1 Samuel 24:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You yourself said it when you told me about the good things you did. The Lord put my life in your hands, but you did not kill me.

Cross References

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.

Psalm 31:8

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

1 Samuel 26:8

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

1 Samuel 24:10

You can see that with your own eyes that is not true. The Lord put you within my grasp 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 23:12

Again David asked, “Will the people of Keilah give me and my men to Saul?” The Lord answered, “They will.”

1 Samuel 23:7

People told Saul that David was now at Keilah. Saul said, “God has given David to me. David trapped himself when he went into a city surrounded by a wall with gates and bars to lock them.”

1 Samuel 24:19

This shows that you are not my enemy. A man doesn’t catch his enemy, and then just let him go. He doesn’t do good things for his enemy. May the Lord reward you for being good to me today.

Genesis 38:26

Judah recognized these 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 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

Proverbs 25:22

This will make them feel the burning pain of shame, and the Lord will reward you for being good to them.