1 Samuel 24
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1 Samuel 24
Pink - Life of David - chapter 14 Sparing Saul ) 1 Samuel 24:3 He came to the sheepfolds on the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the inner recesses of the cave. BGT 1 Samuel 24:4 (Numbering in the Hebrew Bible) καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς τὰς ἀγέλας τῶν ποιμνίων τὰς ἐπὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ σπήλαιον καὶ Σαουλ εἰσῆλθεν παρασκευάσασθαι καὶ Δαυιδ καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτοῦ ἐσώτερον τοῦ σπηλαίου ἐκάθηντο LXE 1 Samuel 24:3 And he came to the flocks of sheep that were by the way, and there was a cave there; and Saul went in to make preparation, and David and his men were sitting in the inner part of the cave. KJV 1 Samuel 24:3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. NET 1 Samuel 24:3 He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave. CSB 1 Samuel 24:3 When Saul came to the sheep pens along the road, a cave was there, and he went in to relieve himself. David and his men were staying in the back of the cave, ESV 1 Samuel 24:3 And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where there was a cave, and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave. NIV 1 Samuel 24:3 He came to the sheep pens along the way; a cave was there, and Saul went in to relieve himself. David and his men were far back in the cave. NLT 1 Samuel 24:3 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! NRS 1 Samuel 24:3 He came to the sheepfolds beside the road, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave. NJB 1 Samuel 24:4 (Numbering in the Hebrew Bible) He came to the sheepfolds along the route, where there was a cave, and went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave; NAB 1 Samuel 24:4 (Numbering in the Hebrew Bible) When he came to the sheepfolds along the way, he found a cave, which he entered to ease nature. David and his men were occupying the inmost recesses of the cave. YLT 1 Samuel 24:3 and he cometh in unto folds of the flock, on the way, and there is a cave, and Saul goeth in to cover his feet; and David and his men in the sides of the cave are abiding. GWN 1 Samuel 24:3 He came to some sheep pens along the road where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself while David and his men were sitting further back in the cave. Saul: Ps 141:6 to cover: Jdg 3:24 David: Ps 57:1 142:1 *titles 1 Samuel 24 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passage: Judges 3:24 When he had gone out, his servants came and looked, and behold, the doors of the roof chamber were locked; and they said, “He is only relieving himself in the cool room.” GOD GIVES DAVID CHANCE TO CARRY OUT A CAVE COUP He came to the sheepfolds on the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself - KJV has to "cover his feet" a Hebrew idiomatic euphemism for relieving oneself (cf. NAB "to ease nature"). There was a cave, but not just ANY cave (of many caves in this area), but THE cave. What Saul did was a natural function, but the fact that Saul was led to THE cave David was hiding in is supernatural, i.e., clearly evidence of the providential hand of God. And since he was relieving himself, he was in the cave without his bodyguards, detail worked out by God to make it possible for David to approach Saul without being detected. God.
1 Samuel 24
Pink - "O for grace to say at all times, it is the Lord. Let him do what seemeth him good. What a critical moment it was in David's history. Had he listened to the specious counselors who urged upon him to do what providence seemingly had put in his way, his life of faith would have come to an abrupt end (ED: CERTAINLY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS THAN IT COULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE MISSED ALL THE TESTING TIMES THAT OCCURRED BECAUSE HE ALLOWED SAUL TO LIVE). One stroke of his sword and he steps into a throne. Farewell poverty; farewell the life of a hunted goat. Reproaches, sneers, defeat would cease. Adultations, triumphs, riches would be his. But his at the sacrifice of faith, at the sacrifice of a humbled will, ever waiting on God's time; at the sacrifice of a thousand precious experiences to God's care, God's provision, God's guidance, God's tenderness. No, even a throne at that price is too dear. Faith will wait. We need to be exceedingly cautious how we interpret the events of providence and what conclusions we draw from them lest we mistake the opportunity of following our own inclinations, for God's approbation of our conduct." (Life of David - chapter 14 Sparing Saul) Abraham, that great father of faith, was strong in faith, giving glory to God, that what God had promised He was able also to perform. It took him 25 years but he held that little baby in his arms at a time when both he and Sarah were past the ability to bear. Then David arose and cut off the edge of Saul's robe secretly - Why did David do this? One might posit that he wanted evidence to demonstrate to Saul that he could have killed him in the cave. Or perhaps he was listening to his men, but realized they were wrong. In any event, clearly David is demonstrated self-restraint, or what I prefer to call "Spirit enabled restraint." Remember that in 1Sa 16:13 "Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward." And as we saw in chapter 23 David was returning to his senses, inquiring on the LORD for direction. So it is reasonable to propose that here in the cave, David was controlled by the Spirit and withheld the urge to take avenge himself. THOUGHT - Self-restraint (Spirit enabled restraint) is related to two important Christian truths - (1) Waiting on God (which includes ideas of prayer and supplication) and (2) waiting for God, for His will to be done, which calls for patience and a willingness to submit to His will, whatever (and whenever) it might prove to be. As David said in Ps 40:1 "I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me and heard my cry." This begs the question, do I exhibit this genre of restraint when a situation arise where I might humanly speaking be justified in saying something or taking some action, but doing so would not give a proper opinion of God, would not give glory to my God? Just asking myself (and you dear reader). It is interesting that Saul did not see or hear David, but clearly David had to be in very close proximity. It is also notable that Saul did not sense a tug on his robe. So either David's knife was super sharp (which is surprising given the fact that there are in the wilderness) or it is possible God was in control of the details! Another consideration is that Saul took off his robe and laid it to the side, but David would still have had to approach it with great stealth! Robert Vannoy on cut off a corner of Saul's robe. Perhaps David was symbolically depriving Saul of his royal authority and transferring it to himself (see 1Sa 24:11; cf. also 1Sa 15:27-28; 18:4 and note). (Borrow NIV Study Bible)