Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Samuel 23:19 (New Living Translation)

But now the men of Ziph went to Saul in Gibeah and betrayed David to him. “We know where David is hiding,” they said. “He is in the strongholds of Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, which is in the southern part of Jeshimon.

I guess this is just part of the fallen human nature – we tend to believe liars when they are lying the way we like.

These two men come to King Saul and betray David’s hiding spot. By “betray,” I assume that they were trusted by David to keep a secret. Instead, they broke their secret, i.e., they lied to David about keeping a secret.

These two liars come to Saul and say, “Trust us, we are telling you the truth (even though we lied to David).”

Saul trusts the liars. Again, I guess this is part of (fallen) human nature.

Is this how gossip works? “I told Sally that I wouldn’t tell anyone her secret, but her secret is so important that I have to tell you about it.”