1 Samuel 24:8

Then David rose up, afterwards, and went forth out of the cave, and cried out after Saul, saying—My lord, O king! And, when Saul looked about behind him, David inclined his face to the earth, and bowed himself down.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

7So David did chide his men with the words, and did not suffer them to rise up against Saul. And, Saul, rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

9Then said David to Saul, Wherefore shouldst thou hearken unto the words of the sons of earth, saying,—Lo! David is seeking thy hurt?

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12Honour thy father, and thy mother,—that thy days may be prolonged upon the soil, which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee.

1 Samuel 25:23And, when Abigail saw David, she hastened, and alighted from off her ass,—and fell down before David upon her face, and prostrated herself on the ground;

Romans 13:7Render unto all their dues,—unto whom tribute, tribute, unto whom tax, tax, unto whom fear, fear, unto whom honour, honour.

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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