1 Samuel 24:22
David promised Saul this on oath. Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.
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- 1 Sam 23:29 : 29 (24:1) Then David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En Gedi.
- Prov 26:24-25 : 24 The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him. 25 When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations within him.
- Matt 10:16-17 : 16 Persecution of Disciples“I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. 17 Beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues.
- John 2:24 : 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people.
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21So now swear to me in the LORD’s name that you will not kill my descendants after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.”
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1David Spares Saul’s Life(24:2) When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him,“Look, David is in the desert of En Gedi.”
2So Saul took three thousand select men from all Israel and went to find David and his men in the region of the rocks of the mountain goats.
3He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.
4David’s men said to him,“This is the day about which the LORD said to you,‘I will give your enemy into your hand, and you can do to him whatever seems appropriate to you.’” So David got up and quietly cut off an edge of Saul’s robe.
5Afterward David’s conscience bothered him because he had cut off an edge of Saul’s robe.
6He said to his men,“May the LORD keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the LORD’s chosen one, by extending my hand against him. After all, he is the LORD’s chosen one.”
7David restrained his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and started down the road.
8Afterward David got up and went out of the cave. He called out after Saul,“My lord, O king!” When Saul looked behind him, David kneeled down and bowed with his face to the ground.
9David said to Saul,“Why do you pay attention when men say,‘David is seeking to do you harm’?
10Today your own eyes see how the LORD delivered you– this very day– into my hands in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I had pity on you and said,‘I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD’s chosen one.’
- 1 Sam 23:28-292 verses78%
28So Saul stopped pursuing David and went to confront the Philistines. Therefore that place is called Sela Hammahlekoth.
29(24:1) Then David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En Gedi.
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24So they left and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the rift valley to the south of Jeshimon.
25Saul and his men went to look for him. But David was informed and went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard about it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.
26Saul went on one side of the mountain, while David and his men went on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, but Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men so they could capture them.
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24When Saul’s servants reported what David had said,
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12David asked,“Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me and my men into Saul’s hand?” The LORD said,“They will deliver you over.”
13So David and his men, who numbered about six hundred, set out and left Keilah; they moved around from one place to another. When told that David had escaped from Keilah, Saul called a halt to his expedition.
14David stayed in the strongholds that were in the desert and in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. Saul looked for him all the time, but God did not deliver David into his hand.
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18When the two of them had made a covenant before the LORD, David stayed on at Horesh, but Jonathan went to his house.
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25Saul replied to David,“May you be rewarded, my son David! You will without question be successful!” So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
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16When David finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said,“Is that your voice, my son David?” Then Saul wept loudly.
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7When Saul was told that David had come to Keilah, Saul said,“God has delivered him into my hand, for he has boxed himself into a corner by entering a city with two barred gates.”
8So Saul mustered all his army to go down to Keilah and besiege David and his men.
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1David Aligns Himself with the Philistines David thought to himself,“One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”
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2Saul retained David on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.
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31When David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, he called for him.
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10So on that day David arose and fled from Saul. He went to King Achish of Gath.
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1David Goes to Adullam and Mizpah So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family learned about it, they went down there to him.
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15David said to him,“Can you take us down to this raiding party?” He said,“Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to this raiding party.”
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18Now David had run away and escaped. He went to Samuel in Ramah and told him everything that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed at Naioth.
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4When Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he did not mount a new search for him.
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22David replied,“Here is the king’s spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it.
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12So David’s servants went on their way. When they had returned, they came and told David all these things.
13Then David instructed his men,“Each of you strap on your sword!” So each one strapped on his sword, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men followed David up, while two hundred stayed behind with the equipment.
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10Saul tried to nail David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence and the spear drove into the wall. David escaped quickly that night.
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17When Saul recognized David’s voice, he said,“Is that your voice, my son David?” David replied,“Yes, it’s my voice, my lord the king.”
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10Then David said,“O LORD God of Israel, your servant has clearly heard that Saul is planning to come to Keilah to destroy the city because of me.
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17Conflict with the Philistines When the Philistines heard that David had been designated king over Israel, they all went up to search for David. When David heard about it, he went down to the fortress.
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1Saul Repeatedly Attempts to Take David’s Life Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much.
2So Jonathan told David,“My father Saul is trying to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find a hiding place and stay in seclusion.
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42Jonathan said to David,“Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn together in the name of the LORD saying,‘The LORD will be between me and you and between my descendants and your descendants forever.’”
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3Saul camped by the road on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon, but David was staying in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had come to the wilderness to find him,
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4So he had them stay with the king of Moab; they stayed with him the whole time that David was in the stronghold.
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5So David set out and went to the place where Saul was camped. David saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general in command of his army, were sleeping. Now Saul was lying in the entrenchment, and the army was camped all around him.
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13Then David crossed to the other side and stood on the top of the hill some distance away; there was a considerable distance between them.
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57So when David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. He still had the head of the Philistine in his hand.
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6Saul Executes the Priests But Saul found out the whereabouts of David and the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree at an elevated location with his spear in hand and all his servants stationed around him.