1 Samuel - Chapter-26

Chapter Summary

Saul spared by David a second time.

How many men were employed to hunt David? How might David have been feeling in the midst of this? How did he persevere?
How does verse 6 demonstrate David's courage and strength? How can we be more like David in our lives?
Why did David not kill Saul? How does this demonstrate David's motivations?
How can verse 10 help us as we face those who oppose us?
Why did David take the water and spear from Saul’s head? (v. 12)
In verses 17 and 18 David is humble and respectful before Saul even though Saul is relentlessly hunting him and trying to kill him. How can we strive to act more like David in our own lives? What things can we do or say?
In verse 19, what are the two scenarios that David asks Saul to consider? What is David's proposed outcome for each scenario? How does David honor God with each of his proposed outcomes?
What is David saying in verse 20? How does this support the description of David as being a “man after God's own heart?” (1 Samuel 13:14)
How did the way David spared Saul reveal Saul’s wrongdoing? How can we apply this in situations we encounter in our own lives?
Just as God is faithful to forgive our sins, David forgives Saul even after being hunted for so long. Why is forgiveness an important virtue to have?

Spared, v. 11.

God, David, Saul, Abishai, Abner, Ahimelech.

9, 10, 24.