1 Samuel 26:10
And David said—By the life of Yahweh, surely, Yahweh himself, must smite him,—or, his day, must come that he die, or, into battle, must he go down, and be swept away.
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Deuteronomy 31:14Then said Yahweh unto Moses: Lo! thy days have drawn near that thou must die. Call Joshua and station yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may command him. So Moses went, with Joshua, and they took their station in the tent of meeting.
1 Samuel 24:15Therefore shall, Yahweh, become, judge, and do justice betwixt me and thee,—that he may see, and plead my cause, and justly deliver me out of thy hand.
1 Samuel 25:38And it came to pass, in about ten days, that Yahweh smote Nabal, that he died.
1 Samuel 31:4Then said Saul to his armour-bearer—Draw thy sword and pierce me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come, and pierce me through, and abuse me. But his armour-bearer was not willing, for he was sore afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell thereon.
Job 7:1Is there not a warfare to a mortal, upon earth? And, as the days of a hireling, are not his days?
Job 14:14If a man die, can he live again? All the days of my warfare, would I wait, until my relief should come:—
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 26:7-13
David Spares Saul's Life. ( b. c. 1056.) 6 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee. 7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him. 8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine… Read the whole commentary →