1 Samuel 26:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And crying out to the people and to Abner, the son of Ner, David said, Have you no answer to give, Abner? Then Abner said, Who is that crying out to the king?

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    15 And David said to Abner, Are you not a man of war? is there any other like you in Israel? why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? for one of the people came in to put the king your lord to death.

    16 What you have done is not good. By the living Lord, death is the right fate for you, because you have not kept watch over your lord, the man on whom the Lord has put the holy oil. Now see, where is the king's spear, and the vessel of water which was by his head?

    17 And Saul, conscious that the voice was David's, said, Is that your voice, David, my son? And David said, It is my voice, O my lord king.

    18 And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?

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    55 And when Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, On your life, O king, I have no idea.

    56 And the king said, Make search and see whose son this young man is.

    57 And when David was coming back after the destruction of the Philistine, Abner took him to Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

    58 And Saul said to him, Young man, whose son are you? And David in answer said, I am the son of your servant Jesse of Beth-lehem.

  • 13 Then David went over to the other side, and took his place on the top of a mountain some distance away, with a great space between them;

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    31 And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.

    32 And they put Abner's body to rest in Hebron; and the king and all the people were weeping loudly by the resting-place of Abner's body.

    33 And the king made a song of grief for Abner and said, Was the death of Abner to be like the death of a foolish man?

    34 Your hands were free, your feet were not chained: like the downfall of a man before evil men, so was your fall. And the weeping of the people over him went on again.

  • 20 Then Abner, looking back, said, Is it you, Asahel? And he said, It is I.

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    13 And David said to the young man who had given him the news, Where do you come from? And he said, I am the son of a man from a strange land; I am an Amalekite.

    14 And David said to him, Had you no fear of stretching out your hand to put to death the one marked with the holy oil?

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    5 And David got up and came to the place where Saul's tents were: and David had a view of the place where Saul was sleeping with Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of his army: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts, and the tents of the people were all round him.

    6 Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, Who will go down with me to the tents of Saul? And Abishai said, I will go down with you.

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    23 When Joab and his men came, news was given them that Abner, the son of Ner, had come to the king, who had let him go away again in peace.

    24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? when Abner came to you why did you send him away and let him go?

    25 Is it not clear to you that Abner, the son of Ner, came with deceit to get knowledge of your going out and your coming in and of all you are doing?

    26 And when Joab had come out from David, he sent men after Abner, and they overtook him at the water-spring of Sirah, and made him come back with them: but David had no knowledge of it.

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    11 And so great was Ish-bosheth's fear of Abner that he was not able to say a word in answer.

    12 And Abner sent men to David at Hebron, saying, Make an agreement with me, and I will give you my support in getting all Israel on your side.

  • 14 Then Ahimelech answering said to the king, Who among all your servants is so true to you as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is a captain of your armed men, and has a place of honour in your house?

  • 10 And Nabal gave them his answer and said, Who is David? who is the son of Jesse? there are a number of servants in these days running away from their masters.

  • 10 And Absalom, whom we made a ruler over us, is dead in the fight. So now why do you say nothing about getting the king back? And word of what all Israel was saying came to the king.

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    37 So it was clear to Israel and to all the people on that day that the king was not responsible for the death of Abner, the son of Ner.

    38 And the king said to his servants, Do you not see that a chief and a great man has come to his end today in Israel?

  • 16 So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.

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    8 So with these words David kept his servants back, and did not let them make an attack on Saul. And Saul got up and went on his way.

    9 And after that David came out of the hollow rock, and crying after Saul said, My lord the king. And when Saul gave a look back, David went down on his face and gave him honour.

  • 17 Then Abner had a talk with the chief men of Israel, saying, In the past it was your desire to make David your king: so now, do it:

  • 28 And when David had word of it he said, May I and my kingdom be clear for ever in the eyes of the Lord from the blood of Abner, the son of Ner:

  • 22 And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you put yourselves against me today? is it right for any man in Israel to be put to death today? for I am certain today that I am king in Israel.

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    29 And David said, What have I done now? was it not only a word?

    30 And turning away from him to one of the other men, he said the same words: and the people gave him the same answer.

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    3 And David said to him, Where have you come from? And he said, I have come in flight from the tents of Israel.

    4 And David said to him, How did things go? Give me the news. And in answer he said, The people have gone in flight from the fight, and a great number of them are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.

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    9 Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said to the king, Is this dead dog to go on cursing my lord the king? let me go over and take off his head.

    10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Let him go on cursing, for the Lord has said, Put a curse on David, and who then may say, Why have you done so?

  • 22 Then David said, Here is the king's spear! let one of the young men come over and get it.

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    7 And looking back, he saw me and gave a cry to me. And answering him I said, Here am I.

    8 And he said to me, Who are you? And I said, I am an Amalekite.

  • 12 And Saul said, Give ear now, O son of Ahitub. And answering he said, Here I am, my lord.

  • 9 And David said to Abishai Do not put him to death; for who, without sin, may put out his hand against the man on whom the Lord has put the holy oil?

  • 32 And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death.

  • 14 But one of the young men said to Nabal's wife Abigail, David sent men from the waste land to say kind words to our master, and he gave them a rough answer.

  • 22 Then again Abner said to Asahel, Go to one side, do not keep on coming after me: why will you make me put an end to you? for then I will be shamed before your brother Joab.

  • 4 But the king, covering his face, gave a great cry, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!