1 Samuel 26:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So David took the spear and water jug that were near Saul’s head, and then David and Abishai left Saul’s camp. No one knew what had happened. No one saw it. No one even woke up. Saul and all of his soldiers slept because the Lord had put them into a deep sleep.

Cross References

Genesis 2:21

So the Lord God caused the man to sleep very deeply. While he was asleep, God took one of the ribs from the man’s body. Then he closed the man’s skin where the rib had been.

Genesis 15:12

The sun began to go down and Abram got very sleepy. While he was asleep, a very terrible darkness came over him.

Isaiah 29:10

The Lord will make you sleepy. He will close your eyes. (The prophets are your eyes.) He will cover your heads. (The prophets are your heads.)

Esther 6:1

That same night, the king could not sleep. So he told a servant to bring the history book and read it to him. (The Book of History of the Kings lists everything that happens during a king’s rule.)

1 Samuel 26:7

When night came, David and Abishai went into Saul’s camp. Saul was asleep in the middle of the circle of men. His spear was stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the other soldiers were asleep around Saul.

1 Samuel 24:4

David’s men told him, “This is the day the Lord told you about when he said, ‘I will give your enemy to you, and you can do whatever you want to him.’” So David crawled closer and closer to Saul and cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. Saul didn’t notice what happened.

1 Samuel 26:13

David crossed over to the other side of the valley. He stood on top of the mountain across the valley from Saul’s camp. David and Saul’s camp were far apart.