1 Samuel 24:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 got up, and he and his men went and struck down two hundred men [of the] Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and {they presented the full number} to become the king's son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as [his] wife.

But his servants came near and spoke to him and said, "My father, [if] the prophet had spoken a difficult thing to you to do, would you not have done [it]? [Why not] even when he says to you, 'Wash and you shall be clean'?"

A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {anger}.

Neither evil

Then he said, "Why [is] my lord pursuing after his servant? For what have I done? And what evil [is] in my hand?

O Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands,

For without cause they secretly hide the pit with their net for me; without cause they dug [it] for my life.

But [this happened] so that the word that is written in their law would be fulfilled, 'They hated me without a reason.'

Thou huntest

David remained in the wilderness, in the strongholds, and in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him {continually}, but God did not give him into his hand

And so then, do not let my blood fall to the ground {away from} the presence of Yahweh, for the king of Israel has gone out to seek a single flea, as one hunts a partridge in the mountains."

And [if my head] grows bold, you would hunt me as the lion in its prime; {and you repeat your exploits against me}.

Do not let a {slanderer} be established in the land; as for [the] man of violence, let evil hunt him quickly.

They hunted our steps, from walking in our streets; our end has come near, {our days are finished}, our end has come.

And you must say, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Woe to {those who sew} magic charm bands on all the wrists of the hands of my [people] and {those who make the veils} [that are] on the head of [people of] every height, to ensnare [people's] lives! Will you ensnare [the] lives of my people {and keep yourselves alive}?

The faithful [person] has perished from the land, and there is none who is upright among humankind. All of them lie in wait; each hunts his brother [with] a net.

General references

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