The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XXIIII.

1 Dauid hid in a caue a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Saúl. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 He sheweth to Saúl his 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 18 Saúl acknowledgeth his 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 22 He cau seth Dauid to sweare vnto him to be fauorable to his.

1 ANd Dauid went thence, and dwelt ina 1.1 holdes at En-gédi.

2 When Saūl was returned from the Philistims they tolde him, saying, Beholde, Dauid (is) in the wildernes ofb 1.2 Engédi.

3 Then Saul toke thre thousand chosen men out of all Israél, and went to seke Dauid and his men vpon the rockes (among) the wilde goates.

4 And he came to the shepecoates by the way where there was a caue & Saúl went in” 1.3 to do his easement: and Dauid & his men sate in the” 1.4 inward partes of the caue.

5 And the men of Dauid said vnto him, Se, the day isc 1.5 come, whereof the Lord said vn to 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Beholde, I will deliuer thine enemie into thine hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seme good to thee. Then Dauid 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and cut of the lappe of Sauls garment priuely.

6 And afterward Dauidd 1.6 was touched in his heart, because he had cut of the lappe which was on Sauls (garment.)

7 And he said vnto his mē, The Lord kepe me from doing that thing vnto my master the Lords Anointed, to lay mine hand vpon him: for he is the Anointed of the Lord.

8 So Dauid ouer came his seruants with these wordes, and suffred them not to arise against Saul: so Saúl rose vp out of the caue & went away.

9 ¶Dauid also arose afterward, and went out of the caue, and cryed after Saúl, saying, O my Lord the King. And when Saúl loked be hinde him, Dauid 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his face to the earth, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him selfe.

10 And Dauid said to Saúl,e 1.7 Wherefore giuest thou an eare to mens wordes, that say, Be∣holde, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 seketh euil against thee?

11 Beholde, this day thine eyes haue sene, that the Lord had deliuered thee, this day into mine hand in the caue, ad some bade me kil thee, but I had compassion on thee, & said, I wil not lay mine hand on my master: for he is the Lords Anointed.

12 Moreouer my father, beholde: beholde, I say, the lappe of thy garment in mine hand: for when I cut of the lappe of thy garment, I killed thee not. Vnderstand & se, that there is nether euill nor wickednes in me, nether haue I sinned against thee, yet thou huntest after my soule to take it.

13 The Lord be iudge betwene thee and me, and the Lord auenge me of thee, and let not mine hand be vpon thee.

14 Accordyng as the” 1.8 olde prouerbe saith, Wickednes procedeth frō the wicked, but mine hand be not vpon thee.

15 After whome is the King of Israél come out after whome doest thou pursue? after a dead dog, (and) after a flye?

16 The Lorde therefore be iudge, and iudge betwene thee and me, and se, and pleade my cause, &” 1.9 deliuer me out of thine hand.

17 When Dauid had made an end of speaking these wordes to Saul, Saul sayd,f 1.10 Is thys thy voyce, my sonne Dauid? and Saullift vp hys voyce, and wept.

18 And sayd to Dauid, Thou art more rygh∣teous then I: for thou hast rendred me good, and I haue rendred thee euil.

19 And thou hast shewed this daye, that thou hast dealt wel with me: forasmuche as when the Lord had closed me in thine hands, thou killedstme not.

20 For who shall finde hys 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and let hym departe” 1.11 fre? wherefore the Lordren∣dre thee good for that thou haste done vnto me this day.

21 For now behold, Ig 1.12 knowe that thou shalt be Kynge, and that the kyngdome of Israél shalbe stablished in thine hand.

22 Sweare now therfore vnto me by the Lord, that thou wilt not destroy my seede after me, and that thou wilt not abolish my name out of my fathers house.

23 So Dauid sw are vnto Saul, and Saul went home: but Dauid and his men went vp vnto the holde.

Notes

• a 1.1

  That is, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 places, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 were defensed by nature.
• b 1.2

  A citie of 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Iosh. 15. 62.
• ” 1.3

  Ebr. to couer 〈◊〉〈◊〉 fete.
• ” 1.4

  Ebr. in the sides
• c 1.5

  Here wese how ready we 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 promes, if the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, serue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 litle.
• d 1.6

  For seing is was his owne 〈◊〉〈◊〉 uate cause 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that he had touched his enemie.
• e 1.7

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the salse report of thē that said, Dauid was Sauls enemie he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him selfe to be his friend.
• ” 1.8

  Or, the prouer∣be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 an ancien man.
• ” 1.9

  Ebr. iudge.
• f 1.10

  Thogh he was a most cruel ene∣mie to Dauid, yet by his great gen 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ce 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hym to 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• ” 1.11

  Ebr. a good waye.
• g 1.12

  Thogh this ty∣rant saw and cō fessed the fauour of God towar de Dauid, yet he cea seth not to perse 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him against his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 con∣science.