1 Samuel 24:20

And if anyone should find his enemy in distress, and should send him forth in a good way, then the Lord will reward him good, as thou hast done this day.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 thou hast told me today what good thou hast done me, how the Lord shut me up into thy hands today, and thou didst not slay me.

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

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Cross References

1 Samuel 13:14But now thy kingdom shall not stand to thee, 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 thou hast not kept all that the Lord commanded thee.

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

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

Psalms 7:5If I have requited with evil those who requited me with good; 1 May I then perish empty by means of my enemies. 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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