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 two 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. And Saul gave him Mi

And his servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, would thou not have done it? How much rather then, when he says to thee, Wash, and be clean?

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a grievous word stirs up anger.

Neither evil

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

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

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

But, that the word that is written in their law may be fulfilled, They hated me without cause.

Thou huntest

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

Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when [a man] hunts a partridge in the mountains.

And if [my head] exalts itself, thou hunt me as a lion. And again thou show thyself marvelous upon me.

An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth. Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

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

And say, Thus says lord LORD: Woe to the women who sew pillows upon all elbows, and make headdresses for the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves?

The devout man has perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men. They all lay in wait for blood. They hunt every man his brother with a net.

General references

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