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1 Samuel 24:18

Mercy and compassion

16 When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud

17 and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

And you have shown this day how well you have dealt with me; for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me.

19 When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.

20 Now I know for sure that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

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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
And you have shown this day how well you have dealt with me; for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me.
KJV
And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.
WEB
You have declared today how you have dealt well with me, because when the LORD had delivered me up into your hand, you didn’t kill me.
ASV
And thou hast declared this day how that thou hast dealt well with me, forasmuch as when Jehovah had delivered me up into thy hand, thou killedst me not.
DARBY
And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me, forasmuch as when Jehovah had delivered me up into thy hand, thou didst not kill me.
BLB
And you have shown today how you have done good with me; that YHWH delivered me into your hand, and you did not kill me.
ÅB
Du har idag vist meg hvor god du har vært mot meg, idet du ikke drepte meg da Herren hadde gitt meg i din hånd.
OTB
Du har vist i dag at du har gjort godt mot meg, at Herren overgav meg i din hånd, og likevel drepte du meg ikke.
B1930
Du har idag vist mig hvor god du har vært mot mig, idet du ikke drepte mig da Herren hadde gitt mig i din hånd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 26:23

    May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.

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  • 1 Samuel 23:12

    So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.

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  • 1 Samuel 23:7

    When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”

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  • 1 Samuel 26:8

    Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”

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  • 1 Samuel 24:10

    Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’

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  • Psalms 31:8

    You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.

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