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1 SAMUEL 26-27

DAVID FOREGOES (26:1-25): David chooses not to take advantage of a second opportunity to kill Saul.

The constraint (26:1-11): David and Abishai sneak into Saul's camp late one night.

The request (26:7-8): Abishai asks David's permission to kill the sleeping king with his own spear!

The refusal (26:9-11): David refuses, saying that Saul is still God's anointed one.

The call (26:12-16): David and Abishai leave, taking Saul's spear and water jug. From a safe distance, David wakes his enemies by shouting insults at Abner (Saul's general) for sleeping on the job!

The criticism (26:17-20): David asks Saul why he continues to pursue him when David has not harmed him.

The confession (26:21-25): Saul confesses that he has wronged David and tells him that he will no longer try to harm him.

DAVID FEIGNS (27:1-12)

David's doubt (27:1-4): Fearing that Saul will still try to kill him, David moves from Judah to the land of the Philistines.

David's deceit (27:5-12)

The facts (27:5-9): David and his men regularly raid the villages of pagan people living along the road to Egypt.

The fiction (27:10-12): David leads King Achish of the Philistines to believe that he is raiding Israelite villages.