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1 Samuel 26:1 (GW)
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The people of Ziph came to Saul at Gibeah. “David is hiding at the hill of Hachilah near Jeshimon,” they said.

1 Samuel 26:2 (GW)
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Saul went to the desert of Ziph, taking with him 3,000 of Israel’s best-trained men to search for David.

1 Samuel 26:3 (GW)
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Saul camped by the road at the hill of Hachilah near Jeshimon, but David stayed in the desert. When he realized Saul had come to the desert for him,

1 Samuel 26:4 (GW)
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David sent spies to confirm that Saul had arrived.

1 Samuel 26:5 (GW)
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Then David went to the place where Saul had camped. David saw the place where Saul and Ner’s son Abner, the commander of the army, were lying. Saul was lying in the camp, and the troops were camped around him.

1 Samuel 26:6 (GW)
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David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai, who was Zeruiah’s son and Joab’s brother, “Who will go with me to Saul in the camp?” Abishai answered, “I’ll go with you.”

1 Samuel 26:7 (GW)
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So David and Abishai went among Saul’s troops that night. Saul was lying asleep inside the camp with his spear stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the soldiers were lying around him.

1 Samuel 26:8 (GW)
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Abishai said to David, “Today God has turned your enemy over to you. Please let me nail him to the ground with one stab of the spear. I won’t have to do it twice!”

1 Samuel 26:9 (GW)
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“Don’t kill him!” David told Abishai. “No one has ever attacked the Lord’s anointed king and remained free of guilt.

1 Samuel 26:10 (GW)
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I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives,” David added, “the Lord will strike him. Either his time will come when he’ll die naturally, or he’ll go into battle and be swept away.

1 Samuel 26:11 (GW)
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It would be unthinkable for me to attack the Lord’s anointed king. But please take that spear near his head and that jar of water, and let’s go.”

1 Samuel 26:12 (GW)
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David took the spear and the jar of water near Saul’s head, and they left. All of them were asleep. No one saw them, knew about it, or woke up. The Lord had made them fall into a deep sleep.

1 Samuel 26:13 (GW)
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David went over to the other side and stood on top of the hill some distance away. (There was a wide space between them.)

1 Samuel 26:14 (GW)
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Then David called to the troops and to Ner’s son Abner. “Won’t you answer, Abner?” he asked. “Who is calling the king?” Abner asked.

1 Samuel 26:15 (GW)
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David asked Abner, “Aren’t you a man? Is there anyone like you in Israel? Then why didn’t you guard your master, the king? Someone came to kill His Royal Majesty.

1 Samuel 26:16 (GW)
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What you’ve done isn’t good. I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives, you are dead men. You didn’t guard your master, the Lord’s anointed king. Look at the king’s spear and the jar of water that were near his head.”

1 Samuel 26:17 (GW)
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Saul recognized David’s voice. “Is that your voice, my servant David?” he asked. “It is my voice, Your Royal Majesty,” David answered.

1 Samuel 26:18 (GW)
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“Why are you pursuing me?” he added. “What have I done? What crime have I committed?

1 Samuel 26:19 (GW)
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Your Majesty, please listen to my words. If the Lord has turned you against me, let him be satisfied with an offering. But if mere mortals have turned you against me, let them be cursed by the Lord. They have prevented me from having a share of the Lord’s inheritance. ‘Go and serve other gods,’ they tell me.

1 Samuel 26:20 (GW)
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Don’t let my blood fall to the ground, away from the Lord’s presence. The king of Israel has come to search for one flea like someone hunting a partridge in the hills.”

1 Samuel 26:21 (GW)
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“My servant David,” Saul said, “I have sinned. Come back. I will not harm you again, because you valued my life today. I’ve acted like a fool and made a terrible mistake.”

1 Samuel 26:22 (GW)
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David responded, “Here’s the king’s spear. One of the young men should come over and get it.

1 Samuel 26:23 (GW)
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The Lord will reward any person who is righteous and faithful. The Lord handed you over to me today, but I refused to attack the Lord’s anointed king.

1 Samuel 26:24 (GW)
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As I placed great value on your life today, may the Lord place great value on my life and rescue me from all trouble.”

1 Samuel 26:25 (GW)
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Then Saul said, “Blessed are you, my servant David. You will accomplish many things and certainly will succeed.” So David went his way, while Saul returned home.
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