1 Samuel 24 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ And it came to be, when Sha’ul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, that it was reported to him, saying, “See, Dawiḏ

² So Sha’ul took three thousand chosen men from all Yisra’ĕ

³ And he came to the sheepfolds, on the way, and there was a cave. And Sha’ul went in to relieve himself. Now Dawiḏ

⁴ And the men of Dawiḏ

⁵ And it came to be afterward that the heart of Dawiḏ

⁶ So he said to his men, “Far be it from me, by יהוה, that I should do this matter to my master, anointed of יהוה, to stretch out my hand against him, for he is the anointed of יהוה.”

⁷ And Dawiḏ

⁸ And afterward Dawiḏ

⁹ And Dawiḏ

¹⁰ “See, this day your eyes have seen that יהוה  gave you today into my hand in the cave, and one said to slay you. But my eye pardoned you, and I said, ‘I do not stretch out my hand against my master, for he is the anointed of יהוה.’

¹¹ “And my father, see! Yea, see the corner of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the corner of your robe, and did not slay you, know and see that there is neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you, while you are hunting my life to take it.

¹² “Let יהוה  judge between you and me, and let יהוה  revenge me on you, but my hand is not against you.

¹³ “As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Wrong comes from the wrongdoer.’ But my hand is not against you.

¹⁴ “After whom has the sovereign of Yisra’ĕ

¹⁵ “And יהוה  shall be judge, and rightly rule between you and me, and see and plead my case, and rightly rule me out of your hand.”

¹⁶ And it came to be, when Dawiḏ

¹⁷ And he said to Dawiḏ

¹⁸ “And you have shown today how you have done good to me, for when יהוה  surrendered me into your hand you did not slay me.

¹⁹ “For if a man finds his enemy, shall he let him get away safely? And let יהוה  reward you with good for what you have done to me today.

²⁰ “And now look, I know that you shall certainly reign, and that the reign of Yisra’ĕ

²¹ “And now, swear to me by יהוה  that you do not cut off my seed after me, nor destroy my name from my father’s house.”

²² And Dawiḏ