |
2:35: And I will raise me up a faithful
priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my
mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine
anointed for ever. |
2:36: And it shall come to pass, that every
one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of
silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of
the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. |
3:1: And the child Samuel ministered unto the
LORD before Eli. And the word of the
LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision. |
3:2: And it came to pass at that time, when
Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could
not see; |
3:3: And ere the lamp of God went out in the
temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to
sleep; |
3:4: That the LORD called Samuel: and he
answered, Here am I. |
3:5: And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am
I; for thou calledst me. And he said,
I called not; lie down again. And he
went and lay down. |
3:6: And the LORD called yet again,
Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to
Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie
down again. |
3:7: Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD,
neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him. |
3:8: And the LORD called Samuel again the
third time. And he arose and went to
Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called
the child. |
3:9: Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie
down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for
thy servant heareth. So Samuel went
and lay down in his place. |
3:10: And the LORD came, and stood, and
called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel.
Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. |
3:11: And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I
will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth
it shall tingle. |
3:12: In that day I will perform against Eli
all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will
also make an end. |
3:13: For I have told him that I will judge
his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made
themselves vile, and he restrained them not. |
3:14: And therefore I have sworn unto the
house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with
sacrifice nor offering for ever. |
3:15: And Samuel lay until the morning, and
opened the doors of the house of the LORD.
And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. |
3:16: Then Eli called Samuel, and said,
Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here
am I. |
3:17: And he said, What is the thing that the
LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee
hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing
from me of all the things that he said unto thee. |
3:18: And Samuel told him every whit, and hid
nothing from him. And he said, It is
the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. |
3:19: And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with
him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. |
3:20: And all Israel from Dan even to
Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. |
3:21: And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh:
for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD. |
4:1: And the word of Samuel came to all
Israel. Now Israel went out against
the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines
pitched in Aphek. |
4:2: And the Philistines put themselves in
array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before
the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand
men. |
4:3: And when the people were come into the
camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day
before the Philistines? Let us fetch
the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it
cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. |
4:4: So the people sent to Shiloh, that they
might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which
dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas,
were there with the ark of the covenant of God. |
4:5: And when the ark of the covenant of the
LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the
earth rang again. |
4:6: And when the Philistines heard the noise
of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the
camp of the Hebrews? And they
understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp. |
4:7: And the Philistines were afraid, for
they said, God is come into the camp. And
they said, Woe unto us! for there hath
not been such a thing heretofore. |
4:8: Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of
these mighty Gods? these are the Gods
that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness. |
4:9: Be strong, and quit yourselves like men,
O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been
to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. |
4:10: And the Philistines fought, and Israel
was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very
great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. |
4:11: And the ark of God was taken; and the
two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. |
4:12: And there ran a man of Benjamin out of
the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with
earth upon his head. |
4:13: And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a
seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and
told it, all the city cried out. |
4:14: And when Eli heard the noise of the
crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. |
4:15: Now Eli was ninety and eight years old;
and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. |
4:16: And the man said unto Eli, I am he that
came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son? |
4:17: And the messenger answered and said,
Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great
slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are
dead, and the ark of God is taken. |
4:18: And it came to pass, when he made
mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the
side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and
heavy. And he had judged Israel forty
years. |
4:19: And his daughter in law, Phinehas'
wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings
that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband
were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. |
4:20: And about the time of her death the
women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a
son. But she answered not, neither did
she regard it. |
4:21: And she named the child I-chabod,
saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken,
and because of her father in law and her husband. |
4:22: And she said, The glory is departed
from Israel: for the ark of God is taken. |
5:1: And the Philistines took the ark of God,
and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. |
5:2: When the Philistines took the ark of God,
they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. |
5:3: And when they of Ashdod arose early on
the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the
ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon,
and set him in his place again. |
5:4: And when they arose early on the morrow
morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark
of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut
off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. |
5:5: Therefore neither the priests of Dagon,
nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in
Ashdod unto this day. |
5:6: But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon
them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even
Ashdod and the coasts thereof. |
5:7: And when the men of Ashdod saw that it
was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for
his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god. |
5:8: They sent therefore and gathered all the
lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark
of the God of Israel? And they
answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of
Israel about thither. |
5:9: And it was so, that, after they had
carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great
destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they
had emerods in their secret parts. |
5:10: Therefore they sent the ark of God to
Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark
of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought
about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people. |
5:11: So they sent and gathered together all
the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of
Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our
people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand
of God was very heavy there. |
5:12: And the men that died not were smitten
with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven. |
6:1: And the ark of the LORD was in the
country of the Philistines seven months. |
6:2: And the Philistines called for the
priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the
LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send
it to his place. |
6:3: And they said, If ye send away the ark
of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a
trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why
his hand is not removed from you. |
6:4: Then said they, What shall be the
trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and
five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines:
for one plague was on you all, and on your lords. |
6:5: Wherefore ye shall make images of your
emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory
unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you,
and from off your gods, and from off your land. |
6:6: Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts,
as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them,
did they not let the people go, and they departed? |
6:7: Now therefore make a new cart, and take
two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the
cart, and bring their calves home from them: |
6:8: And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it
upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass
offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. |
6:9: And see, if it goeth up by the way of
his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if
not, then we shall know that is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance
that happened to us. |
6:10: And the men did so; and took two milch
kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home: |
6:11: And they laid the ark of the LORD upon
the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their
emerods. |
6:12: And the kine took the straight way to
the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and
turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the
Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh. |
6:13: And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping
their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the
ark, and rejoiced to see it. |
6:14: And the cart came into the field of
Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and
they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto
the LORD. |
6:15: And the Levites took down the ark of
the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were,
and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt
offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD. |
6:16: And when the five lords of the
Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day. |
6:17: And these are the golden emerods which
the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod
one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; |
6:18: And the golden mice, according to the
number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both
of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel,
whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this
day in the field of Joshua, the Beth-shemite. |
6:19: And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh,
because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people
fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because
the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. |
6:20: And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who
is able to stand before this holy LORD God?
and to whom shall he go up from us? |
6:21: And they sent messengers to the
inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the
ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you. |
7:1: And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and
fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in
the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. |
7:2: And it came to pass, while the ark abode
in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all
the house of Israel lamented after the LORD. |
7:3: And Samuel spake unto all the house of
Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put
away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts
unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of
the Philistines. |
7:4: Then the children of Israel did put away
Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only. |
7:5: And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to
Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD. |
7:6: And they gathered together to Mizpeh,
and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day,
and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in
Mizpeh. |
7:7: And when the Philistines heard that the
children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the
Philistines went up against Israel. And
when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines. |
7:8: And the children of Israel said to
Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us
out of the hand of the Philistines. |
7:9: And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and
offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto
the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him. |
7:10: And as Samuel was offering up the burnt
offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD
thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and
discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel. |
7:11: And the men of Israel went out of
Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under
Beth-car. |
7:12: Then Samuel took a stone, and set it
between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying,
Hitherto hath the LORD helped us. |
7:13: So the Philistines were subdued, and
they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was
against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. |
7:14: And the cities which the Philistines
had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and
the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the
Philistines. And there was peace
between Israel and the Amorites. |
7:15: And Samuel judged Israel all the days
of his life. |
7:16: And he went from year to year in
circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those
places. |
7:17: And his return was to Ramah; for there
was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the
LORD. |
8:1: And it came to pass, when Samuel was
old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. |
8:2: Now the name of his firstborn was Joel;
and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. |
8:3: And his sons walked not in his ways, but
turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. |
8:4: Then all the elders of Israel gathered
themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, |
8:5: And said unto him, Behold, thou art old,
and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all
the nations. |
8:6: But the thing displeased Samuel, when
they said, Give us a king to judge us.
And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. |
8:7: And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken
unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have
not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over
them. |
8:8: According to all the works which they
have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this
day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also
unto thee. |
8:9: Now therefore hearken unto their voice:
howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king
that shall reign over them. |
8:10: And Samuel told all the words of the
LORD unto the people that asked of him a king. |
8:11: And he said, This will be the manner of
the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them
for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run
before his chariots. |
8:12: And he will appoint him captains over
thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground,
and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments
of his chariots. |
8:13: And he will take your daughters to be
confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. |
8:14: And he will take your fields, and your
vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his
servants. |
8:15: And he will take the tenth of your
seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. |
8:16: And he will take your menservants, and
your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them
to his work. |
8:17: He will take the tenth of your sheep:
and ye shall be his servants. |
8:18: And ye shall cry out in that day
because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not
hear you in that day. |
8:19: Nevertheless the people refused to obey
the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; |
8:20: That we also may be like all the
nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our
battles. |
8:21: And Samuel heard all the words of the
people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. |
8:22: And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken
unto their voice, and make them a king.
And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city. |
9:1: Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose
name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the
son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. |
9:2: And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a
choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of
Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher
than any of the people. |
9:3: And the asses of Kish Saul's father were
lost. And Kish said to Saul his son,
Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. |
9:4: And he passed through mount Ephraim, and
passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they
passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed
through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not. |
9:5: And when they were come to the land of
Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return;
lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us. |
9:6: And he said unto him, Behold now, there
is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith
cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our
way that we should go. |
9:7: Then said Saul to his servant, But,
behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and
there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we? |
9:8: And the servant answered Saul again, and
said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that
will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way. |
9:9: (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went
to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he
that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.) |
9:10: Then said Saul to his servant, Well
said; come, let us go. So they
went unto the city where the man of God was. |
9:11: And as they went up the
hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said
unto them, Is the seer here? |
9:12: And they answered them,
and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day
to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place: |
9:13: As soon as ye be come
into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high
place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth
bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this
time ye shall find him. |
9:14: And they went up into the
city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against
them, for to go up to the high place. |
9:15: Now the LORD had told
Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, |
9:16: To morrow about this time
I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him
to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the
hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry
is come unto me. |
9:17: And when Samuel saw Saul,
the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people. |
9:18: Then Saul drew near to
Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house
is. |
9:19: And Samuel answered Saul,
and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall
eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all
that is in thine heart. |
9:20: And as for thine asses
that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are
found. And on whom is all the desire
of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on
all thy father's house? |
9:21: And Saul answered and
said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families
of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore
then speakest thou so to me? |
9:22: And Samuel took Saul and
his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the
chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons. |
9:23: And Samuel said unto the
cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it
by thee. |
9:24: And the cook took up the
shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is
left! set it before thee, and eat: for
unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the
people. So Saul did eat with Samuel
that day. |
9:25: And when they were come
down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the
top of the house. |
9:26: And they arose early: and
it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the
top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of
them, he and Samuel, abroad. |
9:27: And as they were going
down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on
before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew
thee the word of God. |
10:1: Then Samuel took a vial
of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not
because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? |
10:2: When thou art departed
from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the
border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which
thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the
asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? |
10:3: Then shalt thou go on
forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there
shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids,
and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of
wine: |
10:4: And they will salute
thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their
hands. |
10:5: After that thou shalt
come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it
shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt
meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery,
and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: |
10:6: And the Spirit of the
LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be
turned into another man. |
10:7: And let it be, when these
signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is
with thee. |
10:8: And thou shalt go down
before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt
offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt
thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do. |
10:9: And it was so, that when
he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all
those signs came to pass that day. |
10:10: And when they came
thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of
God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. |
10:11: And it came to pass,
when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the
prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto
the son of Kish? Is Saul also among
the prophets? |
10:12: And one of the same
place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also
among the prophets? |
10:13: And when he had made an
end of prophesying, he came to the high place. |
10:14: And Saul's uncle said
unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye?
And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no
where, we came to Samuel. |
10:15: And Saul's uncle said,
Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you. |
10:16: And Saul said unto his
uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof
Samuel spake, he told him not. |
10:17: And Samuel called the
people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh; |
10:18: And said unto the
children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel
out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of
the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you: |
10:19: And ye have this day
rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your
tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the
LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. |
10:20: And when Samuel had
caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was
taken. |
10:21: When he had caused the
tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was
taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could
not be found. |
10:22: Therefore they enquired
of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid
himself among the stuff. |
10:23: And they ran and fetched
him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the
people from his shoulders and upward. |
10:24: And Samuel said to all
the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him
among all the people? And all the
people shouted, and said, God save the king. |
10:25: Then Samuel told the
people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up
before the LORD. And Samuel sent all
the people away, every man to his house. |
10:26: And Saul also went home
to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had
touched. |
10:27: But the children of
Belial said, How shall this man save us?
And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. |
11:1: Then Nahash the Ammonite
came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said
unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. |
11:2: And Nahash the Ammonite
answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may
thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel. |
11:3: And the elders of Jabesh
said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto
all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will
come out to thee. |
11:4: Then came the messengers
to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all
the people lifted up their voices, and wept. |
11:5: And, behold, Saul came
after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that
they weep? And they told him the
tidings of the men of Jabesh. |
11:6: And the Spirit of God came
upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly. |
11:7: And he took a yoke of
oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of
Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after
Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the
people, and they came out with one consent. |
11:8: And when he numbered them
in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of
Judah thirty thousand. |
11:9: And they said unto the
messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To
morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to
the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. |
11:10: Therefore the men of
Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all
that seemeth good unto you. |
11:11: And it was so on the
morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the
midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat
of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so
that two of them were not left together. |
11:12: And the people said unto
Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to
death. |
11:13: And Saul said, There
shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought
salvation in Israel. |
11:14: Then said Samuel to the
people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. |
11:15: And all the people went
to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there
they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul
and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. |
12:1: And Samuel said unto all
Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me,
and have made a king over you. |
12:2: And now, behold, the king
walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are
with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day. |
12:3: Behold, here I am:
witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I
taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe
to blind mine eyes therewith? and I
will restore it you. |
12:4: And they said, Thou hast
not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any
man's hand. |
12:5: And he said unto them,
The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that
ye have not found ought in my hand.
And they answered, He is witness. |
12:6: And Samuel said unto the
people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your
fathers up out of the land of Egypt. |
12:7: Now therefore stand
still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts
of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers. |
12:8: When Jacob was come into
Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and
Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in
this place. |
12:9: And when they forgat the
LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of
Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of
Moab, and they fought against them. |
12:10: And they cried unto the
LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have
served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our
enemies, and we will serve thee. |
12:11: And the LORD sent
Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the
hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe. |
12:12: And when ye saw that
Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me,
Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king. |
12:13: Now therefore behold the
king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over
you. |
12:14: If ye will fear the
LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the
commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth
over you continue following the LORD your God: |
12:15: But if ye will not obey
the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then
shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers. |
12:16: Now therefore stand and
see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes. |
12:17: Is it not wheat harvest
to day? I will call unto the LORD, and
he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your
wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking
you a king. |
12:18: So Samuel called unto
the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people
greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. |
12:19: And all the people said
unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not:
for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king. |
12:20: And Samuel said unto the
people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from
following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart; |
12:21: And turn ye not aside:
for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for
they are vain. |
12:22: For the LORD will not
forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the
LORD to make you his people. |
12:23: Moreover as for me, God
forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I
will teach you the good and the right way: |
12:24: Only fear the LORD, and
serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath
done for you. |
12:25: But if ye shall still do
wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king. |
13:1: Saul reigned one year;
and when he had reigned two years over Israel, |
13:2: Saul chose him three
thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and
in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and
the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. |
13:3: And Jonathan smote the
garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of
it. And Saul blew the trumpet
throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear. |
13:4: And all Israel heard say
that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was
had in abomination with the Philistines.
And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal. |
13:5: And the Philistines
gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots,
and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore
in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from
Beth-aven. |
13:6: When the men of Israel
saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the
people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in
high places, and in pits. |
13:7: And some of the Hebrews
went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all
the people followed him trembling. |
13:8: And he tarried seven
days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came
not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. |
13:9: And Saul said, Bring
hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. |
13:10: And it came to pass,
that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold,
Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him. |
13:11: And Samuel said, What
hast thou done? And Saul said, Because
I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within
the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at
Michmash; |
13:12: Therefore said I, The
Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made
supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt
offering. |
13:13: And Samuel said to Saul,
Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy
God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy
kingdom upon Israel for ever. |
13:14: But now thy kingdom
shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and
the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast
not kept that which the LORD commanded thee. |
13:15: And Samuel arose, and
gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were
present with him, about six hundred men. |
13:16: And Saul, and Jonathan
his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of
Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. |
13:17: And the spoilers came
out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned
unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual: |
13:18: And another company
turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned to the way of the
border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. |
13:19: Now there was no smith
found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the
Hebrews make them swords or spears: |
13:20: But all the Israelites
went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his
coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. |
13:21: Yet they had a file for
the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and
to sharpen the goads. |
13:22: So it came to pass in
the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand
of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with
Jonathan his son was there found. |
13:23: And the garrison of the
Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash. |
14:1: Now it came to pass upon
a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his
armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the
other side. But he told not his
father. |
14:2: And Saul tarried in the
uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the
people that were with him were about six hundred men; |
14:3: And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub,
I-chabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD's priest in
Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the
people knew not that Jonathan was gone. |
14:4: And between the passages,
by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was
a sharp rock on the one side and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name
of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. |
14:5: The forefront of the one
was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over
against Gibeah. |
14:6: And Jonathan said to the
young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of
these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is
no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few. |
14:7: And his armourbearer said
unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee
according to thy heart. |
14:8: Then said Jonathan,
Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto
them. |
14:9: If they say thus unto us,
Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will
not go up unto them. |
14:10: But if they say thus,
Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into
our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us. |
14:11: And both of them
discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the
Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they
had hid themselves. |
14:12: And the men of the
garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and
we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan
said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered
them into the hand of Israel. |
14:13: And Jonathan climbed up
upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they
fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him. |
14:14: And that first
slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men,
within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow. |
14:15: And there was trembling
in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the
spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great
trembling. |
14:16: And the watchmen of Saul
in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and
they went on beating down one another. |
14:17: Then said Saul unto the
people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold,
Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there. |
14:18: And Saul said unto
Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God.
For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel. |
14:19: And it came to pass,
while Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the
Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw
thine hand. |
14:20: And Saul and all the
people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle:
and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very
great discomfiture. |
14:21: Moreover the Hebrews
that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into
the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the
Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan. |
14:22: Likewise all the men of
Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the
Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle. |
14:23: So the LORD saved Israel
that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth-aven. |
14:24: And the men of Israel
were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be
the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine
enemies. So none of the people tasted
any food. |
14:25: And all they of the land
came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. |
14:26: And when the people were
come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his
mouth: for the people feared the oath. |
14:27: But Jonathan heard not
when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the
end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put
his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened. |
14:28: Then answered one of the
people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath,
saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint. |
14:29: Then said Jonathan, My
father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been
enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey. |
14:30: How much more, if haply
the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they
found? for had there not been now a
much greater slaughter among the Philistines? |
14:31: And they smote the
Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very
faint. |
14:32: And the people flew upon
the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground:
and the people did eat them with the blood. |
14:33: Then they told Saul,
saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the
blood. And he said, Ye have
transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day. |
14:34: And Saul said, Disperse
yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his
ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against
the LORD in eating with the blood. And
all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them
there. |
14:35: And Saul built an altar
unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD. |
14:36: And Saul said, Let us go
down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light,
and let us not leave a man of them.
And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near
hither unto God. |
14:37: And Saul asked counsel
of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of
Israel? But he answered him not that
day. |
14:38: And Saul said, Draw ye
near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin
hath been this day. |
14:39: For, as the LORD liveth,
which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely
die. But there was not a man among all
the people that answered him. |
14:40: Then said he unto all
Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other
side. And the people said unto Saul,
Do what seemeth good unto thee. |
14:41: Therefore Saul said unto
the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot.
And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped. |
14:42: And Saul said, Cast lots
between me and Jonathan my son. And
Jonathan was taken. |
14:43: Then Saul said to
Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done.
And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with
the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die. |
14:44: And Saul answered, God
do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. |
14:45: And the people said unto
Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in
Israel? God forbid: as the LORD
liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath
wrought with God this day. So the
people rescued Jonathan, that he died not. |
14:46: Then Saul went up from
following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place. |
14:47: So Saul took the kingdom
over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab,
and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of
Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he
vexed them. |
14:48: And he gathered an host,
and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that
spoiled them. |
14:49: Now the sons of Saul
were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua: and the names of his two daughters
were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger
Michal: |
14:50: And the name of Saul's
wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his
host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. |
14:51: And Kish was the father
of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. |
14:52: And there was sore war
against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man,
or any valiant man, he took him unto him. |
15:1: Samuel also said unto
Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over
Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD. |
15:2: Thus saith the LORD of
hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him
in the way, when he came up from Egypt. |
15:3: Now go and smite Amalek,
and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man
and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. |
15:4: And Saul gathered the
people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen,
and ten thousand men of Judah. |
15:5: And Saul came to a city
of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. |
15:6: And Saul said unto the
Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy
you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when
they came up out of Egypt. So the
Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. |
15:7: And Saul smote the
Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against
Egypt. |
15:8: And he took Agag the king
of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge
of the sword. |
15:9: But Saul and the people
spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings,
and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but
every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. |
15:10: Then came the word of
the LORD unto Samuel, saying, |
15:11: It repenteth me that I
have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and
hath not performed my commandments.
And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night. |
15:12: And when Samuel rose
early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to
Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on,
and gone down to Gilgal. |
15:13: And Samuel came to Saul:
and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the
commandment of the LORD. |
15:14: And Samuel said, What
meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the
oxen which I hear? |
15:15: And Saul said, They have
brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep
and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have
utterly destroyed. |
15:16: Then Samuel said unto
Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this
night. And he said unto him, Say on. |
15:17: And Samuel said, When
thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the
tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel? |
15:18: And the LORD sent thee
on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites,
and fight against them until they be consumed. |
15:19: Wherefore then didst
thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst
evil in the sight of the LORD? |
15:20: And Saul said unto
Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which
the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly
destroyed the Amalekites. |
15:21: But the people took of
the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been
utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal. |
15:22: And Samuel said, Hath
the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying
the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey
is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. |
15:23: For rebellion is as the
sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the
LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. |
15:24: And Saul said unto
Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD,
and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. |
15:25: Now therefore, I pray
thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD. |
15:26: And Samuel said unto
Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the
LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. |
15:27: And as Samuel turned
about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. |
15:28: And Samuel said unto
him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath
given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou. |
15:29: And also the Strength of
Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent. |
15:30: Then he said, I have
sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and
before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God. |
15:31: So Samuel turned again
after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD. |
15:32: Then said Samuel, Bring
ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of
death is past. |
15:33: And Samuel said, As thy
sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among
women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces
before the LORD in Gilgal. |
15:34: Then Samuel went to
Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul. |
15:35: And Samuel came no more
to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul:
and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. |
16:1: And the LORD said unto
Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from
reigning over Israel? fill thine horn
with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have
provided me a king among his sons. |
16:2: And Samuel said, How can
I go? if Saul hear it, he Will kill
me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer
with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD. |
16:3: And call Jesse to the
sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint
unto me him whom I name unto thee. |
16:4: And Samuel did that which
the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem.
And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest
thou peaceably? |
16:5: And he said, Peaceably: I
am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to
the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse
and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. |
16:6: And it came to pass, when
they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed
is before him. |
16:7: But the LORD said unto
Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because
I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on
the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. |
16:8: Then Jesse called
Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel.
And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. |
16:9: Then Jesse made Shammah
to pass by. And he said, Neither hath
the LORD chosen this. |
16:10: Again, Jesse made seven
of his sons to pass before Samuel. And
Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. |
16:11: And Samuel said unto
Jesse, Are here all thy children? And
he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the
sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse,
Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. |
16:12: And he sent, and brought
him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal
of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for
this is he. |
16:13: Then Samuel took the
horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of
the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. |
16:14: But the Spirit of the
LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. |
16:15: And Saul's servants said
unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. |
16:16: Let our lord now command
thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning
player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God
is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. |
16:17: And Saul said unto his
servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. |
16:18: Then answered one of the
servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that
is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and
prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him. |
16:19: Wherefore Saul sent
messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the
sheep. |
16:20: And Jesse took an ass
laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his
son unto Saul. |
16:21: And David came to Saul,
and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his
armourbearer. |
16:22: And Saul sent to Jesse,
saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in
my sight. |
16:23: And it came to pass,
when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and
played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil
spirit departed from him. |
17:1: Now the Philistines
gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at
Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in
Ephes-dammim. |
17:2: And Saul and the men of
Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the
battle in array against the Philistines. |
17:3: And the Philistines stood
on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other
side: and there was a valley between them. |
17:4: And there went out a
champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose
height was six cubits and a span. |
17:5: And he had an helmet of
brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of
the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. |
17:6: And he had greaves of
brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. |
17:7: And the staff of his
spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred
shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. |
17:8: And he stood and cried
unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set
your battle in array? am not I a
Philistine, and ye servants to Saul?
choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. |
17:9: If he be able to fight
with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail
against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us. |
17:10: And the Philistine said,
I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight
together. |
17:11: When Saul and all Israel
heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. |
17:12: Now David was the son of
that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight
sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. |
17:13: And the three eldest
sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his
three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto
him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. |
17:14: And David was the
youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul. |
17:15: But David went and
returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem. |
17:16: And the Philistine drew
near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. |
17:17: And Jesse said unto
David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and
these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren; |
17:18: And carry these ten
cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare,
and take their pledge. |
17:19: Now Saul, and they, and
all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the
Philistines. |
17:20: And David rose up early
in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as
Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going
forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. |
17:21: For Israel and the
Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army. |
17:22: And David left his
carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army,
and came and saluted his brethren. |
17:23: And as he talked with
them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by
name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same
words: and David heard them. |
17:24: And all the men of
Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. |
17:25: And the men of Israel
said, Have ye seen this man that is come up?
surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who
killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him
his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel. |
17:26: And David spake to the
men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth
this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine,
that he should defy the armies of the living God? |
17:27: And the people answered
him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth
him. |
17:28: And Eliab his eldest
brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled
against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep
in the wilderness? I know thy pride,
and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest
see the battle. |
17:29: And David said, What
have I now done? Is there not a cause? |
17:30: And he turned from him
toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him
again after the former manner. |
17:31: And when the words were
heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for
him. |
17:32: And David said to Saul,
Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with
this Philistine. |
17:33: And Saul said to David,
Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou
art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. |
17:34: And David said unto
Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear,
and took a lamb out of the flock: |
17:35: And I went out after
him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose
against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. |
17:36: Thy servant slew both
the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of
them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. |
17:37: David said moreover, The
LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the
bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD
be with thee. |
17:38: And Saul armed David
with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed
him with a coat of mail. |
17:39: And David girded his
sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with
these; for I have not proved them. And
David put them off him. |
17:40: And he took his staff in
his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in
a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his
hand: and he drew near to the Philistine. |
17:41: And the Philistine came
on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before
him. |
17:42: And when the Philistine
looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and
ruddy, and of a fair countenance. |
17:43: And the Philistine said
unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his
gods. |
17:44: And the Philistine said
to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air,
and to the beasts of the field. |
17:45: Then said David to the
Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a
shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the
armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. |
17:46: This day will the LORD
deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from
thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day
unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the
earth may know that there is a God in Israel. |
17:47: And all this assembly
shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the
LORD's, and he will give you into our hands. |
17:48: And it came to pass,
when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David
hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. |
17:49: And David put his hand
in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine
in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his
face to the earth. |
17:50: So David prevailed over
the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and
slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. |
17:51: Therefore David ran, and
stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath
thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion
was dead, they fled. |
17:52: And the men of Israel
and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come
to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron.
And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim,
even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. |
17:53: And the children of
Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their
tents. |
17:54: And David took the head
of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his
tent. |
17:55: And when Saul saw David
go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host,
Abner, whose son is this youth? And
Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. |
17:56: And the king said,
Enquire thou whose son the stripling is. |
17:57: And as David returned
from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before
Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. |
17:58: And Saul said to him,
Whose son art thou, thou young man?
And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the
Bethlehemite. |
18:1: And it came to pass, when
he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit
with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. |
18:2: And Saul took him that
day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. |
18:3: Then Jonathan and David
made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. |
18:4: And Jonathan stripped
himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his
garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. |
18:5: And David went out
whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him
over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and
also in the sight of Saul's servants. |
18:6: And it came to pass as
they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that
the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king
Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick. |
18:7: And the women answered
one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and
David his ten thousands. |
18:8: And Saul was very wroth,
and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten
thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have
more but the kingdom? |
18:9: And Saul eyed David from
that day and forward. |
18:10: And it came to pass on
the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied
in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times:
and there was a javelin in Saul's hand. |
18:11: And Saul cast the
javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence
twice. |
18:12: And Saul was afraid of
David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul. |
18:13: Therefore Saul removed
him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and
came in before the people. |
18:14: And David behaved
himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him. |
18:15: Wherefore when Saul saw
that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. |
18:16: But all Israel and Judah
loved David, because he went out and came in before them. |
18:17: And Saul said to David,
Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou
valiant for me, and fight the LORD's battles.
For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the
Philistines be upon him. |
18:18: And David said unto
Saul, Who am I? and what is my life,
or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king? |
18:19: But it came to pass at
the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she
was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. |
18:20: And Michal Saul's
daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. |
18:21: And Saul said, I will
give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the
Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt
this day be my son in law in the one of the twain. |
18:22: And Saul commanded his
servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath
delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's
son in law. |
18:23: And Saul's servants
spake those words in the ears of David.
And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in
law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed? |
18:24: And the servants of Saul
told him, saying, On this manner spake David. |
18:25: And Saul said, Thus
shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred
foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the
hand of the Philistines. |
18:26: And when his servants
told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law:
and the days were not expired. |
18:27: Wherefore David arose
and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and
David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king,
that he might be the king's son in law.
And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. |
18:28: And Saul saw and knew
that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him. |
18:29: And Saul was yet the
more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually. |
18:30: Then the princes of the
Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that
David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his
name was much set by. |
19:1: And Saul spake to
Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. |
19:2: But Jonathan Saul's son
delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father
seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until
the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself: |
19:3: And I will go out and
stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with
my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee. |
19:4: And Jonathan spake good
of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin
against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee,
and because his works have been to theeward very good: |
19:5: For he did put his life
in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation
for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou
sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause? |
19:6: And Saul hearkened unto
the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be
slain. |
19:7: And Jonathan called
David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he
was in his presence, as in times past. |
19:8: And there was war again:
and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a
great slaughter; and they fled from him. |
19:9: And the evil spirit from
the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand:
and David played with his hand. |
19:10: And Saul sought to smite
David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's
presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped
that night. |
19:11: Saul also sent
messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning:
and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night,
to morrow thou shalt be slain. |
19:12: So Michal let David down
through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. |
19:13: And Michal took an
image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his
bolster, and covered it with a cloth. |
19:14: And when Saul sent
messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. |
19:15: And Saul sent the
messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I
may slay him. |
19:16: And when the messengers
were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats'
hair for his bolster. |
19:17: And Saul said unto
Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is
escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He
said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee? |
19:18: So David fled, and
escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to
him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt
in Naioth. |
19:19: And it was told Saul,
saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah. |
19:20: And Saul sent messengers
to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and
Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the
messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. |
19:21: And when it was told
Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third
time, and they prophesied also. |
19:22: Then went he also to
Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said,
Where are Samuel and David? And one
said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. |
19:23: And he went thither to
Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and
prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. |
19:24: And he stripped off his
clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked
all that day and all that night.
Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? |
20:1: And David fled from
Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that
he seeketh my life? |
20:2: And he said unto him, God
forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or
small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing
from me? it is not so. |
20:3: And David sware moreover,
and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes;
and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as
the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and
death. |
20:4: Then said Jonathan unto
David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee. |
20:5: And David said unto
Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit
with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field
unto the third day at even. |
20:6: If thy father at all miss
me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to
Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family. |
20:7: If he say thus, It is
well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure
that evil is determined by him. |
20:8: Therefore thou shalt deal
kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of
the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me
thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father? |
20:9: And Jonathan said, Far be
it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father
to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? |
20:10: Then said David to
Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what
if thy father answer thee roughly? |
20:11: And Jonathan said unto
David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the
field. |
20:12: And Jonathan said unto
David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow
any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I
then send not unto thee, and shew it thee; |
20:13: The LORD do so and much
more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will
shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD
be with thee, as he hath been with my father. |
20:14: And thou shalt not only
while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not: |
20:15: But also thou shalt not
cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut
off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth. |
20:16: So Jonathan made a
covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the
hand of David's enemies. |
20:17: And Jonathan caused
David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his
own soul. |
20:18: Then Jonathan said to
David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat
will be empty. |
20:19: And when thou hast
stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place
where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain
by the stone Ezel. |
20:20: And I will shoot three
arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark. |
20:21: And, behold, I will send
a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows.
If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side
of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt;
as the LORD liveth. |
20:22: But if I say thus unto
the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD
hath sent thee away. |
20:23: And as touching the
matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and
me for ever. |
20:24: So David hid himself in
the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. |
20:25: And the king sat upon
his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan
arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty. |
20:26: Nevertheless Saul spake
not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is
not clean; surely he is not clean. |
20:27: And it came to pass on
the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was
empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of
Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day? |
20:28: And Jonathan answered
Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem: |
20:29: And he said, Let me go,
I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he
hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes,
let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's
table. |
20:30: Then Saul's anger was
kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse
rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to
thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness? |
20:31: For as long as the son
of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy
kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch
him unto me, for he shall surely die. |
20:32: And Jonathan answered
Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done? |
20:33: And Saul cast a javelin
at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his
father to slay David. |
20:34: So Jonathan arose from
the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month:
for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame. |
20:35: And it came to pass in
the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with
David, and a little lad with him. |
20:36: And he said unto his
lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond
him. |
20:37: And when the lad was
come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after
the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee? |
20:38: And Jonathan cried after
the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not.
And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. |
20:39: But the lad knew not any
thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter. |
20:40: And Jonathan gave his
artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city. |
20:41: And as soon as the lad
was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face
to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another,
and wept one with another, until David exceeded. |
20:42: And Jonathan said to
David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the
LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy
seed for ever. And he arose and departed:
and Jonathan went into the city. |
21:1: Then came David to Nob to
Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and
said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? |
21:2: And David said unto
Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said
unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee,
and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and
such a place. |
21:3: Now therefore what is
under thine hand? give me five loaves
of bread in mine hand, or what there is present. |
21:4: And the priest answered
David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is
hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women. |
21:5: And David answered the
priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about
these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are
holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified
this day in the vessel. |
21:6: So the priest gave him
hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was
taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken
away. |
21:7: Now a certain man of the
servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name
was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul. |
21:8: And David said unto
Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my
weapons with me, because the king's business required haste. |
21:9: And the priest said, The
sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah,
behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take
that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that;
give it me. |
21:10: And David arose, and
fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. |
21:11: And the servants of
Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in
dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? |
21:12: And David laid up these
words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. |
21:13: And he changed his behaviour
before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the
doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. |
21:14: Then said Achish unto
his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him
to me? |
21:15: Have I need of mad men,
that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? |
22:1: David therefore departed
thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his
father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. |
22:2: And every one that was in
distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was
discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over
them: and there were with him about four hundred men. |
22:3: And David went thence to
Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my
mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will
do for me. |
22:4: And he brought them
before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was
in the hold. |
22:5: And the prophet Gad said
unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of
Judah. Then David departed, and came
into the forest of Hareth. |
22:6: When Saul heard that
David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in
Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his
servants were standing about him;) |
22:7: Then Saul said unto his
servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse
give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of
thousands, and captains of hundreds; |
22:8: That all of you have
conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made
a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for
me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to
lie in wait, as at this day? |
22:9: Then answered Doeg the
Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of
Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. |
22:10: And he enquired of the
LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the
Philistine. |
22:11: Then the king sent to
call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the
priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. |
22:12: And Saul said, Hear now,
thou son of Ahitub. And he answered,
Here I am, my lord. |
22:13: And Saul said unto him,
Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou
hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he
should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? |
22:14: Then Ahimelech answered
the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David,
which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable
in thine house? |
22:15: Did I then begin to
enquire of God for him? be it far from
me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house
of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more. |
22:16: And the king said, Thou
shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house. |
22:17: And the king said unto
the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD;
because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled,
and did not shew it to me. But the
servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests
of the LORD. |
22:18: And the king said to
Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests.
And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on
that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. |
22:19: And Nob, the city of the
priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children
and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword. |
22:20: And one of the sons of
Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. |
22:21: And Abiathar shewed
David that Saul had slain the LORD's priests. |
22:22: And David said unto
Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would
surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy
father's house. |
22:23: Abide thou with me, fear
not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be
in safeguard. |
23:1: Then they told David,
saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the
threshingfloors. |
23:2: Therefore David enquired
of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite
the Philistines, and save Keilah. |
23:3: And David's men said unto
him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to
Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? |
23:4: Then David enquired of
the LORD yet again. And the LORD
answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the
Philistines into thine hand. |
23:5: So David and his men went
to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle,
and smote them with a great slaughter.
So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. |
23:6: And it came to pass, when
Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with
an ephod in his hand. |
23:7: And it was told Saul that
David was come to Keilah. And Saul
said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering
into a town that hath gates and bars. |
23:8: And Saul called all the
people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. |
23:9: And David knew that Saul
secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest,
Bring hither the ephod. |
23:10: Then said David, O LORD
God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to
Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. |
23:11: Will the men of Keilah
deliver me up into his hand? will Saul
come down, as thy servant hath heard?
O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down. |
23:12: Then said David, Will
the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee
up. |
23:13: Then David and his men,
which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went
whithersoever they could go. And it
was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth. |
23:14: And David abode in the
wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of
Ziph. And Saul sought him every day,
but God delivered him not into his hand. |
23:15: And David saw that Saul
was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a
wood. |
23:16: And Jonathan Saul's son
arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. |
23:17: And he said unto him,
Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt
be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my
father knoweth. |
23:18: And they two made a covenant
before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
|
23:19: Then came up the
Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in
strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of
Jeshimon? |
23:20: Now therefore, O king,
come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part
shall be to deliver him into the king's hand. |
23:21: And Saul said, Blessed
be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me. |
23:22: Go, I pray you, prepare
yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him
there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly. |
23:23: 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. |
23:24: And they arose, and went
to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in
the plain on the south of Jeshimon. |
23:25: Saul also and his men
went to seek 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. |
23:26: And Saul went on this
side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and
David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed
David and his men round about to take them. |
23:27: But there came a
messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have
invaded the land. |
23:28: Wherefore Saul returned
from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they
called that place Sela-hammahlekoth. |
23:29: And David went up from
thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi. |
24:1: And it came to pass, when
Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him,
saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi. |
24:2: Then Saul took three
thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men
upon the rocks of the wild goats. |
24:3: And he came to the
sheepcotes 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. |
24:4: And the men of David said
unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will
deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall
seem good unto thee. Then David arose,
and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily. |
24:5: And it came to pass
afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt. |
24:6: And he said unto his men,
The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD's
anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed
of the LORD. |
24:7: So David stayed his
servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went
on his way. |
24:8: David also arose afterward,
and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the
king. And when Saul looked behind him,
David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself. |
24:9: And David said to Saul,
Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt? |
24:10: Behold, this day thine
eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in
the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I
will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD's anointed. |
24:11: Moreover, my father,
see, yea, see 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 see that there is
neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against
thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it. |
24:12: The LORD judge between
me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon
thee. |
24:13: As saith the proverb of
the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not
be upon thee. |
24:14: After whom is the king
of Israel come out? after whom dost
thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a
flea. |
24:15: The LORD therefore be
judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and
deliver me out of thine hand. |
24:16: And it came to pass,
when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said,
Is this thy voice, my son David? And
Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. |
24:17: And he said to David,
Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I
have rewarded thee evil. |
24:18: And thou hast shewed
this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD
had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not. |
24:19: For if a man find his
enemy, will he let him go well away?
wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me
this day. |
24:20: And now, behold, I know
well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be
established in thine hand. |
24:21: Swear now therefore unto
me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou
wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house. |
24:22: And David sware unto
Saul. And Saul went home; but David
and his men gat them up unto the hold. |
25:1: And Samuel died; and all
the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in
his house at Ramah. And David arose,
and went down to the wilderness of Paran. |
25:2: And there was a man in
Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he
had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep
in Carmel. |
25:3: Now the name of the man
was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good
understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and
evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. |
25:4: And David heard in the
wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep. |
25:5: And David sent out ten
young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to
Nabal, and greet him in my name: |
25:6: And thus shall ye say to
him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine
house, and peace be unto all that thou hast. |
25:7: And now I have heard that
thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not,
neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel. |
25:8: Ask thy young men, and
they will shew thee. Wherefore let the
young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray
thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son
David. |
25:9: And when David's young
men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of
David, and ceased. |
25:10: And Nabal answered
David's servants, and said, Who is David?
and who is the son of Jesse?
there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his
master. |
25:11: Shall I then take my
bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and
give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be? |
25:12: So David's young men
turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings. |
25:13: And David said unto his
men, Gird ye on every man his sword.
And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his
sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred
abode by the stuff. |
25:14: But one of the young men
told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the
wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them. |
25:15: But the men were very
good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as
we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields: |
25:16: They were a wall unto us
both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. |
25:17: Now therefore know and
consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and
against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot
speak to him. |
25:18: Then Abigail made haste,
and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready
dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins,
and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. |
25:19: And she said unto her
servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. |
25:20: And it was so, as she
rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold,
David and his men came down against her; and she met them. |
25:21: Now David had said,
Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so
that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited
me evil for good. |
25:22: So and more also do God
unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the
morning light any that pisseth against the wall. |
25:23: And when Abigail saw
David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her
face, and bowed herself to the ground, |
25:24: And fell at his feet,
and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine
handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine
handmaid. |
25:25: Let not my lord, I pray
thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he;
Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the
young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. |
25:26: Now therefore, my lord,
as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden
thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own
hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. |
25:27: And now this blessing
which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the
young men that follow my lord. |
25:28: I pray thee, forgive the
trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure
house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not
been found in thee all thy days. |
25:29: Yet a man is risen to
pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in
the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies,
them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling. |
25:30: And it shall come to
pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that
he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over
Israel; |
25:31: That this shall be no
grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast
shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD
shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid. |
25:32: And David said to Abigail,
Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: |
25:33: And blessed be thy
advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed
blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand. |
25:34: For in very deed, as the
LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except
thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto
Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall. |
25:35: So David received of her
hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to
thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy
person. |
25:36: And Abigail came to
Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king;
and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore
she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. |
25:37: But it came to pass in
the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him
these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. |
25:38: And it came to pass
about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died. |
25:39: And when David heard
that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the
cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from
evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head,
And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife. |
25:40: And when the servants of
David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent
us unto thee to take thee to him to wife. |
25:41: And she arose, and bowed
herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a
servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. |
25:42: And Abigail hasted, and
arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her;
and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife. |
25:43: David also took Ahinoam
of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives. |
25:44: But Saul had given
Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of
Gallim. |
26:1: And the Ziphites came
unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah,
which is before Jeshimon? |
26:2: Then Saul arose, and went
down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel
with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. |
26:3: And Saul pitched in the
hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he
saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness. |
26:4: David therefore sent out
spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed. |
26:5: And David arose, 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 host: and Saul lay in the
trench, and the people pitched round about him. |
26:6: Then answered David and
said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to
Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee. |
26:7: So David and Abishai came
to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and
his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay
round about him. |
26:8: Then said Abishai to
David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore
let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and
I will not smite him the second time. |
26:9: And David said to
Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the
LORD's anointed, and be guiltless? |
26:10: David said furthermore,
As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die;
or he shall descend into battle, and perish. |
26:11: The LORD forbid that I
should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed: but, I pray thee,
take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and
let us go. |
26:12: So David took the spear
and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no
man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a
deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them. |
26:13: Then David went over to
the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being
between them: |
26:14: And David cried to the
people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou
that criest to the king? |
26:15: And David said to Abner,
Art not thou a valiant man? and who is
like to thee in Israel? wherefore then
hast thou not kept thy lord the king?
for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord. |
26:16: This thing is not good
that thou hast done. As the LORD
liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the
LORD's anointed. And now see where the
king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster. |
26:17: And Saul knew David's
voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O
king. |
26:18: And he said, Wherefore
doth my lord thus pursue after his servant?
for what have I done? or what
evil is in mine hand? |
26:19: Now therefore, I pray
thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against
me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be
they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in
the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. |
26:20: Now therefore, let not
my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of
Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the
mountains. |
26:21: Then said Saul, I have
sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my
soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and
have erred exceedingly. |
26:22: And David answered and
said, Behold the king's spear! and let
one of the young men come over and fetch it. |
26:23: The LORD render to every
man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into
my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's
anointed. |
26:24: And, behold, as thy life
was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the
eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation. |
26:25: Then Saul said to David,
Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also
shalt still prevail. So David went on
his way, and Saul returned to his place. |
27:1: And David said in his
heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing
better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the
Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast
of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. |
27:2: And David arose, and he
passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son
of Maoch, king of Gath. |
27:3: And David dwelt with
Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with
his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's
wife. |
27:4: And it was told Saul that
David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him. |
27:5: And David said unto
Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in
some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant
dwell in the royal city with thee? |
27:6: Then Achish gave him
Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto
this day. |
27:7: And the time that David
dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months. |
27:8: And David and his men
went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites:
for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to
Shur, even unto the land of Egypt. |
27:9: And David smote the land,
and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen,
and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to
Achish. |
27:10: And Achish said, Whither
have ye made a road to day? And David
said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites,
and against the south of the Kenites. |
27:11: And David saved neither
man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell
on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he
dwelleth in the country of the Philistines. |
27:12: And Achish believed
David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore
he shall be my servant for ever. |
28:1: And it came to pass in
those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare,
to fight with Israel. And Achish said
unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle,
thou and thy men. |
28:2: And David said to Achish,
Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I
make thee keeper of mine head for ever. |
28:3: Now Samuel was dead, and
all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own
city. And Saul had put away those that
had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. |
28:4: And the Philistines
gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul
gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa. |
28:5: And when Saul saw the
host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. |
28:6: And when Saul enquired of
the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams nor by Urim, nor by
prophets. |
28:7: Then said Saul unto his
servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her,
and enquire of her. And his servants
said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. |
28:8: And Saul disguised
himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and
they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by
the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee. |
28:9: And the woman said unto
him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that
have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then
layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? |
28:10: And Saul sware to her by
the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to
thee for this thing. |
28:11: Then said the woman,
Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And
he said, Bring me up Samuel. |
28:12: And when the woman saw
Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why
hast thou deceived me? for thou art
Saul. |
28:13: And the king said unto
her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou?
And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth. |
28:14: And he said unto her,
What form is he of? And she said, An
old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and
he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. |
28:15: And Samuel said to Saul,
Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?
And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war
against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by
prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make
known unto me what I shall do. |
28:16: Then said Samuel,
Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee,
and is become thine enemy? |
28:17: And the LORD hath done
to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine
hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David: |
28:18: Because thou obeyedst
not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek,
therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day. |
28:19: Moreover the LORD will
also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow
shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of
Israel into the hand of the Philistines. |
28:20: Then Saul fell
straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words
of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all
the day, nor all the night. |
28:21: And the woman came unto
Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine
handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have
hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me. |
28:22: Now therefore, I pray
thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a
morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when
thou goest on thy way. |
28:23: But he refused, and
said, I will not eat. But his
servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their
voice. So he arose from the earth, and
sat upon the bed. |
28:24: And the woman had a fat
calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded
it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof: |
28:25: And she brought it
before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that
night. |
29:1: Now the Philistines
gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a
fountain which is in Jezreel. |
29:2: And the lords of the
Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men
passed on in the rereward with Achish. |
29:3: Then said the princes of
the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here?
And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this
David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these
days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me
unto this day? |
29:4: And the princes of the
Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto
him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou
hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the
battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself
unto his master? should it not be with
the heads of these men? |
29:5: Is not this David, of
whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and
David his ten thousands? |
29:6: Then Achish called David,
and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and
thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for
I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this
day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not. |
29:7: Wherefore now return, and
go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines. |
29:8: And David said unto
Achish, But what have I done? and what
hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this
day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? |
29:9: And Achish answered and
said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God:
notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up
with us to the battle. |
29:10: Wherefore now rise up
early in the morning with thy master's servants that are come with thee: and
as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart. |
29:11: So David and his men
rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the
Philistines. And the Philistines went
up to Jezreel. |
30:1: And it came to pass, when
David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites
had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with
fire; |
30:2: And had taken the women
captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but
carried them away, and went on their way. |
30:3: So David and his men came
to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their
sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. |
30:4: Then David and the people
that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more
power to weep. |
30:5: And David's two wives
were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal
the Carmelite. |
30:6: And David was greatly
distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the
people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David
encouraged himself in the LORD his God. |
30:7: And David said to
Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the
ephod. And Abiathar brought thither
the ephod to David. |
30:8: And David enquired at the
LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt
surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. |
30:9: So David went, he and the
six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those
that were left behind stayed. |
30:10: But David pursued, he
and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that
they could not go over the brook Besor. |
30:11: And they found an
Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he
did eat; and they made him drink water; |
30:12: And they gave him a
piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten,
his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water,
three days and three nights. |
30:13: And David said unto him,
To whom belongest thou? and whence art
thou? And he said, I am a young man of
Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days
agone I fell sick. |
30:14: We made an invasion upon
the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah,
and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire. |
30:15: And David said to him,
Canst thou bring me down to this company?
And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor
deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this
company. |
30:16: And when he had brought
him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and
drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out
of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. |
30:17: And David smote them
from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not
a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. |
30:18: And David recovered all
that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. |
30:19: And there was nothing
lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither
spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all. |
30:20: And David took all the
flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said,
This is David's spoil. |
30:21: And David came to the
two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom
they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet
David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to
the people, he saluted them. |
30:22: Then answered all the
wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said,
Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that
we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may
lead them away, and depart. |
30:23: Then said David, Ye
shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who
hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our
hand. |
30:24: For who will hearken
unto you in this matter? but as his
part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by
the stuff: they shall part alike. |
30:25: And it was so from that
day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this
day. |
30:26: And when David came to Ziklag, he sent
of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a
present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD; |
30:27: To them which were in Bethel, and to
them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir, |
30:28: And to them which were in Aroer, and
to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa, |
30:29: And to them which were in Rachal, and
to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were
in the cities of the Kenites, |
30:30: And to them which were in Hormah, and
to them which were in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach, |
30:31: And to them which were in Hebron, and
to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt. |
31:1: Now the Philistines fought against
Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down
slain in mount Gilboa. |
31:2: And the Philistines followed hard upon
Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and
Malchi-shua, Saul's sons. |
31:3: And the battle went sore against Saul,
and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. |
31:4: Then said Saul unto his armourbearer,
Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised
come and thrust me through, and abuse me.
But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon
it. |
31:5: And when his armourbearer saw that Saul
was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. |
31:6: So Saul died, and his three sons, and
his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together. |
31:7: And when the men of Israel that were on
the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan,
saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they
forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. |
31:8: And it came to pass on the morrow, when
the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three
sons fallen in |
31:9: And they cut off his head, and stripped
off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to
publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people. |
31:10: And they put his armour in the house
of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. |
31:11: And when the inhabitants of
Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; |
31:12: All the valiant men arose, and went
all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall
of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there. |
31:13: And they took their bones, and buried
them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. |