1 Samuel 23:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Saul said, The Lord's blessing will be yours, for you have had pity on me.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 22:8 : 8 That all of you have made designs against me, and not one of you gave me word when my son made an agreement with the son of Jesse, and not one of you has pity for me or has made my eyes open to the fact that my servant has been moved by my son against me, as at this day?
  • Ps 10:3 : 3 For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.
  • Isa 66:5 : 5 Give ear to the word of the Lord, you who are in fear at his word: your countrymen, hating you, and driving you out because of my name, have said, Let the Lord's glory be made clear, so that we may see your joy; but they will be put to shame.
  • Mic 3:11 : 11 Its heads take rewards for judging, and the priests take payment for teaching, and the prophets get silver for reading the future: but still, supporting themselves on the Lord, they say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil will overtake us.
  • Judg 17:2 : 2 And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver which were taken from you, about which you took an oath and said in my hearing, I have given this silver to the Lord from my hand for myself, to make a pictured image and a metal image: see, I have the silver, for I took it: so now I will give it back to you. And his mother said, May the blessing of the Lord be on my son.

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  • 1 Sam 15:13
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    13And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, May the blessing of the Lord be with you: I have done what was ordered by the Lord.

  • 1 Sam 26:21-25
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    21Then Saul said, I have done wrong: come back to me, David my son: I will do you no more wrong, because my life was dear to you today truly, I have been foolish and my error is very great.

    22Then David said, Here is the king's spear! let one of the young men come over and get it.

    23And the Lord will give to every man the reward of his righteousness and his faith: because the Lord gave you into my hands today, and I would not put out my hand against the man who has been marked with the holy oil.

    24And so, as your life was dear to me today, may my life be dear to the Lord, and may he make me free from all my troubles.

    25Then Saul said to David, May a blessing be on you, David, my son; you will do great things and without doubt you will overcome. Then David went on his way, and Saul went back to his place.

  • 1 Sam 24:15-19
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    15After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.

    16So 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.

    17Now when David had said these words to Saul, Saul said, Is this your voice, David, my son? And Saul was overcome with weeping.

    18And he said to David, You are right and I am wrong: for you have given me back good, but I have given you evil.

    19And you have made clear to me how good you have been to me today: because, when the Lord gave me up into your hands, you did not put me to death.

  • 1 Sam 23:20
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    20So now, O king, have your soul's desire and come down, and we, for our part, will give him up into the king's hands.

  • 2 Sam 2:5-6
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    5And David sent to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, May the Lord give you his blessing, because you have done this kind act to Saul your lord, and have put his body to rest!

    6May the Lord be good and true to you: and I myself will see that your kind act is rewarded, because you have done this thing.

  • 1 Sam 28:21-22
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    21And 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.

    22So now, give ear to the voice of your servant, and let me give you a little bread; and take some food to give you strength when you go on your way.

  • 1 Sam 23:10-12
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    10Then David said, O Lord, the God of Israel, news has been given to your servant that it is Saul's purpose to come to Keilah and send destruction on the town because of me.

    11And now, is it true, as they have said to me, that Saul is coming? O Lord, the God of Israel, give ear to your servant, and say if these things are so. And the Lord said, He is coming down.

    12Then David said, Will the men of Keilah give me and my men up to Saul? and the Lord said, They will give you up.

  • 1 Sam 25:32-33
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    32And David said to Abigail, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be praised, who sent you to me today:

    33A blessing on your good sense and on you, who have kept me today from the crime of blood and from taking into my hands the punishment for my wrongs.

  • 1 Sam 16:22
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    22And Saul sent to Jesse saying, Let David be with me, for he is pleasing to me.

  • 1 Sam 15:24-25
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    24And Saul said to Samuel, Great is my sin: for I have gone against the orders of the Lord and against your words: because, fearing the people, I did what they said.

    25So now, let my sin have forgiveness, and go back with me to give worship to the Lord.

  • 1 Sam 26:17-19
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    17And Saul, conscious that the voice was David's, said, Is that your voice, David, my son? And David said, It is my voice, O my lord king.

    18And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?

    19Let my lord the king give ear now to the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who is moving you against me, let him take an offering: but if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for driving me out today and keeping me from my place in the heritage of the Lord, saying, Go, be the servant of other gods.

  • 1 Sam 24:8-10
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    8So with these words David kept his servants back, and did not let them make an attack on Saul. And Saul got up and went on his way.

    9And after that David came out of the hollow rock, and crying after Saul said, My lord the king. And when Saul gave a look back, David went down on his face and gave him honour.

    10And David said to Saul, Why do you give any attention to those who say that it is my desire to do you wrong?

  • 1 Sam 22:12-13
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    12And Saul said, Give ear now, O son of Ahitub. And answering he said, Here I am, my lord.

    13And Saul said to him, Why have you made designs against me with the son of Jesse, giving him food and a sword and getting directions from the Lord for him, and helping him to take up arms against me, and to be on the watch to make a secret attack on me as he is doing now?

  • 1 Sam 15:30
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    30Then he said, Great is my sin: but still, give me honour now before the heads of my people and before Israel, and come back with me so that I may give worship to the Lord your God.

  • 1 Sam 9:21
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    21And Saul said, Am I not a man of Benjamin, the smallest of all the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of the families of Benjamin? why then do you say these words to me?

  • 1 Sam 11:5
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    5Now Saul came from the field, driving the oxen before him; and he said, Why are the people weeping? And they gave him word of what the men of Jabesh had said.

  • Ps 31:21-22
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    21May the Lord be praised, because he has made clear to me the wonder of his grace in a strong town.

    22And as for me, I said in my fear, I am cut off from before your eyes; but you gave ear to the voice of my prayer, when my cry went up to you.

  • 1 Sam 11:13
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    13And Saul said, Not a man is to be put to death today: for today the Lord has made Israel safe.

  • 2 Sam 9:1
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    1And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan?

  • Ps 31:7
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    7I will be glad and have delight in your mercy; because you have seen my trouble; you have had pity on my soul in its sorrows;

  • 2 Sam 1:9
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    9Then he said to me, Come here to my side, and put me to death, for the pain of death has me in its grip but my life is still strong in me.

  • 1 Sam 20:8
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    8So, then, be kind to your servant; for you have been united with your servant in an agreement made before the Lord: but if there is any wrongdoing in me, put me to death yourself; why take me to your father?

  • Ps 25:16
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    16Be turned to me, and have mercy on me; for I am troubled and have no helper.

  • Ps 109:21
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    21But, O Lord God, give me your help, because of your name; take me out of danger, because your mercy is good.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
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    31And, hearing what David said, they gave Saul word of it: and he sent for him.

  • Ps 28:6
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    6May the Lord be praised, because he has given ear to the voice of my prayer.

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    7And news was given to Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, Now God has given him into my hands; for by going into a walled town with locked doors, he has let himself be shut in.

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    10Then Saul said to his servant, You have said well; come, let us go. So they went to the town where the man of God was.

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    16Then Samuel said to Saul, Say no more! Let me give you word of what the Lord has said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on.

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    38And Saul said, Come near, all you chiefs of the people, and let us get word from God and see in whom is this sin today.