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1 Samuel 26:20

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Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

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  1. 1 Samuel 26:18

    And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

  2. 1 Samuel 26:19

    Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.

  3. 1 Samuel 26:21

    Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

  4. 1 Samuel 26:22

    And David answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

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