1 Samuel 24:9
And David rose up and went after him out of the cave: and David cried after Saul, saying, My lord, O king! and Saul looked behind him, and David + 24:9 Gr. stooped. bowed with his face to the ground, and did obeisance to him.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 19:16You shall not walk deceitfully among your people; you shall not rise up against the blood of your neighbor: I am the Lord your God.
1 Samuel 26:19And now let my lord the king hear the word of his servant. If God stirs you up against me, let your offering be acceptable: but if the sons of men, they are cursed before the Lord, for they have cast me out this day so that I should not be established in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other Gods.
Psalms 141:6Attend to my supplication, for I am brought very low; deliver me from them that persecute me; for they are stronger than I. 1
Proverbs 17:4A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.
Proverbs 25:23The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hates the truth; and an unguarded mouth causes tumults.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 24:2-9
David Spares Saul in the Cave. ( b. c. 1057.) 1 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi. 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. 3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. 4 And the men of David said unto… Read the whole commentary →