Today's Reading | May 16, 2025
1 Samuel 24:1–22
Introduction 1 Samuel 24:1–22: David’s men encourage him to kill Saul when he has the chance, but David refuses. The reading concludes with Saul acknowledging that David had indeed spared his life. Today’s Key Verse: 1 Samuel 24:6 [David said to his men:] “May the LORD keep me from doing any harm to my master, whom the LORD chose as…
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