Illustrated bible History - Catholic Apologetics Information

nrho plnccs llirnself ~~ndcr the protection of God is in snfcty
everywhere, and has nothing to fear. His trust in God was
rc~vardcd.
2. Now, the mcn of Ziph camo to Sat11 and said : '( Behold,
Ila~id is hid in thr: hill which is ovcr against the wilde~.ncsa."
Immediately Sat11 arose, httvii~g wit11 him t.llree thousand
chosen men, and encamped in the way of thc wilderness. A8
soon as Dsvid heard that San1 liad comc after him into the
rlesert, lie seat out spies to scc where the liirlg had pitched
his tents. Da,vid, on lenrl~ing wherc San1 wt~s, arose and
camc sccrctly to the cnnip of liix enemy.
3. And Dnvid said to his followers : "Who will go down
- - with me into the camp
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- . - md Abisai carno npou
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the tents by night, md
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fomld Sal11 slccping un
his cot~ch,md his spear
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l - - new his head. Morc-
wT+- ,- - -- /. ---- =+ ovcr, all the soldiers
nAViD AND ADISAI IN SIUL'S TENT.
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about. And Al~isai .ipolie Lo'David : Now, then, I will run
thy enemy through with my spear, and there hall he no
11ccd of s second tirric?." But David nns~vercd: (' Kill him
not ; for ml~o sha,ll put forth his hand a.gainst thc Lord's hnointeci,
imd rcmain guiltless ? I3nt now take the spear whicb
is at bis I~oad, and thc cup of wat,er, and lct UN go."
4. So tl~cy took the fipear and tlic cup of water, and went
n4nrany And no man saw it, or ICIICW it., or awa1:ecl; for :I clccp
~lcep froiri the Lord was fallen upon thcm. Thcy both went
on till they came to the otl~cr eide, and siood on a hill afar
off. Thcrc David called aloud to Abncr, the captain of Saul'a
army, and said: "Wilt thou not answer, AbnerP Art not