1 Samuel 24:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Look at this piece of cloth in my hand. I cut off the corner of your robe. I could have killed you, but I didn’t. Now, I want you to understand this. I want you to know that I am not planning anything against you. I did nothing wrong to you, but you are hunting me and trying to kill me.

Cross References

1 Samuel 26:20

Now don’t make me die far away from the Lord’s presence. The king of Israel has come out looking for a flea. You are like a man hunting partridges in the mountains.”

1 Samuel 23:23

Find all the hiding places that David uses. Then come back to me and tell me everything. Then I’ll go with you. If David is in the area, I will find him, even if I must go to every family group in Judah.”

1 Samuel 23:14

David went into the desert of Ziph and stayed in the mountains and fortresses there. Saul looked for David the whole time, but the Lord didn’t let Saul catch him.

John 15:25

But this happened to make clear the full meaning of what is written in their law: ‘They hated me for no reason.’

2 Kings 5:13

But Naaman’s servants went to him and talked to him. They said, “Father, if the prophet told you to do some great thing, you would do it, isn’t that right? But he said, ‘Wash, and you will be pure and clean.’”

1 Samuel 26:18

Sir, why are you chasing me? What wrong have I done? What am I guilty of?

Micah 7:2

By this I mean that all the faithful people are gone. There are no good people left. Everyone is planning to kill someone. Everyone is trying to trap their brother.

Ezekiel 13:18

‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Bad things will happen to you women. You sew cloth bracelets for people to wear on their arms. You make special scarves for people to wear on their heads. You say those things have magic powers to control people’s lives. You trap the people only to keep yourselves alive!

Lamentations 4:18

Our enemies hunted us all the time. We could not even go out into the streets. Our end came near. Our time was up. Our end came!

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer makes anger disappear, but a rough answer makes it grow.

Psalm 140:11

Don’t let those cruel liars enjoy success here. Let disaster hunt them down.

Psalm 35:7

I did nothing wrong, but they tried to trap me. For no reason at all, they dug a pit to catch me.

Job 10:16

If I have any success and feel proud, you hunt me down like a lion and show your power over me.

1 Samuel 18:27

he and his men went out to fight the Philistines. They killed 200 Philistines. David took these Philistine foreskins and gave them to Saul. He did this because he wanted to become the king’s son-in-law. Saul let David marry his daughter Michal.

1 Samuel 25:28

Please forgive me for doing wrong. I know the Lord will make your family strong because you fight his battles. People will never find anything bad about you as long as you live.

Psalm 59:3

Look, powerful men are waiting for me. Lord, they are waiting to kill me, even though I did not sin or commit a crime.

Psalm 119:161

Powerful leaders attack me for no reason, but the only thing I fear is your command.

1 Samuel 12:3

Here I am. If I have done anything wrong, you must tell these things to the Lord and his chosen king. Did I steal anyone’s ox or donkey? Did I hurt or cheat anyone? Did I ever take money, or even a pair of sandals, to do something wrong? If I did any of these things, I will make it right.”

1 Samuel 26:23

The Lord pays every man for what he does—he rewards him if he does right, and he punishes him if he does wrong. The Lord gave you to me today, but I wouldn’t harm the Lord’s chosen king.

2 Samuel 1:14

David said to the young soldier, “Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord’s chosen king?”

Psalm 7:5

If that is not the truth, then punish me. Let an enemy chase me, catch me, and kill me. Let him grind me into the dirt and put me in my grave. Selah