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    1 Samuel 24

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    Saul enters the cave where David is hiding, and leaves with nothing worse than a missing corner of his robe—and David feeling guilty about even that.

    The corner of the robevv. 1–7

    Saul returns from pursuing the Philistines and hears that David is in the wilderness of En-gedi. He brings three thousand chosen men from all Israel to the Rocks of the Wild Goats, where the grand pursuit takes an unexpectedly private turn: Saul enters a cave to relieve himself, while David and his men are tucked away in its recesses. David’s men call this the promised moment when his enemy has been delivered into his hand. David creeps up, cuts off a corner of Saul’s robe, and then finds his conscience troubled by the little snip. He restrains his men, refuses to let them attack Saul, and allows the king to leave the cave in peace.

    The king weeps outside the cavevv. 8–22

    David comes out after Saul, calls him “My lord the king,” and bows facedown. He displays the severed corner of the robe as evidence that he could have killed Saul but did not. David asks the LORD to judge between them, while describing himself as no more than “A dead dog” and “a flea.” Saul’s response is remarkably swift: he weeps aloud, calls David more righteous than himself, and says that David will be king. Then, having spent the chapter hunting David, Saul asks him to swear that he will not cut off Saul’s descendants or erase his name from his father’s house. David gives the oath. Saul goes home; David and his men go up to the stronghold.

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    1. 1 Sam 24:1After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.”

    2. 1 Sam 24:2So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

    3. 1 Sam 24:3Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.

    4. 1 Sam 24:4So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’” Then David crept up and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

    5. 1 Sam 24:5Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.

    6. 1 Sam 24:6So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”

    7. 1 Sam 24:7With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.

    8. 1 Sam 24:8After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence

    9. 1 Sam 24:9and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?

    10. 1 Sam 24:10Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’

    11. 1 Sam 24:11See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. Know and see that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.

    12. 1 Sam 24:12May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.

    13. 1 Sam 24:13As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.

    14. 1 Sam 24:14Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?

    15. 1 Sam 24:15May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”

    16. 1 Sam 24:16When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud

    17. 1 Sam 24:17and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

    18. 1 Sam 24:18And you have declared this day how you have treated me well, for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me.

    19. 1 Sam 24:19When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.

    20. 1 Sam 24:20Now I know for sure that you will be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

    21. 1 Sam 24:21So now, swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s house.”

    22. 1 Sam 24:22So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.

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    Where this is echoed

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    • 12Judges 11:27I have not sinned against you, but you have done me wrong by waging war against me. May the LORD, the Judge, decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.”
    • 12Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
    • 41 Samuel 26:8–11Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”
    • 52 Samuel 24:10After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
    • 12Psalms 35:1Of David. Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
    • 17Matthew 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
    • 41 Samuel 26:23May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed.
    • 41 Samuel 24:10Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’
    • 12Genesis 16:5Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”
    • 13Matthew 7:20So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
    • 171 Samuel 26:21Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
    • 12Job 5:8However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
    • 121 Peter 2:23When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
    • 12Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
    • 12Psalms 94:1O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
    • 13Matthew 7:16–18By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

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