1 Samuel 24:20

Now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.

New Heart English Bible

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

19For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? Therefore may the Lord reward you good for that which you have done to me this day.

21Swear now therefore to me by the Lord, that you will not cut off my seed after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father's house."

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Cross References

1 Samuel 13:14But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and the Lord has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept that which the Lord commanded you."

1 Samuel 23:17He said to him, "Do not be afraid; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you; and you shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you; and that also Saul my father knows."

2 Samuel 3:17Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, "In times past, you sought for David to be king over you.

Psalms 7:5let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it;yes, let him tread my life down to the earth,and lay my glory in the dust.Selah.

Matthew 2:3And when King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 2:16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

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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