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But David knew that Saul was devising evil against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod near.

And they rose up 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 desert.

And David's men said to him, Behold, the day of which Jehovah said to you, Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it is good in your eyes. But David rose up and quietly cut off the skirt of Saul's robe.

See, this day your eyes have seen how Jehovah has delivered you today into my hand in the cave. And one said to kill you, but I had pity on you. And I said, I shall not put out myhand against my lord, for he is the anointedof Jehovah.

Jehovah shall judge between you and me, and Jehovah shall avenge me of you. But my hand shall not be on you.

As the proverb of the ancients says, Wickedness proceeds from the wicked. But my hand shall not be on you.

And she said to her young men, Pass on before me. Behold, I am coming after you. But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

And David said to Abner, Are you not a man? And who is like you in Israel? But why have you not watched over your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy your lord the king.

And Saul asked of Jehovah, but Jehovah did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.

And he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants forced him, and the woman also. And he listened to their voices and rose from the earth and sat on the bed.

And Achish called David and said to him, As Jehovah lives, Surely you are upright and good in my eyes in your going out and in your coming in with me in the camp. For I have not foundevil in you from the day of your coming into me until today. But you are not good in the eyes of the rulers.

And David said to Achish, But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant from the day that I have been in your presence until today, that I may not go in and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

And Achish replied and said to David, I have known that you are good in my eyes, like an angel of God. But the rulers of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us into battle.

And they captured the women in it, from the small even to the great; they did not kill anyone, but they led them away, and went on their way.

And Saul said to his armorbearer, Draw your sword and thrust it through me, lest these uncircumcised ones come and thrust it through me and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not, for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.

Ishbosheth the son of Saul was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed after David.

And there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. And David was going on and was strong, but the house of Saul was going on and was weak.

And he said, Good, I will cut a covenant with you, but one thing I ask of you, saying, You shall not see my face except you first bring Michal the daughter of Saul when you come to see my face.

And Joab left David, and sent messengers after Abner. And they brought him back from the well of Sirah. But David did not know it.

And all the people came to cause David to eat food while it was yet day. But David swore, saying, So may God do to me, and still more, if I taste bread or anything before the sun goes in.