1 Samuel 24:9
\24:8\And after that David came out of the hollow rock, and crying after Saul said, My lord the king. And when Saul gave a look back, David went down on his face and gave him honour.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 19:16Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.
1 Samuel 26:19Let my lord the king give ear now to the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who is moving you against me, let him take an offering: but if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for driving me out today and keeping me from my place in the heritage of the Lord, saying, Go, be the servant of other gods.
Psalms 141:6When destruction comes to their judges by the side of the rock, they will give ear to my words, for they are sweet.
Proverbs 17:4A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.
Proverbs 25:23As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
Proverbs 26:28A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 24:2-9
David Spares Saul in the Cave. ( b. c. 1057.) 1 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi. 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. 3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. 4 And the men of David said unto… Read the whole commentary →