1 Samuel 24:8

וַיְשַׁסַּע דָּוִד אֶת ־ אֲנָשָׁיו בַּדְּבָרִים וְלֹא נְתָנָם לָקוּם אֶל ־ שָׁאוּל וְשָׁאוּל קָם מֵהַמְּעָרָה וַיֵּלֶךְ בַּדָּֽרֶךְ ׃ ס

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.

In Context

7וַיֹּאמֶר לַאֲנָשָׁיו חָלִילָה לִּי מֵֽיהוָה אִם ־ אֶעֱשֶׂה אֶת ־ הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לַֽאדֹנִי לִמְשִׁיחַ יְהוָה לִשְׁלֹחַ יָדִי בּוֹ כִּֽי ־ מְשִׁיחַ יְהוָה הֽוּא ׃

9וַיָּקָם דָּוִד אַחֲרֵי ־ כֵן וַיֵּצֵא מן ־ המערה וַיִּקְרָא אַֽחֲרֵי ־ שָׁאוּל לֵאמֹר אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיַּבֵּט שָׁאוּל אַֽחֲרָיו וַיִּקֹּד דָּוִד אַפַּיִם אַרְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ ׃ ס

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12כַּבֵּד אֶת ־ אָבִיךָ וְאֶת ־ אִמֶּךָ לְמַעַן יַאֲרִכוּן יָמֶיךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר ־ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָֽךְ ׃ ס

1 Samuel 25:23וַתֵּרֶא אֲבִיגַיִל אֶת ־ דָּוִד וַתְּמַהֵר וַתֵּרֶד מֵעַל הַחֲמוֹר וַתִּפֹּל לְאַפֵּי דָוִד עַל ־ פָּנֶיהָ וַתִּשְׁתַּחוּ אָֽרֶץ ׃

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 →

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