BIBLE TIME KIDS · EP80
MEET THE CHARACTERS
BIBLICAL CHARACTERS
- DavidA fugitive who chooses respect for life over an opportunity for revenge
- SaulThe king who leads soldiers through the wilderness to capture David
- David's MenCompanions who urge David to strike Saul in the cave
CompanionSaul's army is searching for us again.
DavidWe will flee without harming the people.
READ IT IN THE BIBLE1 Samuel 24
SaulSearch this place. Do not let David escape!
CommanderMy king, rest in that cave first.
READ IT IN THE BIBLE1 Samuel 24
CompanionThis is the opportunity God has given you!
DavidAn opportunity does not make every action right.
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CompanionOne strike could end all this running.
DavidWait. I will not let anger choose for me.
READ IT IN THE BIBLE1 Samuel 24
CompanionWhy are you stopping the blade?
DavidI will cut the robe, not the man.
READ IT IN THE BIBLE1 Samuel 24
DavidEven cutting his robe troubles my conscience.
CompanionBut you did not even hurt him.
READ IT IN THE BIBLE1 Samuel 24
CompanionThen let us do it now!
DavidNo. No one is to touch Saul.
READ IT IN THE BIBLE1 Samuel 24
DavidMy lord the king! Please hear me.
SaulDavid, were you inside that cave?
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DavidSee this cloth. I could have harmed you, but I did not.
SaulMy life was in your hands.
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DavidJudge me by what I did today, not by rumors.
SaulYou did not repay me with evil.
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SaulDavid, you are more righteous than I am.
DavidMy men and I will not harm you.
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SaulI know that you will surely become king.
DavidI swear not to destroy your household.
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CompanionCan we return with Saul now?
DavidNo. Choose peace, but keep wise distance.
READ IT IN THE BIBLE1 Samuel 24
YoelSaul might chase David again.
HanaYes. Forgiveness is not the same as being unprotected.
READ IT IN THE BIBLE1 Samuel 24
CompanionWhy does that cloth trouble you so much?
DavidHatred nearly became king of my heart.
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CompanionMust we spare someone who tried to kill us?
DavidHis wrong is not right, but revenge is not mine to choose.
READ IT IN THE BIBLE1 Samuel 24
CompanionThe easy path was right before us.
DavidSometimes we must choose the right path over the easy one.
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YoelWhen I am hurt, paying back feels fair.
HanaRevenge can continue a wound instead of ending it.
READ IT IN THE BIBLE1 Samuel 24
CompanionWhy are we camping far away again?
DavidWe can refuse harm and still set a safe boundary.
READ IT IN THE BIBLE1 Samuel 24
CommanderMy king, are we truly leaving?
SaulToday David treated my life as precious.
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DavidI will leave judgment and timing to God.
CompanionSometimes waiting is harder than fighting.
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YoelThat little cloth became stronger evidence than a sword.
HanaIt showed what David could have done, and what he refused to do.
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YoelForgiveness does not mean staying close to danger.
HanaRight. We can release hatred and still keep safe distance.
READ IT IN THE BIBLE1 Samuel 24
YoelShall we read David's actual words?
HanaLet's open 1 Samuel 24 and read the whole chapter.
READ IT IN THE BIBLE1 Samuel 24