1 Samuel 24:4

Free Bible Version

David's men said to him, “Today's the day the Lord promised you when he told you, ‘Listen, I'm going to hand over your enemy to you, so you can do to him whatever you want.’” Then David crept up quietly and cut a piece from the edge of Saul's robe.

Cross References

2 Samuel 4:8

They took the head of Ishbosheth to David in Hebron. They told the king, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, son of Saul, your enemy who tried to kill you. Today the Lord has taken revenge on Saul and his family for my lord the king.”

Job 31:31

Haven't my family asked, ‘Is there anyone who has not eaten as much as they wanted of his food?’

Psalm 142:1

I call out to the Lord for help; pleading with the Lord for mercy.

Psalm 57:1

Please be kind to me, God! Be kind to me because I come to you for protection. I will shelter under the shadow of your wings until the danger is past.

Exodus 21:13

However, if it wasn't intentional and God let it happen, then I will arrange a place for you where they can run to and be safe.

1 Samuel 22:1

David escaped and went to the cave of Adullam. When they heard where he was his brothers and all the rest of his family went and joined him there.

1 Samuel 23:17

“Don't worry, because my father Saul is never going to find you. You're going to be king of Israel, and I'll be your deputy. Even my father Saul knows this.”

1 Samuel 23:7

When Saul found out that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has handed him over to me, because he has locked himself inside a town with gates that can be barred shut.”

1 Samuel 24:10

“Just look! You've seen with your own eyes today that the Lord handed you over to me in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I showed you compassion, and said, ‘I refuse to attack my master, for he is the Lord's anointed one.’

1 Samuel 24:18

Today you have demonstrated how well you have treated me—for when the Lord handed me over to you, you didn't kill me.

1 Samuel 26:23

The Lord rewards all those who do what is right and who are trustworthy. The Lord handed you over to me today, but I refused to harm the Lord's anointed one.