1 Samuel 26:13

And when David was gone over to the other side. and stood on the top of the hill afar off, and a good space was between them,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12So David took the spear, and the cup of water which was at Saul's head, and they went away: and no man saw it, or knew it, or awaked, but they were all asleep, for a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.

14David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying: Wilt thou not answer, Abner? And Abner answering, said: Who art thou, that criest, and disturbest the king?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:8And David stopped his men with his words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rising up out of the cave, went on his way.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 26:7-13

David Spares Saul's Life. ( b. c. 1056.) 6 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? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee. 7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him. 8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine… Read the whole commentary →

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