I Samuel Chapter 24
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darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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And it came to pass when Saul had returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.
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And Saul took three thousand men, chosen out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.
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And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet; and David and his men were abiding in the recesses of the cave.
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And David's men said to him, Behold the day of which Jehovah said to thee, Behold, I will give thine enemy into thy hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good to thee. And David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe secretly.
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And it came to pass afterwards that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
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And he said to his men, Jehovah forbid that I should do this thing to my master, Jehovah's anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, for he is the anointed of Jehovah.
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And David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on [his] way.
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David also arose afterwards, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king! And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and did obeisance.
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And David said to Saul, Why dost thou listen to words of men, saying, Behold, David seeks thy hurt?
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Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that Jehovah had given thee this day into my hand in the cave; and they bade me kill thee; but [mine eye] spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord, for he is the anointed of Jehovah.
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And see, my father, yes, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand. For in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou liest in wait for my life to take it.
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Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
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As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
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After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a single flea.
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Jehovah therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and do me justice [in delivering me] out of thy hand.
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And as soon as David had ended speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.
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And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
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And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me, forasmuch as when Jehovah had delivered me up into thy hand, thou didst not kill me.
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For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore Jehovah reward thee good for that thou hast done to me this day.
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And now behold, I know that thou shalt certainly be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.
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Swear now therefore to me by Jehovah, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.
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And David swore to Saul. And Saul went home; and David and his men went up to the stronghold.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Ascendit ergo David inde: et habitavit in locis tutissimis Engaddi.
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Cumque reversus esset Saul, postquam persecutus est Philisthæos, nunciaverunt ei, dicentes: Ecce, David in deserto est Engaddi.
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Assumens ergo Saul tria millia electorum virorum ex omni Israel, perrexit ad investigandum David et viros eius, etiam super abruptissimas petra, quæ solis ibicibus perviæ sunt.
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Et venit ad caulas ovium, quæ se offerebant vianti. eratque ibi spelunca, quam ingressus est Saul, ut purgaret ventrem: porro David et viri eius in interiore parte speluncæ latebant.
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Et dixerunt servi David ad eum: Ecce dies, de qua locutus est Dominus ad te: Ego tradam tibi inimicum tuum, ut facias ei sicut placuerit in oculis tuis. Surrexit ergo David, et præcidit oram chlamydis Saul silenter.
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Post hæc percussit cor suum David, eo quod abscidisset oram chlamydis Saul.
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Dixitque ad viros suos: Propitius sit mihi Dominus, ne faciam hanc rem domino meo, christo Domini, ut mittam manum meam in eum, quia christus Domini est.
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Et confregit David viros suos sermonibus, et non permisit eos ut consurgerent in Saul: porro Saul exurgens de spelunca, pergebat cœpto itinere.
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Surrexit autem et David post eum: et egressus de spelunca, clamavit post tergum Saul, dicens: Domine mi rex. Et respexit Saul post se: et inclinans se David pronus in terram, adoravit,
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dixitque ad Saul: Quare audis verba hominum loquentium, David quærit malum adversum te?
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Ecce hodie viderunt oculi tui quod tradiderit te Dominus in manu mea in spelunca: et cogitavi ut occiderem te, sed pepercit tibi oculus meus. dixi enim: Non extendam manum meam in dominum meum, quia christus Domini est.
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Quin potius pater mi, vide, et cognosce oram chlamydis tuæ in manu mea: quoniam cum præscinderem summitatem chlamydis tuæ, nolui extendere manum meam in te. animadverte, et vide, quoniam non est in manu mea malum, neque iniquitas, neque peccavi in te: tu autem insidiaris animæ meæ ut auferas eam.
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Iudicet Dominus inter me et te, et ulciscatur me Dominus ex te: manus autem mea non sit in te.
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Sicut et in proverbio antiquo dicitur: AB IMPIIS egredietur impietas: manus ergo mea non sit in te.
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Quem persequeris, rex Israel? quem persequeris? canem mortuum persequeris, et pulicem unum.
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Sit Dominus iudex, et iudicet inter me et te: et videat, et iudicet causam meam, et eruat me de manu tua.
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Cum autem complesset David loquens sermones huiuscemodi ad Saul, dixit Saul: Numquid vox hæc tua est fili mi David? Et levavit Saul vocem suam, et flevit:
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dixitque ad David: Iustior tu es quam ego: tu enim tribuisti mihi bona: ego autem reddidi tibi mala.
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Et tu indicasti hodie quæ feceris mihi bona: quomodo tradiderit me Dominus in manum tuam, et non occideris me.
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Quis enim cum invenerit inimicum suum, dimittet eum in via bona? Sed Dominus reddat tibi vicissitudinem hanc pro eo quod hodie operatus es in me.
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Et nunc quia scio quod certissime regnaturus sis, et habiturus in manu tua regnum Israel:
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iura mihi in Domino, ne deleas semen meum post me, neque auferas nomen meum de domo patris mei.
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Et iuravit David Sauli. Abiit ergo Saul in domum suam: et David, et viri eius ascenderunt ad tutiora loca.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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And it cometh to pass when Saul hath turned back from after the Philistines, that they declare to him, saying, `Lo, David <FI>is<Fi> in the wilderness of En-gedi.'
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And Saul taketh three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and goeth to seek David and his men, on the front of the rocks of the wild goats,
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and he cometh in unto folds of the flock, on the way, and there <FI>is<Fi> a cave, and Saul goeth in to cover his feet; and David and his men in the sides of the cave are abiding.
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And the men of David say unto him, `Lo, the day of which Jehovah said unto thee, Lo, I am giving thine enemy into thy hand, and thou hast done to him as it is good in thine eyes;' and David riseth and cutteth off the skirt of the upper robe which <FI>is<Fi> on Saul--gently.
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And it cometh to pass afterwards that the heart of David smiteth him, because that he hath cut off the skirt which <FI>is<Fi> on Saul,
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and he saith to his men, `Far be it from me, by Jehovah; I do not do this thing to my lord--to the anointed of Jehovah--to put forth my hand against him, for the anointed of Jehovah he <FI>is<Fi> .'
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And David subdueth his men by words, and hath not permitted them to rise against Saul; and Saul hath risen from the cave, and goeth on the way;
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and David riseth afterwards, and goeth out from the cave, and calleth after Saul, saying, `My lord, O king!' And Saul looketh attentively behind him, and David boweth--face to the earth--and doth obeisance.
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And David saith to Saul, `Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?
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Lo, this day have thine eyes seen how that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and <FI>one<Fi> said to slay thee, and <FI>mine eye<Fi> hath pity on thee, and I say, I do not put forth my hand against my lord, for the anointed of Jehovah he <FI>is<Fi> .
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`And, my father, see, yea see the skirt of thine upper robe in my hand; for by cutting off the skirt of thy upper robe, and I have not slain thee, know and see that there is not in my hand evil and transgression, and I have not sinned against thee, and thou art hunting my soul to take it!
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`Jehovah doth judge between me and thee, and Jehovah hath avenged me of thee, and my hand is not on thee;
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as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.
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`After whom hath the king of Israel come out? after whom art thou pursuing? --after a dead dog! after one flea!
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And Jehovah hath been for judge, and hath judged between me and thee, yea, he seeth and pleadeth my cause, and doth deliver me out of thy hand.'
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And it cometh to pass, when David completeth to speak these words unto Saul, that Saul saith, `Is this thy voice, my son David?' and Saul lifteth up his voice, and weepeth.
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And he saith unto David, `More righteous thou <FI>art<Fi> than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;
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and thou hast declared to-day how that thou hast done good with me, how that Jehovah shut me up into thy hand, and thou didst not slay me,
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and that a man doth find his enemy, and hath sent him away in a good manner; and Jehovah doth repay thee good for that which thou didst to me this day.
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`And, now, lo, I have known that thou dost certainly reign, and the kingdom of Israel hath stood in thy hand;
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and, now, swear to me by Jehovah--thou dost not cut off my seed after me, nor dost thou destroy my name from the house of my father.'
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And David sweareth to Saul, and Saul goeth unto his house, and David and his men have gone up unto the fortress.
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Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).