8 I. SAMUEL. to Saul, and he was in his presence, And there was war again: and 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 12 thou shalt be slain. So Michal let David down through the window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. 13 °And Michal took 'the teraphim', and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair at the head thereof, and 14 covered it with the clothes!. And when Saul sent messengers to take (15 David, she said, He is sick. °And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the 16 bed, that I may slay him. And when the messengers 'came in, behold, 'the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' hair at the head 17 thereof. And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me 'thus', and let mine enemy Igol, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee? 18 Now 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 19 in Naioth. And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in 20 Ramah. And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as 'head' over them, the spirit of God 'came upon the messengers of Saul, and 21) they also prophesied. And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third 1 Or, the spirit of the LORD was 19. 7. 22 time, and they also prophesied. Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Secu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, 23 they be at Naioth in Ramah. And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah : and the spirit of God came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ra24) mah. And he also stripped off his clothes, and he also prophesied before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? 201 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 2 life? And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father 'doeth' nothing either great or small, but that he discloseth it Junto me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. 3 °And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth 'well 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 4 death. Then said Jonathan unto David, 'Whatsoever thy soul desireth, 5 I will even do it for thee. °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 6) at even. If thy father miss me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city: for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the (7 family. If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be wroth, then know that evil is (8 determined by him. Therefore deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to 9 thy father? °And Jonathan said, Far 3 The Sept. has, the well of the thresh- 4 Or, icistern 6 Heb. uncovereth mine ear. VERSION OF 1611.-7 in times past; 8 from; 9 the.. javelin; 10 javelin .. javelin; 11 also; 12 a; 13 an image. . for his bolster .. a cloth; 15 (again); 16 were come..there.. an image bolster; 17 so.. sent away; 18 So; 20 appointed.. was; 21 likewise; 22 a; 23 was; 24 in like manner. - XX. 2 will do.. will shew; 3 certainly; 5 fields; 6 there.. a; 7 (very).. be sure; 8 (thou ..a.. for his shalt).. notwithstanding. = [53] be it from thee: for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then 10 would not I tell it thee? Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if 'perchance thy father answer thee 11 roughly? And Jonathan said unto David, Come and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. (12) And Jonathan said unto David, The LORD, the God of Israel, be witness; when I have sounded my father about this time to-morrow, or the third day, behold, if there be good toward David, 'shall I not then send unto thee, and disclose it unto thee? 13) The LORD do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do thee evil, if I disclose it not unto thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been 14 with my father. And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not: 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 16 the face of the earth. So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, 'And the LORD 'shall' require it at the hand of David's ene17 mies. And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that! he had to him: for he loved him as he 18 loved his own soul. Then Jonathan said 'unto him', To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, be(19 cause thy seat will be 2empty. And when thou hast stayed three days, 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. And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though (I shot at a mark. And, behold, I will send 'the' lad, saying, Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee: take them, 'and' come; for there is peace to thee and no hurt, 2 as the LORD liveth. But if I say thus unto the boy', Behold, the arrows are beyond thee: go thy way; for the LORD hath sent thee away. 1Or, by his love toward him о 23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD is between thee and me for ever. 24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. 25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the seat by the wall; and Jonathan 'stood up', and Abner sat by Saul's side: 'but 26 David's place was empty. Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean: surely 27) he is not clean. And it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon, which was the second day, 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 28 to-day? And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of 29 me to go to Beth-lehem 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 is not come 30 unto the king's table. Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of Ja' perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own 'shame', and unto the 'shame' of thy mother's na31 kedness? °For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be stablished, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely 32 die. And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore should he be put to death'? 33 what hath he done? And Saul cast This spear at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to 'put' Da34 vid to death'. 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. Heb. in the day of the business. Or, as read by the Sept., this VERSION OF 1611.-9 knew certainly; 10 or what; 12 0..any.. (and).. and.. shew; 13 much.. but if.. then.. will shew; 16 Let..even; 17 because.. loved; 18 to David: 19 (then); 21 a.. . (out). (expressly).. then.. (thou); 22 young man; 23 be; 25 a.. arose.. and; 27 of..month; 29 cometh; 30 the..confusion.. confusion; 32 shall..slain; 33 a javelin.. slay. = [44] that Jonathan went out into the field 1at the time appointed with David, (36 and a little lad with him. And he said unto his lad, Run, find now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 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 38 thee? And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the 39 arrows, and came to his master. But the lad knew not any thing only Jonathan and David knew the matter. 40 And Jonathan gave his weapons unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, 41 carry them to the city. 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 an42 other, until David exceeded. And 211 Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD shall 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. : Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest and Ahimelech 'came to meet David trembling', and said unto him, Why art thou alone, 2 and no man with thee? "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 the young men to such and 3 such a place. Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or 4 whatsoever there is present. And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept (5) themselves from women. And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days; 1 Or, Ito the place Heb. making it pass over him. 3 Heb. from beside the South. Or, as read by the Sept., from beside the mound]. 'when' I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was but a common 'journey; how much more then to-day shall their vessels 6 be holy? So the priest gave him holy 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 7 taken away. Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the "chiefest of the herdmen that be8 longed to Saul. 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 9 king's business required haste. And 10 the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the vale 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. And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish 11 the king of Gath. 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, 12 Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands? And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish 13 the king of Gath. 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. 14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, 'yel see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me? 15 Do I lack mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? 221 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went (2 down thither to him. And every one that was in distress, and every one VERSION OF 1611.-36 (out); 40 artillery. - XXI. 1 was afraid at the meeting of; 2 my servants; 3 what; 4 hallowed..at least; 5 since.. (and). .are.. and the bread is in a manner..yea. it were sanctified this day in the vessel; 6 hallowed; 7 an; 9 valley; 14 you; 15 Have.. need of. = [40] 3 that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men. 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 I will do for me. "And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold. 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 'Hereth'. 6 And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, 'with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing 1 about him. And 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, will he1 make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds; that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that discloseth to me when my son 'maketh' a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or discloseth' unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which stood by the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech 10 the son of Ahitub. And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of 11 Goliath the Philistine. 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. 12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I 13 am, my lord. 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 inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, 1 Heb. bitter of soul. 2 Or, lon the height 14) to lie in wait, as at this day? Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who among all thy servants is so faithful as David, which is the king's son in law, and 'is taken intol thy council', and is honourable in 15 thine house? Have I to-day begun to inquire 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 knoweth nothing of all this, 16 less or more. "And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, 17 thou, and all thy father's house. °And the king said unto the guard' that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the 18 LORD. 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 'he slew on that day fourscore and five persons 19 that did wear a linen ephod. 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, 20 with the edge of the sword. °And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, 21 and fled after David. And Abiathar Itold David that Saul had slain the 22 LORD'S priests. And David said unto Abiathar, I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the per23 sons of thy father's house. ° Abide thou with me, fear not; for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: 'for with me thou shalt be in safeguard. 231 And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting! against Keilah, and they rob the thresh2 ing-floors. Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite 3 the Philistines, and save Keilah. And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against 4 the armies of the Philistines? Then VERSION OF 1611.-XXII. 2 (a); 5 Hareth; 6 When.. abode..a.. having; 7 then.. and; 8 sheweth..that..hath made.. sheweth; 9 was set over; 14 goeth at.. bidding; 15 Did.. then begin.. knew; 17 footmen..when..shew; 21 shewed; 22 it; 23 but. XXIII. I Then.. fight; 3 come. = [32] I. SAMUEL. David inquired 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. 5 And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and slew them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. 6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with * 7 an ephod in his hand. 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 8 that hath gates and bars. And Saul Isummoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David 9 and his men. And David knew that Saul 'devised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, 10 Bring hither the ephod. Then said David, O LORD, the God of Israel, thy servant hath surely heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to 11 destroy the city for my sake. Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD, the God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, 12 He will come down. "Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver lup me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They 13 will deliver thee up. "Then David 14 and his men, which were about six And David abode in the wilderness in the strong holds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into 15 his hand. And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life and David was in the wilderness of Ziph 16 in the wood. And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in 17 God. And he said unto him, Fear not for the hand of Saul my father 23. 4. shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my 18 father knoweth. And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jona19 than went to his house. Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in the strong holds in 2the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which 20 is on the south of the desert? Now 21 therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the king's hand. And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have had compassion 22 on me. Go, I pray you, 'make' yet 'more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me 23 that he dealeth very subtilly. See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me lof al 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 Jamong all the thousands of Judah. 24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the 25 desert!. And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilder26 ness of Maon. 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 27 men round about to take them. But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid 28 upon the land. So' Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place $Sela-hammahlekoth. 29 09And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strong holds of En-gedi. 241 And it came to pass, when Saul 5 Or, with the certainty Or, Ito a 7 See Deut. i. 1. 8 That is, The rock of divisions or VERSION OF 1611.- 5 So.. smote; 8 called.. together; 9 secretly practised; 10 certainly; 14 a mountain; 15 a; 19 Jeshimon; 22 prepare; 23 with the.. throughout; 24 plain.. Jeshimon; 25 also into a; 27 invaded; 28 Wherefore; 29 at. = [23] |