12 So David took the spear and the pot of water from Saul’s head, and they got them away, and no man saw it, nor marked it, neither did any awake, but they were all asleep: for [a]the Lord had sent a dead sleep upon them.

13 Then David went unto the other side, and stood on the top of an hill a far off, a great space being between them.

14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, [b]Hearest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered, and said, Who art thou that cryest to the King?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 26:12 Hebrew, the heavy sleep of the Lord was fallen upon them.
  2. 1 Samuel 26:14 Hebrew, Answerest.

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