Thematic Bible
1 Samuel 26:1 (show verse)
The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, "[Is] not David hiding on the hill of Hakilah opposite Jeshimon?"
1 Samuel 26:2 (show verse)
Then Saul got up and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, and three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
1 Samuel 26:3 (show verse)
Now Saul was on the hill of Hakilah, which [is] opposite Jeshimon by the road, but David was staying in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had come to the wilderness after him,
1 Samuel 26:4 (show verse)
David sent spies, and he learned that Saul had come {for certain}.
1 Samuel 26:5 (show verse)
Then David got up and came to the place where Saul had encamped, and David saw the place where Saul [was] lying down, {as well as} Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army. (Now Saul [was] lying in the encampment, and the army [was] encamping around him.)
1 Samuel 26:6 (show verse)
David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah the brother of Joab, saying, "Who will go down with me to Saul, in the camp?" And Abishai said, "I will go down with you."
1 Samuel 26:7 (show verse)
So David and Abishai came to the army [by] night, and {there was} Saul lying asleep in the encampment with his spear thrust into the ground near his head, and Abner and the army [were] lying all around him.
Abishai » Seeks saul's life
military Arms » Offensive: » Spear or lance
Beds » Supplied with pillows
Citizens » Loyal » David
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » In entering into the tent of saul, and carrying away saul's spear
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Loyalty » Instances of » David
Pillow » A support for the head » Called bolster
Self-control » Of david
Spears » Stuck in the ground beside the bolster during sleep
military Arms » Offensive: » Spear or lance
Beds » Supplied with pillows
Citizens » Loyal » David
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » In entering into the tent of saul, and carrying away saul's spear
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Loyalty » Instances of » David
Pillow » A support for the head » Called bolster
Self-control » Of david
Spears » Stuck in the ground beside the bolster during sleep
1 Samuel 26:8 (show verse)
Then Abishai said to David, "God has handed over your enemy into your hand today! So then, {please let me pin him to the ground with the spear} {one time}, and {I will not strike him twice}."
Abishai » Seeks saul's life
Citizens » Loyal » David
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » In entering into the tent of saul, and carrying away saul's spear
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Loyalty » Instances of » David
Self-control » Of david
Spears » Stuck in the ground beside the bolster during sleep
Citizens » Loyal » David
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » In entering into the tent of saul, and carrying away saul's spear
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Loyalty » Instances of » David
Self-control » Of david
Spears » Stuck in the ground beside the bolster during sleep
1 Samuel 26:9 (show verse)
But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him! For who has stretched out his hand against Yahweh's anointed one and remained blameless?"
sacred Anointing » Those who partook of » Not to be injured or insulted
Citizens » Loyal » David
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » In entering into the tent of saul, and carrying away saul's spear
Forgiveness » Instances of » David forgives saul
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Kings » Guilt and danger of stretching out the hand against
Loyalty » Instances of » David
Mercifulness » Of david
Revenge » Keep others from taking
Reverence » For kings
Self-control » Of david
Social duties » Mercifulness » Of david
Spears » Stuck in the ground beside the bolster during sleep
Citizens » Loyal » David
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » In entering into the tent of saul, and carrying away saul's spear
Forgiveness » Instances of » David forgives saul
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Kings » Guilt and danger of stretching out the hand against
Loyalty » Instances of » David
Mercifulness » Of david
Revenge » Keep others from taking
Reverence » For kings
Self-control » Of david
Social duties » Mercifulness » Of david
Spears » Stuck in the ground beside the bolster during sleep
1 Samuel 26:10 (show verse)
And David said, "{As Yahweh lives}, {certainly} Yahweh will strike him, or his day will come and he will die, or he will go down in the battle and {perish}.
1 Samuel 26:11 (show verse)
{Yahweh forbid me} from stretching out my hand against Yahweh's anointed one! So then, please take the spear that [is] near his head and the jar of water, and let us go."
Citizens » Loyal » David
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » In entering into the tent of saul, and carrying away saul's spear
Cruse » A vessel for liquids
David » King of israel » Meekness of
Good for evil » Examples of returning » David
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Love » Good for evil examples of returning » David
Loyalty » Instances of » David
Pillow » A support for the head » Called bolster
Reverence » For kings
Self-control » Of david
Spears » Stuck in the ground beside the bolster during sleep
Water » Carried in vessels
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » In entering into the tent of saul, and carrying away saul's spear
Cruse » A vessel for liquids
David » King of israel » Meekness of
Good for evil » Examples of returning » David
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Love » Good for evil examples of returning » David
Loyalty » Instances of » David
Pillow » A support for the head » Called bolster
Reverence » For kings
Self-control » Of david
Spears » Stuck in the ground beside the bolster during sleep
Water » Carried in vessels
1 Samuel 26:12 (show verse)
So David took the spear and the jar of water from [near] Saul's head, and they went [away]. {No one saw, no one knew, and no one awakened}, for all of them [were] sleeping because a deep sleep of Yahweh had fallen upon them.
Citizens » Loyal » David
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » In entering into the tent of saul, and carrying away saul's spear
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Loyalty » Instances of » David
Pillow » A support for the head » Called bolster
Self-control » Of david
Sleep » Spiritual » General references to natural
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » In entering into the tent of saul, and carrying away saul's spear
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Loyalty » Instances of » David
Pillow » A support for the head » Called bolster
Self-control » Of david
Sleep » Spiritual » General references to natural
1 Samuel 26:13 (show verse)
Then David went to the other side and stood on the top of the hill at a distance; the distance [was] great between them.
1 Samuel 26:14 (show verse)
David called out to the army and to Abner the son of Ner, "Will you not answer, Abner?" And Abner answered and said, "Who [are] you [that] you call to the king?"
1 Samuel 26:15 (show verse)
So David said to Abner, "[Are] you not a man? And who [is] like you in Israel? Why did you not keep watch over your lord the king? For one of the people came to destroy your lord the king.
1 Samuel 26:16 (show verse)
This thing that you have done [is] not good. {As Yahweh lives}, {surely you people deserve to die} since you have not kept watch over your lord, over Yahweh's anointed one! So then, see where the king's spear [is] and the jar of water that [was] near his head!"
1 Samuel 26:17 (show verse)
Then Saul recognized David's voice and said, "[Is] this your voice, my son David?" And David said, "[It is] my voice, my lord the king."
1 Samuel 26:18 (show verse)
Then he said, "Why [is] my lord pursuing after his servant? For what have I done? And what evil [is] in my hand?
1 Samuel 26:19 (show verse)
And so then, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant: If Yahweh has incited you against me, may he delight in an offering; but if {it is mortals}, [may] they be accursed {before} Yahweh, for they have driven me away today from sharing in the inheritance of Yahweh, saying, 'Go, serve other gods!'
1 Samuel 26:20 (show verse)
And so then, do not let my blood fall to the ground {away from} the presence of Yahweh, for the king of Israel has gone out to seek a single flea, as one hunts a partridge in the mountains."
1 Samuel 26:21 (show verse)
Then Saul said, "I have sinned! Come back, David my son, for I will not harm you again, because my life [was] precious in your eyes this day. Look, I have acted like a fool and {have made a terrible mistake}."
1 Samuel 26:22 (show verse)
David answered and said, "Here is the king's spear; let one of the young men come over and take it.
1 Samuel 26:23 (show verse)
Yahweh repays to each [one] his righteousness and his faithfulness, for Yahweh gave you into my hand today, but I was not willing to stretch out my hand against Yahweh's anointed.
1 Samuel 26:24 (show verse)
Look, as your life was precious in my eyes this day, may my life be great in the eyes of Yahweh, and may he rescue me from all trouble."
1 Samuel 26:25 (show verse)
Then Saul said to David, "Blessed are you, my son David; {you will not only do many things, but also will always succeed}!" Then David went on his way and Saul returned to his place.