1 Samuel 24:4
And he came to the flocks of sheep that were by the way, and there was a cave there; and Saul went in to make preparation, and David and his men were sitting in the inner part of the cave.
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1 Samuel 22:1And David departed thence, and escaped; and he comes to the cave of Odollam, and his brethren hear, and the house of his father, and they go down to him there.
1 Samuel 23:17And he said to him, Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be second to thee; and Saul my father knows it.
1 Samuel 24:18And Saul said to David, Thou art more righteous than I, for thou hast recompensed me good, but I have recompensed thee evil.
1 Samuel 26:8And Abessa said to David, The Lord has this day shut up thine enemy into thine hands, and now I will + 26:8 Gr. double the stroke to him.smite him to the earth with the spear to the ground once for all, and I will not smite him again.
2 Samuel 4:8And they brought the head of Jebosthe to David to Chebron, and they said to the king, Behold the head of Jebosthe the son of Saul thy enemy, who sought thy life; and the Lord has + 4:8 Gr. given.executed for my lord the king vengeance on his enemies, as it is this day: even on Saul thy enemy, and on his seed.
Psalms 57:1For the end. Destroy not: by David, for a memorial.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 24:2-9
David Spares Saul in the Cave. ( b. c. 1057.) 1 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi. 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. 3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. 4 And the men of David said unto… Read the whole commentary →