I Samuel - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 304

27 capture them. Then a messenger Make haste and march, for the Philishtim have

Saul there- fore ceased the pursuit after David and went to encounter the Phi- lishtim, in consequence of which that place is called the peak of Turn-

24 again. From there David went and settied in the fort of Aingheii. (Bc. 1056.) @ahiit cmtlh hah: slain §nu1, hui spares him. 2 Again when Saul returned from after the Philishtim, he was informed that David was in the desert of

3 Aingheli. S0 Saul took three thou- sand men, the choice of all Israel, and marched to seek David and his men in the high peaks of jalim.

4 When he came to the siieepfolds by the road; where there is a cave, Saul went in to rest his feet. But David and his men were in the backward

5 reaches of the caves. Then David’s Now is the time that the Evnamvino said to you, *1 will put your enemy into your power, and you can do to him what- ’ So David arose and took away the em- broidered quilt with which Saul was covered. But afterwards David’s heart reproved him for taking away the quilt which was on Saul, and he Trouble will come to me from the EvER~1.1v1No if I do such a thing to my Prince,-—to the LORD’s anointed, as to lay my hand upon him. For he has been con- David consequently restrained his men from action, and would not allow them to attack Saul. So Saul left the cave and proceeded on his way. Then David got up and went out

of the cave, and called after Saul, My Lord, Commander! When Saul looked behind him, David bent his face earthward and bowed zo to him. David then said to Saul: ‘ Why do you listen to the tales of

the man who says, ‘David seeks to do you injury ’? Look! This very day your eyescan see that the EVER- LIVING gave you into my power in the cave, and they wished to murder you. But I pitied you, and said: ‘I will not lift my hand against my Prince, for he has been consecrated to the Even-L1v1No.’ And now, father, see, look, here is the em- broidered quilt that covered you in my hand! I took the quilt away from you, but did not murder you! Know and be convinced therefore that there is no wrong in my hand, or rebellion, or sin against you ; yet you hunt for my life to take it. Let the EVER-LIVING decide between me and you, when the EVER~L1V1NG will acquit me, rather than you; for my hand has not been against you, As the verse of the Kadmonite says, ‘From the wicked, wickedness springs, But my hand shall not be against you. After what does the Commander of Israel come out ? After what do you chase? After a dead dog! After a single flea! But let the Evan-Liviive be judge and decide between me and you, and examine my cause, and acquit me from you} And when David had finished

uttering this address to Saul, Saul Is that your voice, my son Then Saul lifted up his voice and wept, and said to David ‘ You are more righteous than I ; for you have repaid me with benefit, but I have repaid you with violence! And, further, you have shown it to-day by having acted kindly to me, for when the EVER—L1V1NG had delivered me to your power, you did not kill me! For when did a man find his enemy and helped him kindly on his way? The EVER- LIVING, however, will repay you generously in return for what you have done to me. And indeed I know that you will lead, and that the Leadership of Israel will be fixed in your hand; therefore swear to me by the Ev12R—L1v1Nc not to destroy my descendants after me, nor to blot out my name from my father’s house} In the Hebrew divisions, v. 2g of Ch. 28·in SO David SW?r€ to Saul' Axld

the_A. V. or Vulgate notations, is v. 1 ofCh. 29, Saul Wmit to his hOm€» and David which I follow, asall through my work.e·—F. F. and his men went up to the fort. 204 II I2 16 18 20 21 22