Joash the king didn’t remember Jehoiada’s kindness to him. Jehoiada was Zechariah’s father. But Joash killed Zechariah, Jehoiada’s son. Before Zechariah died, he said, “May the Lord see what you are doing and punish you!”
1 Samuel 24:15 - Easy To Read Version Let the Lord be the judge. Let him decide between you and me. The Lord will support me and show that I am right. The Lord will save me from you.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition May the Lord be judge and judge between me and you, and see and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hands. [Ps. 142.] American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand. Common English Bible May the LORD be the judge and decide between you and me. May he see what has happened, argue my case, and vindicate me against you!” Catholic Public Domain Version Whom are you pursuing, O king of Israel? Whom are you pursuing? You are pursuing a dead dog, a single flea. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version After whom dost thou pursue? After a dead dog? After a flea? |
Joash the king didn’t remember Jehoiada’s kindness to him. Jehoiada was Zechariah’s father. But Joash killed Zechariah, Jehoiada’s son. Before Zechariah died, he said, “May the Lord see what you are doing and punish you!”
Lord, fight my fight for me and save me.\par Let me live, like you promised.\par
God, there is a man who is not one of your loyal followers.\par That man is crooked and tells lies.\par God, save me from that man!\par Defend me and prove that I am right.\par
Listen, all of you people!\par Earth and everyone on it, {\cf2\super [1]} listen!\par My Master, the Lord will come\par from his holy temple. {\cf2\super [2]} \par My Master will come as a witness {\cf2\super [3]} \par against you.\par
I sinned against the Lord.\par So he was angry at me.\par But he will argue my case for me in court.\par He will do the things that are right for me.\par Then he will bring me out into the light.\par And I will see that he is right.\par
The people of Israel have not sinned against you. But you are doing a very bad thing against the people of Israel. May the Lord, the true Judge, decide whether the people of Israel are right or the Ammonite people!
Goliath said to David, “What is that stick for? Did you come to chase me away like a dog?” Then Goliath used the names of his gods to say curses against David.
Let the Lord be the judge! The Lord might punish you for the wrong you did me. But I myself won’t fight you.
David heard that Nabal was dead. David said, “Praise the Lord! Nabal said bad things about me, but the Lord supported me. The Lord kept me from doing wrong. And the Lord caused Nabal to die because he did wrong.”
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!” [204]
So David sent out spies. [203] David learned that Saul had come to Hakilah.