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- "Davidª also aroseª° afterward,¹¹ and went outª° of¹ the cave,ª and criedª° afterª Saul,ª saying,ª° My lordª the king.ª And when Saulª lookedª° behindª him, Davidª stoopedª° with his faceª to the earth,ª and bowed²° himself.¹" {1Sm 24:8} + "And when they toldª° [it] to Jotham,ª he went²°¹ and stoodª° in the topª of mountª Gerizim,ª and lifted upª° his voice,ª and cried,ª° and saidª° unto them, Hearkenª° unto¹ me, ye menª of Shechem,ª that Godª may hearkenª° unto¹ you." {Jdg 9:7}; David, by retiring to a place of safety before he called to Abner, seems to have manifested more distrust of Saul than he had done on a former occasion. Yet he desired that Saul and all Israel should be informed of his conduct at this time. Abner and his soldiers, by neglecting to guard Saul when he slept, had exposed his life, and merited to be treated as his enemies, though he confided in them as friends; for, although their sound sleep was undoubtedly supernatural, yet there might be a neglect of placing sentinels, arising from contempt of David's small company. Saul also deemed David his enemy, though he had before spared and protected his life.
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