I. SAMUEL.

folly is with him: but I thine handmaid come to Abigail, to Carmel, they spake unto faw not the young men of my lord, whom her, faying, David fent us unto thee, to take thou didft fend. thee to him to wife.

David pacifieth Saul.

Chap. xxvii, xxviii. 13 Then David went over to the other fide, and flood on the top of an hill atar off; a great space being between them:

14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the fon of Ner, faying, Anfwereft thou not Abner? Then Abner anfwered and faid, Who are thou that crieft to the king?

15 And David faid to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man and who is like to thee in Ifrael? Wherefore then haft thou not kept thy lord the king? For there came one of the people in to deftroy the king thy lord.

16 This thing is not good that thou haft done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your mafter, the LORD's anointed. And now fee where the king's fpear is, and the crufe of water that was at his bolster.

17. And Saul knew David's voice, and faid, Is this thy voice, my fon David? And David faid, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

18 And he faid, Wherefore doth my lord thus purfue after his fervant? for what have I done! or what evil is in mine-hand?

19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his fervant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering; but it they be the children of men, curfed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, fay. ing, Go, ferve other gods.

20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the IORD; for the king of Ifrael is come out to ek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

21 Then faid Saul, I have finned: return, my fon David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my foul was precious in thine eyes this day, behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

22 And David anfwered and faid, Behold the king's fear! and let one of the young

men come over and fetch it.

23 The LORD render to every man his

righteousness and his faithfulness; for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to-day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed.

24 And, behold, as thy life was much fet by this day in mine eyes, fo let my life be much tet by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation."

25 Then Saul faid to David, Bletfed be thou, my fon David: thou shalt both do great things, and alfo fhalt ftill prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

CHA P. XXVII.

Saul, bearing Iavid to be in Gath, Jeeketh no more for him. s David beggeth Ziklag of Achish.

AND David faid in his heart, I shall now perith one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I fhould fpeedily efcape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul thall defpair of me, to feek me any more in any coat of Ifrael: fo fhall I escape out of his hand.

2 And David arofe, and he paffed over with the fix hundred men that were with his unto Achith, the fon of Maoch, king of Gath.

3 And David dwelt with Achifh at Gath, be and his men, every man with his house.

He fleeth to Gath.

hold, even David with his two wives, Ahi noam the Jezreelitefs, and Abigail the Car melitefs, Nabal's wife.

4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he fought no more again for him. 5 And David faid unto Achith, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in fome town in the country, that 1 may dwell there: for why should thy fervant dwell in the royal city with thee?

6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

7 And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and tour months.

8And David and his men went up, and invaded the Gethurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for thofe nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goeft to Shur, even unto the land of Fgypt.

9 And David fmote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the affes, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned and came to Achith.

10 And Achith faid, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David faid, Against the fouth of Judah, and againft the fouth of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.

11 And David faved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, faying, Let they should tell on us, faying, So did David, and fo will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the

Philiftines.

12 And Achish believed David, faying, He hath made his people rael utterly to abhor him; therefore he thall be my fervant for ever.

CHA P. XXVIII.

3 Saul, having defiroyed the witches, 7 afterward feeketh to one : 9 who, being encou raged by him, raijeth up Samuel. 15 Saubs ruin forefbewed.

AND it came to pars in those days, that

the Philiftines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Ifrael. And Achith faid unto David, Know thou af furedly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.

2 And David faid to Achifh, Surely thou fhalt know what thy fervant can do. And Achifh faid to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.

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Now Samuel was dead, and all Ifrael had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar fpirits, and the w zards, out of the land.

4 And the Philiftines gathered them.

felves together, and came and pitched in Shunem and Saul gathered all tirael toge ther, and they pitched in Gilboa.

5 And when Saul faw the host of the Philiftines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.

6 And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the Los anfwered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

7 Then tai Saul unto his fervants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar fpirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his fervants faid to him, Behold, there is a

woman

Baul confulteth a witch.

The Philiftines fufpe& David. But his fervants, together with the woman, compelled him : and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and fat upon the bed.

1. SAMUEL.. woman that hath a familiar fpirit at En-dor. 8 And Saul difguifed himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he faid, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar fpirit, and bring me him up, whom I fhall name unto thee.

9 And the woman faid unto him, Behold, thou knoweft what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off thofe that have familiar fpirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layeft thou a fnare for my life, to caute me to die?

10 And Saul fware to her by the LORD, faying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. 11 Then faid the woman, Whom all bring up unto thee? And he faid, Bring me up Samuel.

12 And when the woman faw Samuel, the cried with a loud voice: and the woman fpake to Saul, faying, Why haft thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.

13 And the king faid unto her, Be not afraid for what faweit thou! And the wo man faid unto Saul, I faw gods afcending out of the earth.

14 And he faid unto her, What form is he of? And the faid, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mancie. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with bis face to the ground, and bowed himself.

15 And Samuel faid to Saul, Why haft. thou difquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul anfwered, I am fore diftreifed: for the Philistines make war againft me, and God is departed from me, and anfwereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayeft make known unto me what I shall do.

16 Then faid Samuel, Wherefore then doft thou ask of me, feeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?"

17 And the LORD hath done to him as he fpake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David;

18 Because thou obeyedft not the voice of the LORD, nor executedft his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day.

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19 Moreover, the LORD will alfo deliver Ifrael with thee into the hand of the Philiftines and to-morrow halt thou and thy fons be with me: the LORD alfo fhall deHiver the hoft of Ifrael into the hand of the Philistines.

20 Then Saul fell ftraightway all along on the earth, and was fore afraid, because of the words of Samuel and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.

21 And the woman came unto Saul, and, faw that he was fore troubled, and faid un. to him, Behold, thine handmaid hath cbeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou fpaket unto me:

22 Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou alfo unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me fet a morfel of bread before thee; End eat, that thou mayeft have ftrength, when tou goeit on thy way.

refused, and faid, I will not eat.

houfe; and the hafted, and killed it, and took
24 And the woman had a fat calf in the
ed bread thereof:
flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleaven

fore his fervants; and they did eat. Thea
25 And the brought it before Saul, and be-"
they arofe up, and went away that night.
CHA P. XXIX.

1 David, marching with the Philiflines, 3 it difallowed by their princes: 6 Achife dif mietb bim with commendations.

Now the Philistines gathered together all ites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel. their armies to Aphek: and the Ifrael by hundreds, and by thoufards: but David 2 And the lords of the Philistines paffed on and his men paffed on in the rereward with Achith.

What do thefe Hebrews bere? And Achith 3 Then faid the princes of the Philistines, faid unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the fervant of Saul the king of or thefe years, and I have found no fault in Ifrael, which hath been with me thefe days, him fince he fell unto me unto this day?

wroth with him; and the princes of the Phi4 And the princes of the Philiftines were liftines faid unto him, Make this fellow rethou haft appointed him, and let him not turn, that he may go again to his place which go down with us to battle, left in the battle he be an adverfary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his mafter? Should it not be with the heads of thefe men?

5 Is not this David, of whom they fang his thoufands, and David his ten thousands? one to another in dances, faying, Saul flew

6 Then Achish called David, and faid haft been upright, and thy going out and unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou thy coming in with me in the host is good in my fight; tor I have not found evil in thee this day: nevertheless, the lords favour thee fince the day of thy coming unto me unto not.

Wherefore now return, and go in per ce, fines. that thou difplease not the lords of the Phili

have I done? and what haft thou found in thy 8And David faid unto Achifh, But what fervant fo long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

I know that thou art good in my fight, as an 9 And Achith anfwered and faid to David, angel of God: notwithflanding, the princes of the Philistines have faid, He shall not go up

with us to the battle.

morning, with thy matter's fervant that to Wherefore now rife up early in the are come with thee: and as foon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart.

depart in the morning, to return into the land 11 So David and his men rofe up early to of the Philistines. And the Philiftines went up to Jezreel.

CH-A P. XXX. 1 The Amalekites spoil Ziktag: ↑ David, encouraged by God, pursueth them, 1 and overtaking

The Amalekites spoil Ziklag.

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The spoil recovered. and there efcaped not a man of them, fave four hundred young men which rode upon camels, ani fled.

Chap. xxx, xxxi. overtaking them, recovereth all the spoil. ND it came to país, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the fouth, and Ziklag, and fmitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they flew not any, either great or fmall, but carried them away, and went on their way.

3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with hire; and their wives, and their fons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitefs, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

6 And David was greatly diftrelled; for the people fpake of toning him, because the foul of all the people was grieved, every man for his fons and for his daughters: bat David encouraged himself in the LORD

his God.

7 And David faid to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's fon, I pray thee bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

8 And David enquired at the LORD, faying, Shall I purfue atter this troop Shall I over take them? And he answered him, Purfue; for thou shalt furely overtake them, and with

out fail recover all.

9.So David went, he and the fix hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Befor, where thofe that were lett behind stayed.

10 But David purfued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were fo faint that they could not go over the brook Befor.

11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clufiers of raifins and when he had eaten, his fpirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

13 And David faid unto him, To whom belongeft thou? and whence art thou? And he faid, I am a young man of Egypt, fervant to an Amalekite; and my mafter left me, becaufe three days agone I fell fick.

14 We made an invafion upon the fouth of the Cherethites, and upon the coaft which belangeth to Judah, and upon the fouth of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

15 And David faid unto him, Cant thou bring me down to this company? And he faid, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt

18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away and David ref. cued his two wives.

19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither fmall or great, neither fons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they ha i taken to them: David recovered all.

20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they trave before those other cattle, and faid, This is David's fpoil.

21 And David came to the two hundred men, which were fo taint that they could not follow David, whom they had made alfo to abide at the brook Belor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he faluted them.

22 Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and faid, Becaufe they went not with us, we will not give them aught of the fpoil that we have recovered, fave to every man bis wlie and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.

23 Then faid Davil, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preferved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter? But as his part is that goeth down to the battle, fo all his part be that tarrieth by the turf: they shall part alike.

25 And it was fo from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Ifrael unto this day.

26 And when David came to Ziklag, he fent of the fpoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, faying, Behold a prefent for you of the fpoil of the enemies of the LORD;

27 To them which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in fouth Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,

28 And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Efhtemoa,

29 And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,

30 And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor-athan, and to them which were in Athach,

31 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David him/clt and his men were wont to haunt.

CHA P. XXXI.

1 Saul having left his army, he and his ar mour-bearer kill themselves. 8 the Phil fines triumph over the dead carcafes.

pei her kill me, nor deliver me into the Now the Philistines fought against Ifrael

hards of my mafter, and I will bring thee down to this company.

16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were fpread abroad upon.all the earth, eating and drinking, and dan cing, becaufe of all the great fpoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philiftines, and out of the land of Judah.

17 And David fmote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day:

and the men of Ifrael from before the Philistines, and fell down flain in mount Gilboa.

2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul, and upon his fons; and the Philistines flew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchithua, Saul's foas.

3 And the battle went fore againft Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was fore wounded of the archers. 4 Then

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4 Then faid Saul unto his armourbearer, the Philistines came to ftrip the flain, that Draw thy fword, and thruft me through they found Saul and his three fons fallen in therewith, left thefe uncircumcifed come mount Gilboa. and thruit me through, and abufe me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was fore afraid therefore Saul took a fword and fell upon it.

I The Second Book of SAMUEL, otherwife called The Second Book of the KINGS.

5 And David faid unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his fon be dead!

6 And the young man that told him faid, As I happened by chance upon mount Gil boa, behold, Saul leaned upon his fpear; and 15, the chariots and hor.emen followed hard after him.

7 And when he looked behind him, he faw me, and called unto me: and I answered, Here am I.

8 And he faid unto me, Who art thou! And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

9 He faid unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and flay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my lite is yet whole

TO So I ftood upon him, and flew him, be cause I was sure that he could not live after that he was allen; and I took the crown that sa upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

11 Then David took hold on his clothes,