26:1 Then
the
Ziphites
came
to
Saul
at
Gibeah,
saying,
"Is
not
David
hiding
himself
on
the
hill
of
Hachilah,
which
is
on
the
east
of
Jeshimon"
26:2 So
Saul
arose
and
went
down
to
the
wilderness
of
Ziph
with
three
thousand
chosen
men
of
Israel
to
seek
David
in
the
wilderness
of
Ziph.
26:3 And
Saul
encamped
on
the
hill
of
Hachilah,
which
is
beside
the
road
on
the
east
of
Jeshimon.
But
David
remained
in
the
wilderness.
When
he
saw
that
Saul
came
after
him
into
the
wilderness,
26:4 David
sent
out
spies
and
learned
that
Saul
had
come.
26:5 Then
David
rose
and
came
to
the
place
where
Saul
had
encamped.
And
David
saw
the
place
where
Saul
lay,
with
Abner
the
son
of
Ner,
the
commander
of
his
army.
Saul
was
lying
within
the
encampment,
while
the
army
was
encamped
around
him.
26:6 Then
David
said
to
Ahimelech
the
Hittite,
and
to
Joab's
brother
Abishai
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
"Who
will
go
down
with
me
into
the
camp
to
Saul"
And
Abishai
said,
"I
will
go
down
with
you."
26:7 So
David
and
Abishai
went
to
the
army
by
night.
And
there
lay
Saul
sleeping
within
the
encampment,
with
his
spear
stuck
in
the
ground
at
his
head,
and
Abner
and
the
army
lay
around
him.
26:8 Then
said
Abishai
to
David,
"God
has
given
your
enemy
into
your
hand
this
day.
Now
please
let
me
pin
him
to
the
earth
with
one
stroke
of
the
spear,
and
I
will
not
strike
him
twice."
26:9 But
David
said
to
Abishai,
"Do
not
destroy
him,
for
who
can
put
out
his
hand
against
the
LORD's
anointed
and
be
guiltless"
26:10 And
David
said,
"As
the
LORD
lives,
the
LORD
will
strike
him,
or
his
day
will
come
to
die,
or
he
will
go
down
into
battle
and
perish.
26:11 The
LORD
forbid
that
I
should
put
out
my
hand
against
the
LORD's
anointed.
But
take
now
the
spear
that
is
at
his
head
and
the
jar
of
water,
and
let
us
go."
26:12 So
David
took
the
spear
and
the
jar
of
water
from
Saul's
head,
and
they
went
away.
No
man
saw
it
or
knew
it,
nor
did
any
awake,
for
they
were
all
asleep,
because
a
deep
sleep
from
the
LORD
had
fallen
upon
them.
26:13 Then
David
went
over
to
the
other
side
and
stood
far
off
on
the
top
of
the
hill,
with
a
great
space
between
them.
26:14 And
David
called
to
the
army,
and
to
Abner
the
son
of
Ner,
saying,
"Will
you
not
answer,
Abner"
Then
Abner
answered,
"Who
are
you
who
calls
to
the
king"
26:15 And
David
said
to
Abner,
"Are
you
not
a
man
Who
is
like
you
in
Israel
Why
then
have
you
not
kept
watch
over
your
lord
the
king
For
one
of
the
people
came
in
to
destroy
the
king
your
lord.
26:16 This
thing
that
you
have
done
is
not
good.
As
the
LORD
lives,
you
deserve
to
die,
because
you
have
not
kept
watch
over
your
lord,
the
LORD's
anointed.
And
now
see
where
the
king's
spear
is
and
the
jar
of
water
that
was
at
his
head."
26:17 Saul
recognized
David's
voice
and
said,
"Is
this
your
voice,
my
son
David"
And
David
said,
"It
is
my
voice,
my
lord,
O
king."
26:18 And
he
said,
"Why
does
my
lord
pursue
after
his
servant
For
what
have
I
done
What
evil
is
on
my
hands
26:19 Now
therefore
let
my
lord
the
king
hear
the
words
of
his
servant.
If
it
is
the
LORD
who
has
stirred
you
up
against
me,
may
he
accept
an
offering,
but
if
it
is
men,
may
they
be
cursed
before
the
LORD,
for
they
have
driven
me
out
this
day
that
I
should
have
no
share
in
the
heritage
of
the
LORD,
saying,
'Go,
serve
other
gods.'
26:20 Now
therefore,
let
not
my
blood
fall
to
the
earth
away
from
the
presence
of
the
LORD,
for
the
king
of
Israel
has
come
out
to
seek
a
single
flea
like
one
who
hunts
a
partridge
in
the
mountains."
26:21 Then
Saul
said,
"I
have
sinned.
Return,
my
son
David,
for
I
will
no
more
do
you
harm,
because
my
life
was
precious
in
your
eyes
this
day.
Behold,
I
have
acted
foolishly,
and
have
made
a
great
mistake."
26:22 And
David
answered
and
said,
"Here
is
the
spear,
O
king!
Let
one
of
the
young
men
come
over
and
take
it.
26:23 The
LORD
rewards
every
man
for
his
righteousness
and
his
faithfulness,
for
the
LORD
gave
you
into
my
hand
today,
and
I
would
not
put
out
my
hand
against
the
LORD's
anointed.
26:24 Behold,
as
your
life
was
precious
this
day
in
my
sight,
so
may
my
life
be
precious
in
the
sight
of
the
LORD,
and
may
he
deliver
me
out
of
all
tribulation."
26:25 Then
Saul
said
to
David,
"Blessed
be
you,
my
son
David!
You
will
do
many
things
and
will
succeed
in
them."
So
David
went
his
way,
and
Saul
returned
to
his
place.