1 Samuel 26:21
“I've done wrong,” Saul replied, “Come back, David, my son. I won't ever try to harm you again, because you valued me and spared my life today. I've been so stupid! I've made a big mistake!”
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In Context
22“I have the king's spear here,” said David. “Send one of your men over to collect it.
Cross References
Exodus 9:27Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and told them, “I admit that I sinned this time! The Lord is right, and I and my people are wrong!
1 Samuel 13:13“You've been really stupid,” Samuel told him. “You haven't kept the commands of the Lord your God. If you had, the Lord would have made your kingdom over Israel secure forever.
1 Samuel 15:30“Yes, I have sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel—come back with me, so that I may worship the Lord your God.”
1 Samuel 24:17He told David, “You are a better person than I am, because you have repaid me with good, but I have repaid you with evil.
1 Samuel 27:4When Saul found out that David had run away to Gath, he didn't go on looking for him.
2 Kings 1:14Yes, fire has fallen from heaven and burned up the first two captains of fifty, along with all their men. But now please value my life!”
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 26:14-21
David Expostulates with Saul. ( b. c. 1056.) 13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of a hill afar off; a great space being between them: 14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king? 15 And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy… Read the whole commentary →