1 Samuel 24:11

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Summary

Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.

My father

1 Samuel 18:27

2 Kings 5:13

Proverbs 15:1

Neither evil

Thou huntest

Micah 7:2

General references

Psalm 25:21

Bible References

My father

and David arose and went, he and his men, and killed of the Philistines one hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.

His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, "My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn't you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean?'"

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Neither evil

He said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

LORD, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,

For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.

But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which is written in their law, 'They hated me without a cause.'

Thou huntest

David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.

Now therefore, do not let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains."

If my head is held high, you hunt me like a lion. Again you show yourself powerful to me.

An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

They hunt our steps, so that we can't go in our streets. Our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end has come.

and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the women who sew pillows on all elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of persons of every stature to hunt souls. Will you hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves?

The godly man has perished out of the earth, and there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; every man hunts his brother with a net.

General references

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.