1 Samuel 19:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

Put his life

Slew

1 Samuel 17:49

Wrought

Sin against innocent

1 Samuel 20:32

Jeremiah 26:15

Matthew 27:4

Without a cause

Psalm 25:3

Psalm 69:4

John 15:25

Bible References

Put his life

And the woman came to Saul and saw that he was in great trouble, and said to him, See now, your servant has given ear to your words, and I have put my life in danger by doing what you said.

(For my father made war for you, and put his life in danger, and made you free from the hands of Midian;

So when I saw that there was no help to be had from you, I put my life in my hand and went over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord gave them into my hands: why then have you come up to me this day to make war on me?

My soul is ever in danger; but I still keep the memory of your law.

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

Because for the work of Christ he was near to death, putting his life in danger to make your care for me complete.

Slew

And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and sent it from his leather band straight at the Philistine, and the stone went deep into his brow, and he went down to the earth, falling on his face.

Wrought

And Saul said, Not a man is to be put to death today: for today the Lord has made Israel safe.

And the people said to Saul, Is death to come to Jonathan, the worker of this great salvation for Israel? Let it not be so: by the living Lord, not one hair of his head is to be touched, for he has been working with God today. So the people kept Jonathan from death.

And the men of Israel and of Judah got up, and gave a cry, and went after the Philistines as far as Gath and the town doors of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines were falling down by the road from Shaaraim all the way to Gath and Ekron.

But Moses said, Keep where you are and have no fear; now you will see the salvation of the Lord which he will give you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you will never see again.

And he took up his position in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack, and overcame the Philistines; and the Lord gave a great salvation.

What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;

Sin against innocent

And Jonathan, answering his father Saul, said to him, Why is he to be put to death? What has he done?

Only be certain that, if you put me to death, you will make yourselves and your town and its people responsible for the blood of one who has done no wrong: for truly, the Lord has sent me to you to say all these words in your ears.

Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.

Without a cause

Let no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause.

Those who have hate for me without cause are greater in number than the hairs of my head; those who are against me, falsely desiring my destruction, are very strong; I gave back what I had not taken away.

This comes about so that the writing in their law may be made true, Their hate for me was without cause.