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And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, How did it go, my son?

And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer; go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today: and in the morning I will let you go, and will tell you all that is in your heart.

And Saul answered and said, Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? why then did you speak to me after this manner?

And now, see, the king walks before you; and I am old and grayheaded; and, see, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth to this day.

Here I am: witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

And his armorbearer said to him, Do all that is in your heart: turn yourself, look, I am with you according to your heart.

And he stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, Why do you come out to set your battle in array? am I not a Philistine, and you slaves to Saul? choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.

And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

And Saul said to him, Whose son are you, young man? And David answered, I am the son of your slave Jesse the Beth-lehemite.

And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, [or] my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?

And Saul's slaves spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

And Saul said, Hear now, you son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am very distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me, and has not answered me anymore, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I shall do.

And David said to him, To whom do you belong? and where are you from? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, slave to an Amalekite; and this is now the third day since my master left me because I was sick.

And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, Here I am.

And he said to me, Who are you? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

And David said to the young man that told him, Where are you from? And he answered, I am the son of a man who is a sojourner, an Amalekite.

I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant you have been to me: Your love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.

Then was Abner very angry for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah? This day I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me this day with a fault concerning this woman.

And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me: Yahweh reward the evil-doer according to his wickedness.