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1Samuel 26King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links: 1Samuel 26In 1Samuel 26 The Ziphites betrayed David to Saul. Saul sent his men to capture David but David and his men hid from him. David knew where Saul had camped, so he went down with Abishai into Saul's camp. They found Saul asleep. David had another opportunity to kill Saul, yet he spared his life again. David said that Saul's life was in God's hands not his (v. 9-11). They took Saul's water jug and spear which was at Saul's head. Notice God had put everyone in Saul's camp into deep sleep.
David called to Abner, Saul's commander and ask for Saul. He showed him the water jug and the spear. Saul realized that David could have killed him but he spared his life. He told David that he sinned, trying to kill David. Saul went home. We do not know how sincere Saul was but we know that David trusted God to deal with Saul in His own time.
Figure: Ziph
Application:
David had another chance to kill Saul, his mortal enemy. Yet he left vengeance up to God! We know the sincerity of David's heart, how he followed God. David wrote quite a few Psalms asking God to take care of his enemies. These are known as the
Imprecatory PsalmsVerses to meditate on:
9 But David said to Abishai, "Don't destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the LORD's anointed and be guiltless? 10 As surely as the LORD lives," he said, "the LORD himself will strike him; either his time will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish. 11 But the LORD forbid that I should lay a hand on the LORD's anointed. Now get the spear and water jug that are near his head, and let's go." Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic ReaderDeffinbaugh: A Study of 1 SamuelDavid Guzik on 1 Samuel 261 Samuel 26, with Commentaries, verse by verseLinks to Commentaries and other References - 1SamuelBible Study ToolsJesus SavesHow to Become a ChristianPlease send a comment if something spoke to you today from the passages, links or thoughts that I have shared with you.
