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David's new generosity towards Saul (cf. 1 Samuel 24:1).
1 Samuel 26:1. The Ziphites [from the south] came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Behold, David is hiding with us on the hill of Gahilah, which is to the right of Jeshimon.”
Zipheas. See note. to 1 Samuel 22:5.
1 Samuel 26:8. Abishai said to David, “God has delivered your enemy into your hand this day; So let me pin him to the ground with a spear with one blow and not repeat the blow.
“And I will not repeat the blow,” i.e. I hope that Saul’s life will end after the first blow of the spear.
1 Samuel 26:11. But take his spear, which is at his head, and the vessel of water, and let us go to ourselves.
1 Samuel 26:12. And David took a spear and a vessel of water from Saul's head, and they went to themselves; and no one saw, and no one knew, and no one woke up, but everyone slept, for a dream from the Lord fell upon them.
1 Samuel 26:15–16 explains why the spear and vessel were taken.
1 Samuel 26:15. And David said to Abner, Art thou not a man, and who is thy equal in Israel? Why do you not take care of your master the king? for one of the people came to destroy the king thy lord.
“Aren’t you the husband”, i.e. aren't you a man? “And who is your equal in Israel” in strength and courage, and also in the position at the throne of a king related to you? (1 Samuel 14:50).
1 Samuel 26:19. And now let my lord, the king, listen to the words of his servant: if the Lord has stirred you up against me, then let this be from you a fragrant sacrifice; if they are the sons of men, then they are cursed before the Lord, for they have driven me out now, so that I would not belong to the inheritance of the Lord, saying: “Go, serve foreign gods.”
“Go, serve foreign gods,” i.e. go from the land of the chosen people of the Lord and wander in the lands of the pagans, among those who worship idols.
1 Samuel 26:20. May my blood not be shed on the earth before the Lord; for the king of Israel went out in search of one flea, as one chases a partridge through the mountains.
“I went out looking for a flea, chasing a partridge.” See note. to 1 Samuel 24:15.
1 Samuel 26:25. And Saul said to David, Blessed are you, my son David; and you will do the job, and you will overcome. And David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.
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