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Ferrar Fentons 'Holy Bible in Modern English. All spelling, punctuation and formatting maintained through-out. Verse ordering follows the King James version for clarity and necessary organization of the verses.

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RF SA1 26:1 Saul again chases David.
The Zifites then went to Saul at Gibeah and said, "Do you know that David is in hiding in the hills of Khikalah opposite Jeshimon?"
RF SA1 26:2 Saul consequently arose and went down to the desert of Zif with three thousand men, the choicest of Israel, to hunt after David in the desert of Zif,
RF SA1 26:3 and Saul encamped in the hills of Khikalah opposite Jeshimon, by the road side. But David occupied the desert, and saw when Saul came after him towards the desert.
RF SA1 26:4 David also sent spies and learnt that Saul came resolutely.
RF SA1 26:5 David therefore arose, and came to the place where Saul was encamped, and David saw the place where Saul and Abner-ben-Ner, the commander of Saul's army, slept. But Saul slept within a barricade of waggons, with his forces around them.
RF SA1 26:6 So David addressed Ahimelech the Hitite, and Abishai-ben-Zeruiah, brother of Joab, and said, "Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?" And Abishai replied, "I will go down with you!"
RF SA1 26:7 Therefore David and Abishai went to the army at night and saw Saul laid asleep within the barricade of waggons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head, and Abner and the forces sleeping around them.
RF SA1 26:8 Abishai advises to murder Saul in his sleep.
Then Abishai said, "GOD has to-day delivered your enemy into your hand, so now I will pin him at a stroke with a spear to the earth and not waken him."
RF SA1 26:9 But David answered his officer:—"You shall not destroy him. For who can raise his hand against the consecrated to the EVER-LIVING, and be blameless?"
RF SA1 26:10 Then David added, "By the life of the EVER-LIVING! If the LORD struck him;—or his day came and he died; or he went down to battle, and was killed!
RF SA1 26:11 But it would bring trouble on me from the EVER-LIVING, if I raised my hand against the LORD'S consecrated!—However, take the spear that is by his head, and the jug of water, and let us be gone."
RF SA1 26:12 So David took the spear and the jug of water from beside the head of Saul, and went away with them; and none saw, and none knew, and none awoke, for they all slept. A deep sleep had fallen on them from the EVER-LIVING.
RF SA1 26:13 David then passed over the ford, and stood on the top of a hill at a distance with a great space between them,
RF SA1 26:14 from where David called to the forces, and to Abner-ben-Ner, asking, "Are you there, Abner?" When Abner rejoined and said, "Who are you, calling to the Commander?"
RF SA1 26:15 So David replied to Abner, "Are you not a man? And who is like you in Israel? So why have you not guarded your master, the Commander? For a person has been to destroy the Commander—your Lord!
RF SA1 26:16 By the life of the EVER-LIVING, it is not a good thing that you have done, for you are liable to death for not guarding your master, who is consecrated to the EVER-LIVING! So now, look for your Commander's spear and water jug, which were by his head!"
RF SA1 26:17 But Saul recognized the voice of David, and asked, "Is that your voice, son David?" And David replied, "It is my voice, my Lord, Commander."
RF SA1 26:18 And then he continued, "Why does my Lord hunt so after his servant? For what have I done? And what wrong is there in my hand?
RF SA1 26:19 Let my Lord the King listen therefore to what your servant says. If the EVER-LIVING has excited you, let me be a sweet perfumed offering;—but if any of mankind,—curse them before the EVER-LIVING for driving me out from the inheritance of the EVER-LIVING to herd with vagabonds, saying, 'Go! serve other Gods!'
RF SA1 26:20 But now let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the EVER-LIVING. For what has the Commander of Israel come out to hunt? A single flea? as they hunt a partridge on the mountains?"
RF SA1 26:21 Then Saul answered, "I have done wrong! Come back, my son David; for I will never injure you! since my life has been respected in your sight to-day. I have acted like a fool, and ten thousand times mad."
RF SA1 26:22 David replied and said, "Here is the Commander's spear;—let one of the lads come over and take it,
RF SA1 26:23 for the EVER-LIVING rewards a man for his honesty and fidelity. Now as the EVER-LIVING gave you to-day to my power, and I refrained from lifting my hand against the consecrated to the EVER-LIVING,
RF SA1 26:24 therefore as your life was respected to-day in my eyes,—thus let my life be respected in the eyes of the EVER-LIVING, for He will deliver me from every trouble."
RF SA1 26:25 Then Saul said to David, "Son David! you are noble! What you wish, you will accomplish by the self-command you have exercised!" David then went his way, and Saul returned to his residence.




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AKJV ROM 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?



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