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141 : Basic English : 1 Samuel 24,25; Psalms 131,132 1. Now when Saul came back from fighting the Philistines, news was given him that David was in the waste land of En-gedi.
2. Then Saul took three thousand of the best men out of all Israel, and went in search of David and his men on the rocks of the mountain goats.
3. And on the way he came to a place where sheep were kept, where there was a hollow in the rock; and Saul went in for a private purpose. Now David and his men were in the deepest part of the hollow.
4. And David's men said to him, Now is the time when the Lord says to you, I will give up your hater into your hands to do with him whatever seems good to you. Then David, getting up, took the skirt of Saul's robe in his hand, cutting off the end of it without his knowledge.
5. And later, David was full of regret for cutting off Saul's skirt.
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140 : Basic English : 1 Samuel 21,22,23; Psalms 128,129,130 1. Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was full of fear at meeting David, and said to him, Why are you by yourself, having no man with you?
2. And David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has given me orders and has said to me, Say nothing to anyone about the business on which I am sending you and the orders I have given you: and a certain place has been fixed to which the young men are to go.
3. So now, if you have here five cakes of bread, give them into my hand, or whatever you have.
4. And the priest, answering David, said, I have no common bread here but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.
5. And David in answer said to the priest, Certainly women have been kept from us; and as has been done before when I have gone out the arms of the young men were made holy, even though it was a common journey; how much more today will their arms be made holy.
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139 : Basic English : 1 Samuel 20; Psalms 125,126,127 1. And David went in flight from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and said, What have I done? What is my crime and my sin against your father that he is attempting to take my life?
2. And he said to him, Far be the thought: you will not be put to death: see, my father does nothing, great or small, without giving me word of it: would he keep this secret from me? It is not so.
3. But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between me and death.
4. Then Jonathan said to David, Whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.
5. And David said to Jonathan, Tomorrow is the new moon, and I will not be seated with the king at his table: but let me go to a safe place in the country till the evening.
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138 : Basic English : 1 Samuel 18,19; Psalms 122,123,124 1. Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.
2. And that day Saul took David and would not let him go back to his father's house.
3. Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.
4. And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.
5. And David went wherever Saul sent him, and did wisely: and Saul put him at the head of his men of war, and this was pleasing to all the people as well as to Saul's servants.
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137 : Basic English : 1 Samuel 17; Psalms 120,121 1. Now the Philistines got their armies together for war, and came together at Socoh in the land of Judah, and took up their position between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
2. And Saul and the men of Israel came together and took up their position in the valley of Elah, and put their forces in order against the Philistines.
3. The Philistines were stationed on the mountain on one side and Israel on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
4. And a fighter came out from the tents of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath; he was more than six cubits tall.
5. And he had a head-dress of brass on his head, and he was dressed in a coat of metal, the weight of which was five thousand shekels of brass.
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