1 Samuel 24:7

Bible in Basic English 1965

So with these words David kept his servants back, and did not let them make an attack on Saul. And Saul got up and went on his way.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:14

And David said to him, Had you no fear of stretching out your hand to put to death the one marked with the holy oil?

Psalm 7:4

If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

1 Samuel 12:3

Here I am: give witness against me before the Lord and before the man on whom he has put the holy oil: whose ox or ass have I taken? to whom have I been untrue? who has been crushed down by me? from whose hand have I taken a price for the blinding of my eyes? I will give it all back to you.

1 Samuel 24:6

And David said to his men, Before the Lord, never let it be said that my hand was lifted up against my lord, the man of the Lord's selection, for the Lord's holy oil has been put on him.

1 Samuel 24:8

And after that David came out of the hollow rock, and crying after Saul said, My lord the king. And when Saul gave a look back, David went down on his face and gave him honour.

1 Samuel 25:33

A blessing on your good sense and on you, who have kept me today from the crime of blood and from taking into my hands the punishment for my wrongs.

1 Samuel 26:23

And the Lord will give to every man the reward of his righteousness and his faith: because the Lord gave you into my hands today, and I would not put out my hand against the man who has been marked with the holy oil.

1 Samuel 26:9

And David said to Abishai Do not put him to death; for who, without sin, may put out his hand against the man on whom the Lord has put the holy oil?