In those days the Philistines gathered their forces for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, “Understand that you and your men are to go out with me in the army.” David said to Achish, “Very well, you shall know what your servant can do.” And Achish said to David, “Very well,Continue reading “1 Samuel 28: 1-7…Pandora’s Box.”
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1 Samuel 26: 22- ch 27: 1a…..David travels to Philistia.
And David answered and said, “Here is the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and take it. The LORD rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness, for the LORD gave you into my hand today, and I would not put out my hand against the LORD’S anointed. Behold,Continue reading “1 Samuel 26: 22- ch 27: 1a…..David travels to Philistia.”
1 Samuel 26: 17-21…..Saul calls off the hunt.
Saul recognized David’s voice and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.” And he said, “Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? What evil is on my hands? Now therefore let my lord the king hear theContinue reading “1 Samuel 26: 17-21…..Saul calls off the hunt.”
1 Samuel 26: 13-16….A morning wake up call!
Then David went over to the other side and stood far off on the top of the hill, with a great space between them. And David called to the army, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, “Will you not answer, Abner?” Then Abner answered, “Who are you who calls to the king?” AndContinue reading “1 Samuel 26: 13-16….A morning wake up call!”
1 Samuel 26: 6-12….Sleep on – with sweet dreams!
Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Joab’s brother Abishai the son of Zeruiah, “Who will go down with me into the camp to Saul?” And Abishai said, “I will go down with you.” So David and Abishai went to the army by night. And there lay Saul sleeping within the encampment, withContinue reading “1 Samuel 26: 6-12….Sleep on – with sweet dreams!”
1 Samuel 26: 1-5…..Back on the chase!
Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding himself on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the east of Jeshimon?” So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph with three thousand chosen men of Israel to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul encampedContinue reading “1 Samuel 26: 1-5…..Back on the chase!”
1 Samuel 25: 28-31….A good lesson taught!
Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the LORD, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live. If men rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, the lifeContinue reading “1 Samuel 25: 28-31….A good lesson taught!”
1 Samuel 25: 21-28a…..Thoughts and words!
Now David had said, “Surely in vain have I guarded all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him, and he has returned me evil for good. God do so to the enemies of David and more also, if by morning I leave so muchContinue reading “1 Samuel 25: 21-28a…..Thoughts and words!”
1 Samuel 25: 10-13….. David sees ‘red’!
And Nabal answered David’s servants, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who are breaking away from their masters. Shall I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers and give it to men who come from I doContinue reading “1 Samuel 25: 10-13….. David sees ‘red’!”
1 Samuel 25: 1-9…..There must be more to this story!
Now Samuel died. And all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah.Then David rose and went down to the wilderness of Paran. And there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich; he had three thousand sheep and a thousandContinue reading “1 Samuel 25: 1-9…..There must be more to this story!”
As I read it! 