Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.

And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.

Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.

And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?

The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.