H1732–דָּוִד–da.vid

Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

דָּוִ֖ד da.Vid “David”

Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

וְדָוִד֙ (דָוִד֙) da.Vid “David”

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.

דָּוִ֖ד da.Vid “David”

David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped round about him.

דָּוִ֗ד da.Vid “David”דָּוִ֗ד da.Vid “David”

Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? Abishai said, I will go down with you.

דָּוִ֜ד da.Vid “David”

So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him.

דָוִ֨ד da.Vid “David”

Then said Abishai to David, God has delivered up your enemy into your hand this day: now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.

דָּוִ֔ד da.Vid “David”

David said to Abishai, Don't destroy him; for who can put forth his hand against Yahweh's anointed, and be guiltless?

דָּוִ֛ד da.Vid “David”

David said, As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.

דָּוִד֙ da.Vid “David”

So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul's head; and they got them away: and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Yahweh was fallen on them.

דָּוִ֨ד da.Vid “David”

Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain afar off; a great space being between them;

דָּוִד֙ da.Vid “David”

and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Don't you answer, Abner? Then Abner answered, Who are you who cries to the king?

דָוִ֜ד da.Vid “David”

David said to Abner, Aren't you a [ergänzt: valiant] man? and who is like you in Israel? why then have you not kept watch over your lord, the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king your lord.

דָּוִ֨ד da.Vid “David”

Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this your voice, my son David? David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

דָּוִ֔ד da.Vid “David”דָוִ֑ד da.Vid “David”דָּוִ֔ד da.Vid “David”

Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

דָוִ֗ד da.Vid “David”

David answered, Behold the spear, O king! let then one of the young men come over and get it.

דָּוִד֙ da.Vid “David”

Then Saul said to David, Blessed be you, my son David: you shall both do mightily, and shall surely prevail. So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

דָּוִ֗ד da.Vid “David”דָוִ֔ד da.Vid “David”דָּוִד֙ da.Vid “David”

David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

דָּוִד֙ da.Vid “David”

David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

דָּוִ֔ד da.Vid “David”

David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.

דָּוִ֨ד da.Vid “David”דָּוִד֙ da.Vid “David”

It was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

דָּוִ֖ד da.Vid “David”

David said to Achish, If now I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?

דָּוִ֜ד da.Vid “David”

The number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

דָּוִ֖ד da.Vid “David”

David and his men went up, and made a raid on the Geshurites, and the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those [ergänzt: nations] were the inhabitants of the land, who were of old, as you go to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.

דָּוִד֙ da.Vid “David”

David struck the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the clothing; and he returned, and came to Achish.

דָוִד֙ da.Vid “David”