Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And the Ziphites come
in
unto Saul ,
at
Gibeah, saying, `Is
not David hiding
himself in the height
of Hachilah, on
the
front
of
the
desert
? '
And the Ziphites came
unto Saul to
Gibeah, saying, Doth
not David hide
himself in the hill
of Hachilah, which
is
before
Jeshimon
?
And
Saul riseth
, and goeth
down unto
the wilderness of Ziph, and
with
him
three thousand men,
chosen ones
of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
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.
And Saul encampeth
in the height
of Hachilah, which `
is '
on
the
front
of
the
desert
, by the way ,
and
David is
abiding
in the wilderness, and he seeth
that Saul hath
come
after him in
to
the wilderness ;
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 .
and
David sendeth
spies, and knoweth
that Saul hath
come unto
Nachon,
David therefore
sent
out
spies, and understood
that Saul was
come in
very
deed.
and David riseth
, and cometh
in
unto
the place where Saul hath
encamped,
and David seeth
the place where Saul hath
lain
, and Abner son of Ner, head
of his host ,
and Saul is
lying
in the path
, and the people are
encamping
round about him.
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.
And
David answereth
and saith
unto
Ahimelech the Hittite, and unto
Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of
Joab, saying, `
Who doth
go down with me unto
Saul ,
unto
the camp? '
and Abishai saith
, `
I --
I
go down with thee. '
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.
And
David cometh
--
and Abishai --
unto
the people by night ,
and lo
, Saul is
lying
sleeping in
the path
, and his spear struck
into
the earth
at his pillow,
and
abner and the people are
lying
round about him.
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.
And
Abishai saith
unto
David, `
God hath shut
up
to-day
thine enemy into thy
hand ;
and,
now ,
let me smite him, I pray thee, with a
spear ,
even into
the earth at once --
and I do
repeat
`it'
to
him. '
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
.
And David saith
unto
Abishai, `
Destroy him not ;
for who hath
put
forth his hand against the anointed of
Jehovah
, and been
acquitted
? '
And David said
to
Abishai, Destroy him not :
for who can
stretch
forth his hand against the LORD's
anointed, and be
guiltless
?
And
David saith
, `Jehovah
liveth ;
except
Jehovah
doth
smite him ,
or his day come that
he
hath
died,
or into battle he
go
down
, and hath
been
consumed
--
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.
far
be
it
from
me,
by
Jehovah,
from
putting
forth my
hand against the anointed of
Jehovah;
and,
now,
take
, I pray thee, the spear which
`
is '
at his pillow
, and the cruse of water, and we
go away
. '
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.
And
David taketh
the spear ,
and the cruse of water at
the
pillow
of
Saul,
and they go
away, and there
is
none
seeing,
and
there
is
none
knowing
, and
there
is
none
awaking
, for all of
them
are
sleeping,
for
a deep sleep `
from '
Jehovah
hath
fallen upon them.
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.
And
David passeth
over to the other side, and standeth
on the top of the
hill afar off --
great `is'
the
place
between them ;
Then
David went
over to the other side, and stood
on the top of an
hill afar off ;
a
great space
being
between them :
and David calleth
unto
the people, and unto
Abner son of Ner, saying, `Dost
thou not answer
, Abner? '
and
Abner answereth
and saith
, `
Who `
art '
thou `who'
hast
called
unto
the king? '
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?
And David saith
unto
Abner, `
Art not thou a man? and who `
is '
like thee in Israel? but
why
hast thou not watched
over
thy lord the king? for one of the people had
come
in to destroy the king ,
thy lord.
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.
Not
good
is
this thing which
thou hast done ;
Jehovah
liveth, but
ye `
are '
sons
of
death
, in
that
ye have not watched
over
your lord
, over
the anointed of
Jehovah;
and now ,
see where the king's spear `
is '
, and the cruse of water which
`is'
at his bolster. '
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.
And Saul discerneth
the
voice of
David
, and saith
, `
Is this thy voice, my son David? '
and David saith
, `
My voice, my lord, O king !'
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 .
and he saith
, `Why
`is'
this
--
my lord is
pursuing
after his servant? for what have I done ,
and
what `
is '
in my
hand evil
?
And he said
, Wherefore
doth
my lord thus
pursue
after his servant? for what have I done ?
or
what evil
is in mine
hand?
And,
now ,
let
, I pray thee, my lord the king hear the words of his servant :
if Jehovah
hath
moved
thee against me, let Him accept a
present;
and
if the sons
of men --
cursed `are'
they before Jehovah,
for they have cast
me out to-
day from being
admitted
into
the inheritance of Jehovah
, saying, Go, serve other gods.
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.
`And
now, let not my blood fall to the earth over-against
the face of Jehovah,
for the king of Israel hath
come out to seek one
flea, as `
one '
pursueth
the
partridge in mountains. '
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.
And
Saul saith
, `
I have sinned ;
turn
back
, my son David ,
for I do
evil
to
thee
no more, because that
my soul hath
been
precious in thine eyes this day ;
lo
, I have acted
foolishly
, and do
err
very
greatly
. '
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
.
And David answereth
and saith,
`Lo
, the king's spear ;
and let one of the young men pass
over ,
and receive
it ;
And David answered
and said
, Behold
the king's spear !
and let one of the young men come
over and fetch
it .
and
Jehovah
doth
turn
back
to each
his righteousness and his faithfulness ,
in
that
Jehovah
hath
given
thee to-day
into `
my '
hand, and
I have
not been
willing
to
put
forth my
hand against the anointed of
Jehovah,
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 .
and lo
, as thy soul
hath
been
great
this day in mine eyes, so is
my soul
great
in the eyes of Jehovah
, and He
doth
deliver me out of all distress
. '
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
.
And
Saul saith
unto
David, `
Blessed `art'
thou, my son David ,
also
working
thou dost
work
, and also prevailing
thou
dost
prevail. '
And
David goeth
on his way, and Saul hath
turned
back
to his place.
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.
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