1 Samuel 24:20

And 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.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.

In Context

19And 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.

21And now, behold, I know that you shall surely reign, and the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 13:14But now your kingdom shall not stand to you, and the Lord shall seek for himself a man after his own heart; and the Lord shall appoint him to be a ruler over his people, because you have not kept all that the Lord commanded you.

1 Samuel 23:17And he said to him, Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you; and you shall be king over Israel, and I shall be second to you; and Saul my father knows it.

2 Samuel 3:17And Abenner spoke to the elders of Israel, saying, In former days you⌃ sought David to reign over you;

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 24:17-22

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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