The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from King James Bible: of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
SA1 26:14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner,
saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art
thou that criest to the king?
SA1 26:15 And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who
is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord
the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy
lord.
SA1 26:16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD
liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the
LORD's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of
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