1 Samuel 26:20

Good News Translation

Don't let me be killed on foreign soil, away from the Lord. Why should the king of Israel come to kill a flea like me? Why should he hunt me down like a wild bird?”

Cross References

Jeremiah 16:16

The Lord says, “I am sending for many fishermen to come and catch these people. Then I will send for many hunters to hunt them down on every mountain and hill and in the caves among the rocks.

Lamentations 3:52

“I was trapped like a bird by enemies who had no cause to hate me.

Matthew 26:47

Jesus was still speaking when Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs and sent by the chief priests and the elders.

Matthew 26:55

Then Jesus spoke to the crowd, “Did you have to come with swords and clubs to capture me, as though I were an outlaw? Every day I sat down and taught in the Temple, and you did not arrest me.

1 Samuel 2:9

“He protects the lives of his faithful people, but the wicked disappear in darkness; a man does not triumph by his own strength.

1 Samuel 24:11

Look, my father, look at the piece of your robe I am holding! I could have killed you, but instead I only cut this off. This should convince you that I have no thought of rebelling against you or of harming you. You are hunting me down to kill me, even though I have not done you any wrong.

1 Samuel 24:14

Look at what the king of Israel is trying to kill! Look at what he is chasing! A dead dog, a flea!

1 Samuel 24:15

The Lord will judge, and he will decide which one of us is wrong. May he look into the matter, defend me, and save me from you.”

1 Samuel 25:29

If anyone should attack you and try to kill you, the Lord your God will keep you safe, as someone guards a precious treasure. As for your enemies, however, he will throw them away, as someone hurls stones with a sling.