1 Samuel 26:19

New English Translation

So let my lord the king now listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may he take delight in an offering. But if men have instigated this, may they be cursed before the Lord! For they have driven me away this day from being united with the Lord’s inheritance, saying, ‘Go on, serve other gods!’

Cross References

Genesis 44:18

Then Judah approached him and said, “My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word with you. Please do not get angry with your servant, for you are just like Pharaoh.

Genesis 8:21

And the Lord smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.

2 Samuel 14:16

Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!’

2 Samuel 16:10

But the king said, “What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because the Lord has said to him, ‘Curse David!’, who can say to him, ‘Why have you done this?’”

2 Samuel 16:11

Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “My own son, my very own flesh and blood, is trying to take my life. So also now this Benjaminite! Leave him alone so that he can curse, for the Lord has spoken to him.

2 Samuel 20:19

I represent the peaceful and the faithful in Israel. You are attempting to destroy an important city in Israel. Why should you swallow up the Lord’s inheritance?”

2 Samuel 21:3

David said to the Gibeonites, “What can I do for you, and how can I make amends so that you will bless the Lord’s inheritance?”

2 Samuel 24:1

The Lord’s anger again raged against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go count Israel and Judah.”

1 Kings 22:22

He replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The Lord said, ‘Deceive and overpower him. Go out and do as you have proposed.’

1 Chronicles 21:1

An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.

Psalm 120:5

How miserable I am! For I have lived temporarily in Meshech; I have resided among the tents of Kedar.

Psalm 20:4

May he grant your heart’s desire; may he bring all your plans to pass!

Proverbs 30:10

Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty.

Isaiah 60:5

Then you will look and smile, you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride. For the riches of distant lands will belong to you and the wealth of nations will come to you.

Leviticus 26:31

I will lay your cities waste and make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will refuse to smell your soothing aromas.

Numbers 36:7

In this way the inheritance of the Israelites will not be transferred from tribe to tribe. But every one of the Israelites must retain the ancestral heritage.

Numbers 36:9

No inheritance may pass from tribe to tribe. But every one of the tribes of the Israelites must retain its inheritance.”

Romans 14:15

For if your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy by your food someone for whom Christ died.

Galatians 5:12

I wish those agitators would go so far as to castrate themselves!

Deuteronomy 13:3

You must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer, for the Lord your God will be testing you to see if you love him with all your mind and being.

2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him in keeping with his deeds.

1 Samuel 18:10

The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied within his house. Now David was playing the lyre that day. There was a spear in Saul’s hand,

1 Samuel 24:9

David said to Saul, “Why do you pay attention when men say, ‘David is seeking to do you harm’?

1 Samuel 25:24

Falling at his feet, she said, “My lord, I accept all the guilt! But please let your female servant speak with my lord! Please listen to the words of your servant!

1 Samuel 27:1

David thought to himself, “One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”