1 Samuel 24:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Your Majesty, look at what I'm holding. You can see that it's a piece of your robe. If I could cut off a piece of your robe, I could have killed you. But I let you live, and that should prove I'm not trying to harm you or to rebel. I haven't done anything to you, and yet you keep trying to ambush and kill me.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:14

David said to him, “Why weren't you afraid to kill the LORD's chosen king? And you even told what you did. It's your own fault that you're going to die!” Then David told one of his soldiers, “Come here and kill this man!”

2 Kings 5:13

His servants went over to him and said, “Sir, if the prophet had told you to do something difficult, you would have done it. So why don't you do what he said? Go and wash and be cured.”

Job 10:16

No matter how hard I try, you keep hunting me down like a powerful lion.

Psalm 119:161

Rulers are cruel to me for no reason. But with all my heart I respect your words,

Psalm 140:11

Chase those cruel liars away! Let trouble hunt them down.

Psalm 35:7

I did them no harm, but they hid a net to trap me, and they dug a deep pit to catch and kill me.

Psalm 59:3

Merciless enemies, LORD, are hiding and plotting, hoping to kill me. I have not hurt them in any way at all.

Psalm 7:5

If I have done any of this, then let my enemies chase and capture me. Let them trample me to death and leave me in the dirt.

Proverbs 15:1

A kind answer soothes angry feelings, but harsh words stir them up.

Lamentations 4:18

Enemies hunted us down on every public street. Our time was up; our doom was near.

Ezekiel 13:18

Tell them they're doomed! They wear magic charms on their wrists and scarves on their heads, then trick others into believing they can predict the future. They won't get away with telling those lies.

Micah 7:2

No one is loyal to God; no one does right. Everyone is brutal and eager to deceive everyone else.

John 15:25

That is why the Scriptures are true when they say, “People hated me for no reason.”

1 Samuel 12:3

Let me ask this. Have I ever taken anyone's ox or donkey or forced you to give me anything? Have I ever hurt anyone or taken a bribe to give an unfair decision? Answer me so the LORD and his chosen king can hear you. And if I have done any of these things, I will give it all back.

1 Samuel 18:27

David and his men left and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought back the proof and showed it to Saul, so he could marry Michal. Saul agreed to let David marry Michal.

1 Samuel 23:14

David stayed in hideouts in the hill country of Ziph Desert. Saul kept searching, but God never let Saul catch him.

1 Samuel 23:23

Find out where all his hiding places are and come back when you're sure. Then I'll go with you. If he is still in the area, or anywhere among the clans of Judah, I'll find him.

1 Samuel 25:28

Please forgive me if I say a little more. The LORD will always protect you and your family, because you fight for him. I pray that you won't ever do anything evil as long as you live.

1 Samuel 26:18

Why are you after me? Have I done something wrong, or have I committed a crime?

1 Samuel 26:20

Don't let me die in a land far away from the LORD. I'm no more important than a flea! Why should the king of Israel hunt me down as if I were a bird in the mountains?”

1 Samuel 26:23

The LORD put you in my power today, but you are his chosen king and I wouldn't harm you. The LORD rewards people who are faithful and live right.