1 The Ziphites went to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hakilah, which faces Jeshimon?”
2 So Saul went down to the Desert of Ziph, with his three thousand select Israelite troops, to search there for David. 3 Saul made his camp beside the road on the hill of Hakilah facing Jeshimon, but David stayed in the wilderness. When he saw that Saul had followed him there, 4 he sent out scouts and learned that Saul had definitely arrived.
5 Then David set out and went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the commander of the army, had lain down. Saul was lying inside the camp, with the army encamped around him.
6 David then asked Ahimelek the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down into the camp with me to Saul?”
“I’ll go with you,” said Abishai.
7 So David and Abishai went to the army by night, and there was Saul, lying asleep inside the camp with his spear stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the soldiers were lying around him.
8 Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won’t strike him twice.”
9 But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless? 10 As surely as the Lord lives,” he said, “the Lord himself will strike him, or his time will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish. 11 But the Lord forbid that I should lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed. Now get the spear and water jug that are near his head, and let’s go.”
12 So David took the spear and water jug near Saul’s head, and they left. No one saw or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up. They were all sleeping, because the Lord had put them into a deep sleep.
This is embarrassing. For this to happen once, that is very bad luck. But you can’t make excuses for this. Gavin Newsom can argue there has been bad luck for him what with the Pandemic and the forest fires. But now with Cuomo that will not fly. Cuomo and his team claimed the problem was the toxic political environment created by Trump, that is why they covered up the deaths. But that doesn’t wash. Cuomo gave the order to send infected patients back to the nursing homes March 25th even though they had three field hospitals with plenty of empty beds. They then began to cover up what a catastrophe that decision was. It wasn’t until close to the end of September that Trump sent his first tweet about this. Cuomo also claimed they gave all the data to the officials so there is nothing to complain about. This of course ignores the fact that they gave all the data in February of 2021 and hid that data for 10 or 11 months. He then blamed the workers at the nursing homes for bringing the virus into the homes.
13 Then David crossed over to the other side and stood on top of the hill some distance away; there was a wide space between them. 14 He called out to the army and to Abner son of Ner, “Aren’t you going to answer me, Abner?”
Reminds me of Cuomo, the news was mocking him for hiding and not responding to the calls about the nursing home scandal.
Abner replied, “Who are you who calls to the king?”
15 David said, “You’re a man, aren’t you? And who is like you in Israel? Why didn’t you guard your lord the king? Someone came to destroy your lord the king. 16 What you have done is not good. As surely as the Lord lives, you and your men must die, because you did not guard your master, the Lord’s anointed. Look around you. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were near his head?”
There are many people calling for Cuomo’s head (figuratively, not literally) saying he should be prosecuted.
17 Saul recognized David’s voice and said, “Is that your voice, David my son?”
David replied, “Yes it is, my lord the king.” 18 And he added, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done, and what wrong am I guilty of?
Great point! What is Trump guilty of? Oh yeah, he wrongly suggested that Hydrochloroquin could be used to treat Covid19. Oh wait, the scientists have confirmed that it is an effective treatment. OK, but he was xenophobic when he shut down travel to China. Oh wait, Biden has taken those words back. Still, he lied about getting a vaccine ready by the election Nov 3. OK, that is sort of true, they didn’t announce that it was ready until after the election though some think that was politically motivated to be delayed. Still he mismanaged it saying you didn’t have to have lockdowns resulting in the catastrophe that was Florida. Oh, wait, Florida did pretty well compared to states with lockdowns. Fair enough, if anyone needs to be blamed for mismanagement of the Pandemic it is surely Cuomo. Now Cuomo has come up with a list of those who are really responsible from CDC, workers in the Nursing home, haters, conspiracy theorists, and the fear of Trump’s tweets that came six months later.
19 Now let my lord the king listen to his servant’s words. If the Lord has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering. If, however, people have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord! They have driven me today from my share in the Lord’s inheritance and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
This is exactly what is happening right now. People are claiming that Trump incited the riot, that he was negligent in his duties, and this is so they can go serve other gods. The Gods they serve support killing babies by the millions and paying for it. They believe there is no such thing as gender. The most hateful among them in this incitement (the Lincoln Project) are pedophiles. Let’s find out who truly incited this riot. We have some of those who planned it. We know that Pelosi was responsible for security at the Capitol, she was warned that they had intelligence that some were planning a riot, and she refused troops that had been offered by Trump. She also refused the chief of security who had requested extra security.
20 Now do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the Lord. The king of Israel has come out to look for a flea—as one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
21 Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. Because you considered my life precious today, I will not try to harm you again. Surely I have acted like a fool and have been terribly wrong.”
22 “Here is the king’s spear,” David answered. “Let one of your young men come over and get it. 23 The Lord rewards everyone for their righteousness and faithfulness. The Lord delivered you into my hands today, but I would not lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed. 24 As surely as I valued your life today, so may the Lord value my life and deliver me from all trouble.”
25 Then Saul said to David, “May you be blessed, David my son; you will do great things and surely triumph.”
So David went on his way, and Saul returned home.
2 So Saul went down to the Desert of Ziph, with his three thousand select Israelite troops, to search there for David. 3 Saul made his camp beside the road on the hill of Hakilah facing Jeshimon, but David stayed in the wilderness. When he saw that Saul had followed him there, 4 he sent out scouts and learned that Saul had definitely arrived.
5 Then David set out and went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the commander of the army, had lain down. Saul was lying inside the camp, with the army encamped around him.
6 David then asked Ahimelek the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down into the camp with me to Saul?”
“I’ll go with you,” said Abishai.
7 So David and Abishai went to the army by night, and there was Saul, lying asleep inside the camp with his spear stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the soldiers were lying around him.
8 Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won’t strike him twice.”
9 But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless? 10 As surely as the Lord lives,” he said, “the Lord himself will strike him, or his time will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish. 11 But the Lord forbid that I should lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed. Now get the spear and water jug that are near his head, and let’s go.”
12 So David took the spear and water jug near Saul’s head, and they left. No one saw or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up. They were all sleeping, because the Lord had put them into a deep sleep.
This is embarrassing. For this to happen once, that is very bad luck. But you can’t make excuses for this. Gavin Newsom can argue there has been bad luck for him what with the Pandemic and the forest fires. But now with Cuomo that will not fly. Cuomo and his team claimed the problem was the toxic political environment created by Trump, that is why they covered up the deaths. But that doesn’t wash. Cuomo gave the order to send infected patients back to the nursing homes March 25th even though they had three field hospitals with plenty of empty beds. They then began to cover up what a catastrophe that decision was. It wasn’t until close to the end of September that Trump sent his first tweet about this. Cuomo also claimed they gave all the data to the officials so there is nothing to complain about. This of course ignores the fact that they gave all the data in February of 2021 and hid that data for 10 or 11 months. He then blamed the workers at the nursing homes for bringing the virus into the homes.
13 Then David crossed over to the other side and stood on top of the hill some distance away; there was a wide space between them. 14 He called out to the army and to Abner son of Ner, “Aren’t you going to answer me, Abner?”
Reminds me of Cuomo, the news was mocking him for hiding and not responding to the calls about the nursing home scandal.
Abner replied, “Who are you who calls to the king?”
15 David said, “You’re a man, aren’t you? And who is like you in Israel? Why didn’t you guard your lord the king? Someone came to destroy your lord the king. 16 What you have done is not good. As surely as the Lord lives, you and your men must die, because you did not guard your master, the Lord’s anointed. Look around you. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were near his head?”
There are many people calling for Cuomo’s head (figuratively, not literally) saying he should be prosecuted.
17 Saul recognized David’s voice and said, “Is that your voice, David my son?”
David replied, “Yes it is, my lord the king.” 18 And he added, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done, and what wrong am I guilty of?
Great point! What is Trump guilty of? Oh yeah, he wrongly suggested that Hydrochloroquin could be used to treat Covid19. Oh wait, the scientists have confirmed that it is an effective treatment. OK, but he was xenophobic when he shut down travel to China. Oh wait, Biden has taken those words back. Still, he lied about getting a vaccine ready by the election Nov 3. OK, that is sort of true, they didn’t announce that it was ready until after the election though some think that was politically motivated to be delayed. Still he mismanaged it saying you didn’t have to have lockdowns resulting in the catastrophe that was Florida. Oh, wait, Florida did pretty well compared to states with lockdowns. Fair enough, if anyone needs to be blamed for mismanagement of the Pandemic it is surely Cuomo. Now Cuomo has come up with a list of those who are really responsible from CDC, workers in the Nursing home, haters, conspiracy theorists, and the fear of Trump’s tweets that came six months later.
19 Now let my lord the king listen to his servant’s words. If the Lord has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering. If, however, people have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord! They have driven me today from my share in the Lord’s inheritance and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
This is exactly what is happening right now. People are claiming that Trump incited the riot, that he was negligent in his duties, and this is so they can go serve other gods. The Gods they serve support killing babies by the millions and paying for it. They believe there is no such thing as gender. The most hateful among them in this incitement (the Lincoln Project) are pedophiles. Let’s find out who truly incited this riot. We have some of those who planned it. We know that Pelosi was responsible for security at the Capitol, she was warned that they had intelligence that some were planning a riot, and she refused troops that had been offered by Trump. She also refused the chief of security who had requested extra security.
20 Now do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the Lord. The king of Israel has come out to look for a flea—as one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
21 Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. Because you considered my life precious today, I will not try to harm you again. Surely I have acted like a fool and have been terribly wrong.”
22 “Here is the king’s spear,” David answered. “Let one of your young men come over and get it. 23 The Lord rewards everyone for their righteousness and faithfulness. The Lord delivered you into my hands today, but I would not lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed. 24 As surely as I valued your life today, so may the Lord value my life and deliver me from all trouble.”
25 Then Saul said to David, “May you be blessed, David my son; you will do great things and surely triumph.”
So David went on his way, and Saul returned home.