BRAGADAYJAH 139

Thursday, March 3, 2016

BRAGADAYJAH 894

BRAGADAYJAH 894
David spared Saul a second Time.

In spite of the vow between Saul and David, Saul continued his bitter enmity against David and still intended to kill him should the opportunity arose. And so when the Ziphites went and told Saul that David was hiding in the hills of Hachilah, Saul rose and went in pursuit of David in the wilderness of Ziph, taking with him three thousand hand-picked men to find David. And while Saul pitched his tent in Jeshimon, David remained in the wilderness and he saw Saul’s soldiers searching for him, and to make sure, David sent out spies which reported back to him that Saul was indeed with his men   And David went and camped near the very place where Saul had pitched his tent and from there he could see the spot where Saul was lying. And there were with him Abner the captain of his host, and the soldiers all around him. And David enquired of his men who would go down into Saul’s camp with him; and Abishai volunteered to go. And so David and Abishai went among the people in the camp by night, and found the King lying in his tent, his spear stuck in the ground by his pillow; and Abner and the soldiers lying near all around him. Then Abishai told David that the Lord had again delivered Saul unto his hand and volunteered to smite Saud, saying he would only need to strike him once with his very spear. But David told Abishai, “Destroy him not; for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless?”  And then David added, “As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall strike him. His day shall come to die, or he will fall in battle and perish. The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth my hand against the Lord’s anointed; but take his spear and his water and let us go” So they took the spear and the water and escaped. And no one saw Saul or Abishai nor, heard anything, because the Lord had caused Saul and all his men to fall into a deed sleep. Indeed how Great is the Lord!

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