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1 Samuel 26:22
βDavid answered, "Behold the spear, O king! Then let one of the young men come over and get it.β
Verse in context β 1 Samuel 26
Now therefore, don't let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Yahweh; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains.
Then Saul said, "I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
David answered, "Behold the spear, O king! Then let one of the young men come over and get it.
Yahweh will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn't put forth my hand against Yahweh's anointed.
Behold, as your life was respected this day in my eyes, so let my life be respected in the eyes of Yahweh, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.
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The rise of Israelβs monarchy with Samuel, Saul, and David.
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