1 Samuel 24:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So 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.

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  • 1 Sam 25:23-24 : 23 And when Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her ass, falling down on her face before him. 24 And falling at his feet she said, May the wrong be on me, my lord, on me: let your servant say a word to you, and give ear to the words of your servant.
  • 1 Sam 26:17 : 17 And 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.
  • Rom 13:7 : 7 Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.
  • 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.
  • Gen 17:3 : 3 And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,
  • Exod 20:12 : 12 Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
  • 1 Sam 20:41 : 41 And when the boy had gone, David came from his secret place by the hill, and falling to the earth went down on his face three times: and they gave one another a kiss, weeping together, till David's grief was the greater.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 24:1-7
    7 verses
    85%

    1 And from there, David went up and took cover in the safe place of En-gedi.

    2 Now when Saul came back from fighting the Philistines, news was given him that David was in the waste land of En-gedi.

    3 Then Saul took three thousand of the best men out of all Israel, and went in search of David and his men on the rocks of the mountain goats.

    4 And on the way he came to a place where sheep were kept, where there was a hollow in the rock; and Saul went in for a private purpose. Now David and his men were in the deepest part of the hollow.

    5 And David's men said to him, Now is the time when the Lord says to you, I will give up your hater into your hands to do with him whatever seems good to you. Then David, getting up, took the skirt of Saul's robe in his hand, cutting off the end of it without his knowledge.

    6 And later, David was full of regret for cutting off Saul's skirt.

    7 And David said to his men, Before the Lord, never let it be said that my hand was lifted up against my lord, the man of the Lord's selection, for the Lord's holy oil has been put on him.

  • 1 Sam 24:9-10
    2 verses
    80%

    9 And 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.

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

  • 2 Sam 1:2-3
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    79%

    2 On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.

    3 And David said to him, Where have you come from? And he said, I have come in flight from the tents of Israel.

  • 1 Sam 24:15-17
    3 verses
    79%

    15 After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.

    16 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.

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

  • 2 Sam 24:20
    77%

    20 And Araunah, looking out, saw the king and his servants coming to him: and Araunah went out, and went down on his face to the earth before the king.

  • 1 Sam 26:17-18
    2 verses
    77%

    17 And 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.

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

  • 1 Sam 24:22
    76%

    22 So give me your oath by the Lord, that you will not put an end to my seed after me or let my name be cut off from my father's family.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
    76%

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

  • 1 Sam 18:24
    75%

    24 And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said.

  • 1 Sam 22:1
    75%

    1 So David went away from there and took cover in a strong place at Adullam; and his brothers and all his father's people, hearing of it, went down to him there.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
    74%

    10 Then David got up and went in flight that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of Gath.

  • 1 Chr 21:21
    74%

    21 And when David came, Ornan, looking, saw him, and came out from the grain-floor and went down on his face to the earth before him.

  • 1 Sam 26:21-22
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    74%

    21 Then 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.

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

  • 1 Kgs 1:31
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    31 Then Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour, and said, May my lord King David go on living for ever.

  • 1 Sam 26:5
    74%

    5 And David got up and came to the place where Saul's tents were: and David had a view of the place where Saul was sleeping with Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of his army: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts, and the tents of the people were all round him.

  • 1 Sam 20:41
    74%

    41 And when the boy had gone, David came from his secret place by the hill, and falling to the earth went down on his face three times: and they gave one another a kiss, weeping together, till David's grief was the greater.

  • 2 Sam 9:6
    73%

    6 And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, came to David, and falling down on his face, gave him honour. And David said, Mephibosheth. And answering he said, Your servant is here.

  • 1 Sam 26:25
    73%

    25 Then 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 28:14
    73%

    14 And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, It is an old man coming up covered with a robe. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and with his face bent down to the earth he gave him honour.

  • 1 Sam 23:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    25 And Saul and his men went in search of him. And David had word of it, so he came down to the rock in the waste land of Maon. And Saul, hearing of this, went after David into the waste land of Maon.

    26 And Saul and his men went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men went on the other: and David's purpose was to get away as quickly as possible, for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men were making a circle round David and his men in order to take them.

  • 2 Sam 9:8
    73%

    8 And he went down on his face before the king, and said, What is your servant, for you to take note of a dead dog such as I am?

  • 1 Sam 23:10-13
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    72%

    10 Then 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.

    11 And 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.

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

    13 Then David and his men, about six hundred of them, went out of Keilah, and got away wherever they were able to go. And Saul, hearing that David had got away from Keilah, did not go there.

  • 1 Kgs 1:16
    72%

    16 And Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour. And he said, What is your desire?

  • 2 Sam 2:5
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    5 And 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!

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    72%

    17 Then David made this song of grief for Saul and Jonathan, his son:

  • 2 Sam 22:1
    72%

    1 And David made a song to the Lord in these words, on the day when the Lord made him free from the hands of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul:

  • 1 Sam 26:13
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    13 Then David went over to the other side, and took his place on the top of a mountain some distance away, with a great space between them;

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

  • 1 Sam 17:57
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    57 And when David was coming back after the destruction of the Philistine, Abner took him to Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

  • 1 Sam 18:5
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    5 And David went wherever Saul sent him, and did wisely: and Saul put him at the head of his men of war, and this was pleasing to all the people as well as to Saul's servants.

  • 2 Sam 1:7
    71%

    7 And looking back, he saw me and gave a cry to me. And answering him I said, Here am I.

  • 1 Sam 26:3
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    3 And Saul put up his tents on the hill of Hachilah, which is in front of the waste land on the road. But David was in the waste land, and he saw that Saul was coming after him.

  • 1 Kgs 1:28
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    28 Then King David in answer said, Send for Bath-sheba to come to me. And she came in and took her place before the king.

  • 1 Sam 23:21
    71%

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