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358 First Book of Samuel

let thy servant be a handmaid, to wash the feet tent, and his spear fixed in the ground at his
of the servants of my lord. head: and Abner and the people sleeping round
42 And Abigail arose, and made haste, and about him.
got upon an ass, and five damsels went with her, 8 And Abisai said to David: God hath shut
her waiting maids, and she followed the messen- up thy enemy this day into thy hands: now then
gers of David, and became his wife. I will run him through with my spear, even to
43 Moreover David took also Achinoam of the earth at once, and there shall be no need of
Jezrahel: and they were both of them his wives. a second time.
44 But Saul gave Michol, his daughter, 9 And David said to Abisai: Kill him not: for
David’s wife, to Phalti, the son of Lais, who was who shall put forth his hand against the Lord’s
of Gallim. anointed, and shall be guiltless?
10 And David said: As the Lord liveth, unless
the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come
Chapter 26 to die, or he shall go down to battle, and perish:
11 The Lord be merciful unto me, and keep
And the men of Ziph came to Saul in Gabaa, me that I never put forth my hand against the
saying: Behold David is hid in the hill of Hachila, Lord’s anointed. But now take the spear which
which is over against the wilderness. is at his head, and the cup of water, and let us
2 And Saul arose, and went down to the go.
wilderness of Ziph having with him three thou- 12 So David took the spear, and the cup of
sand chosen men of Israel, to seek David in the water which was at Saul’s head, and they went
wilderness of Ziph. away: and no man saw it, or knew it, or awaked,
3 And Saul encamped in Gabaa Hachila, but they were all asleep, for a deep sleep from
which was over against the wilderness in the way: the Lord was fallen upon them.
and David abode in the wilderness. And seeing 13 And when David was gone over to the other
that Saul was come after him into the wilderness, side, and stood on the top of the hill afar off, and
4 He sent spies, and learned that he was most a good space was between them,
certainly come thither. 14 David cried to the people, and to Abner,
5 And David arose secretly, and came to the the son of Ner, saying: Wilt thou not answer,
place where Saul was: and when he had beheld Abner? And Abner answering, said: Who art
the place, wherein Saul slept, and Abner, the thou, that criest, and disturbest the king?
son of Ner, the captain of his army, and Saul 15 And David said to Abner: Art not thou a
sleeping in a tent, and the rest of the multitude man? and who is like unto thee in Israel? why
round about him, then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for
6 David spoke to Achimelech, the Hethite, and there came one of the people in to kill the king
Abisai, the son of Sarvia, the brother of Joab, thy lord.
saying: Who will go down with me to Saul into 16 This thing is not good, that thou hast done:
the camp? And Abisai said: I will go with thee. as the Lord liveth, you are the sons of death, who
7 So David and Abisai came to the people by have not kept your master, the Lord’s anointed.
night, and found Saul lying and sleeping in the And now where is the king’s spear, and the cup