1 Samuel 26:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

The lord liveth

His day

Hebrews 9:27

He shall descend

1 Samuel 31:6

Deuteronomy 32:35

General references

Psalm 7:16

Bible References

The lord liveth

So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.

So now, my lord, by the living God and by your living soul, seeing that the Lord has kept you from the crime of blood and from taking into your hands the punishment for your wrongs, may all your haters, and those who would do evil to my lord, be like Nabal.

O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your shining face be seen.

And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?

Do not give punishment for wrongs done to you, dear brothers, but give way to the wrath of God; for it is said in the holy Writings, Punishment is mine, I will give reward, says the Lord.

For this reason in one day will her troubles come, death and sorrow and need of food; and she will be completely burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God who is her judge.

His day

And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt;

At that time the Lord said to Moses, The day of your death is near: send for Joshua, and come to the Tent of meeting so that I may give him his orders. So Moses and Joshua went to the Tent of meeting.

Has not man his ordered time of trouble on the earth? and are not his days like the days of a servant working for payment?

If his days are ordered, and you have knowledge of the number of his months, having given him a fixed limit past which he may not go;

For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.

A time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;

And because by God's law death comes to men once, and after that they are judged;

He shall descend

So death overtook Saul and his three sons and his servant on the same day.

Punishment is mine and reward, at the time of the slipping of their feet: for the day of their downfall is near, sudden will be their fate.

General references

His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.