1 Samuel 26:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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?”

Cross References

Jeremiah 16:16

But for now, I am sending enemies who will catch you like fish and hunt you down like wild animals in the hills and the caves.

Lamentations 3:52

No one had reason to hate me, but I was hunted down like a bird.

Matthew 26:47

Jesus was still speaking, when Judas the betrayer came up. He was one of the twelve disciples, and a large mob armed with swords and clubs was with him. They had been sent by the chief priests and the nation's leaders.

Matthew 26:55

Jesus said to the mob, “Why do you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like a criminal? Day after day I sat and taught in the temple, and you didn't arrest me.

1 Samuel 2:9

You protect your loyal people, but everyone who is evil will die in darkness. We cannot win a victory by our own strength.

1 Samuel 24:11

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.

1 Samuel 24:14

Why should the king of Israel be out chasing me, anyway? I'm as worthless as a dead dog or a flea.

1 Samuel 24:15

I pray that the LORD will help me escape and show that I am in the right.

1 Samuel 25:29

The LORD your God will keep you safe when your enemies try to kill you. But he will snatch away their lives quicker than you can throw a stone from a sling.