1 Samuel 24:11

Behold, your eyes have seen this day how that the Lord has delivered you this day into my hands in the cave; and I would not kill you, but spared you, and said, I will not lift up my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord's anointed.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.

In Context

10And David said to Saul, Why do you listen to the words of the people, saying, Behold, David seeks your life?

12And behold, the skirt of your mantle is in my hand, I cut off the skirt, and did not kill you: know then and see today, there is no evil in my hand, nor impiety, nor rebellion; and I have not sinned against you, yet you + 24:12 Gr. bindest my soul. lay snares for my soul to take it.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:27And David arose, and went, he and his men, and struck among the Philistines one hundred men: and he brought their foreskins, and he becomes the king's son-in-law, and Saul gives him Melchol his daughter to wife.

1 Samuel 23:23Take notice, then, and learn, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass that if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Juda.

1 Samuel 26:20And now let not my blood fall to the ground before + 26:20 Gr. the face of the Lord. the Lord, for the king of Israel has come forth to seek your life, as the night hawk pursues its prey in the mountains.

2 Samuel 1:14And David said to him, How was it you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the anointed of the Lord?

Job 10:16For I am hunted like a lion for slaughter; for again you have changed and are terribly destroying me;

Psalms 7:5Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; and let him trample my life on the ground, and lay my glory in the dust. Pause. 1

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 24:10-16

David Expostulates with Saul. ( b. c. 1057.) 9 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt? 10 Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the Lord had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the Lord 's anointed. 11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy… Read the whole commentary →

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