1 Samuel 24:9 - Easy To Read Version

⁹ David said to Saul, “Why do you listen when people say, ‘David plans to hurt you’?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ And David said to Saul, Why do you listen to the words of men who say, David seeks to do you harm?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

Common English Bible

⁹ David said to Saul, “Why do you listen when people say, ‘David wants to ruin you’?

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Then David also rose up after him. And departing from the cave, he cried out behind the back of Saul, saying: "My lord, the king!" And Saul looked behind him. And David, bowing himself face down to the ground, reverenced.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ And David also rose up after him: and going out of the cave cried after Saul, saying: My lord the king. And Saul looked behind him: and David, bowing himself down to the ground, worshipped,

1 Samuel 24:9 Cross References

Psalm 101:5

If any person secretly says bad things\par about his neighbor,\par I will stop that person.\par I will not allow people to be proud\par and think they are better than other people.\par

Psalm 141:6

Let their rulers be punished.\par Then people will know I spoke the truth.\par

Proverbs 16:28

A troublemaker is always causing problems. That person spreads gossip and causes trouble between close friends.

Proverbs 17:4

An evil person listens to the evil things other people say. People who tell lies also listen to lies.

Proverbs 18:8

People always want to hear gossip—it is like good food going down into the stomach.

Proverbs 25:23

The wind that blows from the north brings rain. And in the same way, gossip brings anger.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler listens to lies, then all his officials will be evil.

Jeremiah 37:18

Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “What have I done wrong? What crime have I done against you or your officials or the people of Jerusalem? Why have you thrown me into prison?

Leviticus 19:16

You must not go around spreading false stories against other people. Don’t do anything that would put your neighbor’s life in danger. I am the Lord!

James 3:6

The tongue is like a fire. It is a world of evil among the parts of our body. How? The tongue spreads its evil through our whole body. It starts a fire that influences all of life. The tongue gets this fire from hell.

1 Samuel 20:1

David ran away from the camps near Ramah. David went to Jonathan and asked him, “What have I done wrong? What is my crime? Why is your father trying to kill me?”

1 Samuel 20:41

The boy left, and David came out from the place he was hiding on the other side of the hill. David bowed with his face to the ground in front of Jonathan. David bowed three times. Then David and Jonathan kissed each other. They both cried together, but David cried more than Jonathan.

1 Samuel 24:10

{I don’t want to hurt you!} You can see that with your own eyes! The Lord let me have you today in the cave. But I refused to kill you. I was merciful to you. I said, ‘I won’t hurt my master. Saul is the Lord’s chosen king!’

1 Samuel 24:8

David came out of the cave. David shouted to Saul, “My lord the king!”

1 Samuel 26:18

David also said, “Sir, why are you chasing me? What wrong have I done? What am I guilty of?

1 Samuel 26:19

My master and king, listen to me! If the Lord caused you to be angry at me, then let him accept an offering. But if men caused you to be angry at me, then let the Lord cause bad things to happen to them. Men have forced me to leave the land the Lord gave me. Men have told me, ‘{Go live with the foreigners.} Go and serve other gods.’