1 Samuel 24:19

And you have told me today what good you have done me, how the Lord shut me up into your hands today, and you did not kill me.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.

In Context

18And Saul said to David, You are more righteous that I, for you have recompensed me good, but I have recompensed you evil.

20And if any one should find his enemy in distress, and should send him forth in a good way, then the Lord will reward him good, as you have done this day.

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Cross References

Judges 17:2And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of silver which you took of yourself, and about which you cursed me, and spoke in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it: and his mother said, Blessed be my son of the Lord.

1 Samuel 26:25And Saul said to David, Blessed be you, my son; and you shall surely do valiantly, and surely prevail. And David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

Proverbs 25:21If your enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 24:17-22

Saul Relents at David's Reproof. ( b. c. 1057.) 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. 17 And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. 18 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. 19 For if a man… Read the whole commentary →

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