1 Samuel 24:18

Easy To Read Version

You told me about the good things you did. The Lord brought me to you, but you did not kill me.

Cross References

Genesis 38:26

Judah recognized those things and said, “She is right. I was wrong. I did not give her my son Shelah like I promised.” And Judah did not sleep with her again.

Psalm 31:8

You will not let my enemies take me.\par You will free me from their traps.\par

Psalm 7:5

\{If that is not true,\par then punish me.\}\par Let an enemy chase me,\par catch me, and kill me.\par Let him trample my life into the ground\par and push my soul into the dirt.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [36]})\i0 \par

Proverbs 25:22

If you do this, then you will make him ashamed. It is like putting burning coals on his head. And the Lord will reward you because you were good to your enemy.

1 Samuel 23:12

Again David asked, “Will the people of Keilah give me and my men to Saul?”

1 Samuel 23:7

People told Saul that David was now at Keilah. Saul said, “God has given David to me! David has trapped himself. He went into a town that has gates and bars to lock the gates.”

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 24:19

{This shows I am not your enemy.} A man doesn’t catch his enemy, and then just let him go! He doesn’t do good things for his enemy. I hope the Lord rewards you for being good to me today.

1 Samuel 26:23

The Lord pays every man for the things he does—he rewards him if he does right, and he punishes him if he does wrong. The Lord let me defeat you today, but I wouldn’t hurt the Lord’s chosen king.

1 Samuel 26:8

Abishai said to David, “Today God has let you defeat your enemy. Let me pin Saul to the ground with his spear. I’ll only do it once!”