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1 Samuel 24:14

HumilityIdentity and self-worth

12 The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

15 The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.

16 And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
KJV
After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
WEB
Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?
ASV
After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
DARBY
After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a single flea.
BLB
After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog? After one flea?
ÅB
Hvem er det Israels konge har draget ut etter? Hvem er det du forfølger? En død hund, en loppe.
OTB
Etter hvem har Israels konge kommet ut? Hvem forfølger du? En død hund, en enkelt loppe?
B1930
Hvem er det Israels konge har draget ut efter? Hvem er det du forfølger? En død hund, en loppe.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 26:20

    Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

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  • 2 Samuel 9:8

    And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

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  • 1 Samuel 17:43

    And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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  • 2 Samuel 16:9

    Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:8

    Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?

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  • Judges 8:1–3

    And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

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  • 1 Kings 21:7

    And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:20

    Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

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