1 Men from Ziph told King Saul, “David is on Hill Hachilah.” ️ 2 Saul took 3,000 men to find David in the desert of Ziph. 3 Saul made a camp on the hill. David stayed in the wild land. David saw Saul had come. ⛺ 4 David sent men to look. They said, “Yes, Saul is here.” ✅ 5 David went to the place. He saw where Saul slept. Abner, the head guard, was near him. The men slept around Saul. 6 David said, “Who will go with me to Saul?” He spoke to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai, son of Zeruiah. Abishai said, “I will go.” ✋♂️ 7 At night, David and Abishai went into the camp. Saul slept. His spear was by his head. Abner and all the men slept too. ️ 8 Abishai whispered, “God gave your enemy to you. Let me hit him one time with the spear.” ️️ 9 David said, “No! Do not hurt him. He is the king God chose.” ♂️ 10 David said, “God will deal with him. He may die later, or in war.” ⏳⚔️ 11 “Do not hurt the king God chose. Take the spear and the water jug. Let us go.” ️♂️ 12 David took the spear and the jug. No one saw. All slept deep. God made them sleep. 13 David went to the other hill, far away. There was a big space. ⛰️↔️⛰️ 14 David called to the men and to Abner, “Abner, will you not answer?” Abner said, “Who calls the king?” ❓ 15 David said, “Abner, you are a big man. Why did you not guard the king? Someone came to kill the king!” ⚠️ 16 “This was not good. You should guard the king. Look! Where is the king’s spear and water jug?” ️❓ 17 Saul knew the voice and said, “Is that you, my son David?” David said, “Yes, my king. It is me.” ️ 18 David said, “Why do you chase me? What did I do?” ♂️❓ 19 “Please hear me. If God told you to do this, I will give God a gift. If men told you lies, they are bad. They push me from God’s land. They say, ‘Go serve other gods.’” 20 “Do not kill me far from God. You hunt me like a tiny bug or a bird in the hills.” ️⛰️ 21 Saul said, “I did wrong. Come back, my son David. I will not hurt you. You kept my life safe today. I was not wise.” ↩️ 22 David said, “Here is your spear. Send a young man to get it.” ️➡️ 23 “God will pay back good and true ways. Today God gave you to me, but I did not hurt the king God chose.” 24 “I kept your life safe today. May God keep my life safe. May God save me from all trouble.” ️ 25 Saul said, “God bless you, my son David. You will do big things and win.” David went his way. Saul went home.