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1 Samuel 24:1-3
New Living Translation
1 Samuel 24:1-3
New Living Translation
David Spares Saul’s Life
24 [a]After Saul returned from fighting the Philistines, he was told that David had gone into the wilderness of En-gedi. 2 So Saul chose 3,000 elite troops from all Israel and went to search for David and his men near the rocks of the wild goats.
3 At the place where the road passes some sheepfolds, Saul went into a cave to relieve himself. But as it happened, David and his men were hiding farther back in that very cave!
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- 24:1 Verses 24:1-22 are numbered 24:2-23 in Hebrew text.
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