1 Samuel 26:16

New Century Version

You have not done well. As surely as the Lord lives, you and your men should die. You haven’t guarded your master, the Lord’s appointed king. Look! Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were near his head?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:5

David became very angry at the rich man. He said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this should die!

2 Samuel 19:28

You could have killed all my grandfather’s family. Instead, you put me with those people who eat at your own table. So I don’t have a right to ask anything more from the king!”

1 Kings 2:26

King Solomon said to Abiathar the priest, “I should kill you too, but I will allow you to go back to your fields in Anathoth. I will not kill you at this time, because you helped carry the Ark of the Lord God while marching with my father David. And I know you shared in all the hard times with him.”

Psalm 102:20

He heard the moans of the prisoners, and he freed those sentenced to die.

Psalm 79:11

Hear the moans of the prisoners. Use your great power to save those sentenced to die.

Ephesians 2:3

In the past all of us lived like them, trying to please our sinful selves and doing all the things our bodies and minds wanted. We should have suffered God’s anger because we were sinful by nature. We were the same as all other people.

1 Samuel 20:31

As long as Jesse’s son lives, you will never be king or have a kingdom. Now send for David and bring him to me. He must die!”

1 Samuel 24:6

He said to his men, “May the Lord keep me from doing such a thing to my master! Saul is the Lord’s appointed king. I should not do anything against him, because he is the Lord’s appointed king!”

1 Samuel 26:11

But may the Lord keep me from harming his appointed king! Take the spear and water jug that are near Saul’s head. Then let’s go.”

1 Samuel 26:15

David said, “You’re the greatest man in Israel. Isn’t that true? Why didn’t you guard your master the king? Someone came into your camp to kill your master the king!

1 Samuel 26:9

But David said to Abishai, “Don’t kill Saul! No one can harm the Lord’s appointed king and still be innocent!