A reading from the first Book of Samuel 24:3-21
Saul took three thousand picked men from all Israel and went in search of David and his men in the direction of the wild goat crags.
Saul took three thousand picked men from all Israel and went in search of David and his men in the direction of the wild goat crags.
Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples.
When David and Saul approached (on David’s return after slaying the Philistine), women came out from each of the cities of Israel to meet King Saul, singing and dancing, with tambourines, joyful songs, and sistrums.
David spoke to Saul: “Let your majesty not lose courage.
As Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the sabbath, his disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain.
The Lord said to Samuel: “How long will you grieve for Saul, whom I have rejected as king of Israel?
