1 Samuel 24:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He said to David, 'You are more righteous than I, for you have treated me well, but I have treated you badly.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And you have shown this day how you have dealt well with me: for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And thou hast declared{H5046} this day{H3117} how that thou hast dealt{H6213} well{H2896} with me, forasmuch as when Jehovah{H3068} had delivered{H5462} me up into thy hand,{H3027} thou killedst{H2026} me not.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And thou hast shewed{H5046}{(H8689)} this day{H3117} how that thou hast dealt{H6213}{(H8804)} well{H2896} with me: forasmuch as when the LORD{H3068} had delivered{H5462}{(H8765)} me into thine hand{H3027}, thou killedst{H2026}{(H8804)} me not.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And this daye hast thou shewed me how thou hast done me good, for so moch as ye LORDE hath delyuered me in to thy hande, and thou neuertheles hast not slaine me.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    (24:19) And thou hast shewed this day, that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had closed me in thine hands, thou killedst me not.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And thou hast shewed this day, howe that thou hast dealt wel with me: forasmuch as when the Lorde had closed me in thyne handes, thou killedst me not.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    You have declared this day how that you have dealt well with me, because when Yahweh had delivered me up into your hand, you didn't kill me.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and thou hast declared to-day how that thou hast done good with me, how that Jehovah shut me up into thy hand, and thou didst not slay me,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And thou hast declared this day how that thou hast dealt well with me, forasmuch as when Jehovah had delivered me up into thy hand, thou killedst me not.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And thou hast declared this day how that thou hast dealt well with me, forasmuch as when Jehovah had delivered me up into thy hand, thou killedst me not.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

  • World English Bible (2000)

    You have declared this day how you have dealt well with me, because when Yahweh had delivered me up into your hand, you didn't kill me.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    You have explained today how you have treated me well. The LORD delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 26:23 : 23 The LORD repays everyone for their righteousness and faithfulness, for the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not lay my hand on the LORD's anointed.
  • Ps 31:8 : 8 I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love, for you have seen my affliction and have known the distress of my soul.
  • 1 Sam 23:7 : 7 Saul was informed that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, "God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a city with gates and bars."
  • 1 Sam 23:12 : 12 Then David said, 'Will the leaders of Keilah hand me and my men over to Saul?' The LORD replied, 'They will hand you over.'
  • 1 Sam 24:10 : 10 David said to Saul, 'Why do you listen to the words of men who say, "David seeks your harm"?'
  • 1 Sam 26:8 : 8 Abishai said to David, "Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won't need to strike him twice."

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Sam 24:19-21
    3 verses
    86%

    19 Today you have shown that you dealt well with me, for when the LORD gave me into your hand, you did not kill me.

    20 When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me today.

    21 Now I know that you will surely be king, and the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

  • 1 Sam 24:17
    84%

    17 When David finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul asked, 'Is that your voice, my son David?' And Saul wept aloud.

  • 1 Sam 24:9-12
    4 verses
    81%

    9 David got up afterward, went out of the cave, and called after Saul, 'My lord the king!' When Saul looked behind him, David bowed down with his face to the ground and paid homage.

    10 David said to Saul, 'Why do you listen to the words of men who say, "David seeks your harm"?'

    11 'This day you have seen with your own eyes how the LORD delivered you into my hands in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I spared you and said, "I will not lay my hand on my lord because he is the LORD’s anointed."'

    12 Look, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. Know and understand that I am not guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not sinned against you, but you are hunting me down to take my life.

  • 1 Sam 26:23-24
    2 verses
    78%

    23 The LORD repays everyone for their righteousness and faithfulness, for the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not lay my hand on the LORD's anointed.

    24 And just as your life was valuable in my sight today, may my life be valued in the sight of the LORD, and may He deliver me from all distress.

  • 1 Sam 20:8
    78%

    8 Therefore, deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. But if I am guilty, kill me yourself; why bring me to your father?

  • 1 Sam 25:30-34
    5 verses
    77%

    30 When the Lord has fulfilled for my lord all the good things he promised and has appointed you ruler over Israel,

    31 my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord has brought my lord success, remember your servant.

    32 David said to Abigail, 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me.

    33 Blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.

    34 Otherwise, as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not hurried to come to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning.

  • 1 Sam 20:13-15
    3 verses
    76%

    13 May the LORD punish Jonathan severely if I do not inform you and send you away in peace when my father intends to harm you. May the LORD be with you as He has been with my father.

    14 But show me the loyalty of the LORD as long as I live, so that I may not die.

    15 And do not ever withdraw your kindness from my family, even when the LORD cuts off all of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.

  • 1 Sam 29:6
    76%

    6 So Achish called David and said to him, "As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your conduct with me in the camp has been good in my eyes. I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until today. But the rulers don’t approve of you.

  • 1 Sam 19:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4 Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul, his father, saying, "The king should not sin against his servant David. He has done no wrong to you; on the contrary, his actions have greatly benefited you.

    5 He risked his life to kill the Philistine, and the LORD brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. So why would you sin by shedding innocent blood by killing David without cause?

  • 1 Sam 25:21
    75%

    21 David had just been saying, "It’s been for nothing that I guarded everything belonging to this man in the wilderness. Nothing was missing, yet he has repaid me evil for good.

  • 1 Sam 24:15
    75%

    15 Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Who are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?

  • 1 Kgs 8:24
    75%

    24 'You have kept Your word to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You fulfilled with Your hand, as it is today.'

  • 2 Sam 4:10
    75%

    10 When someone told me, 'Saul is dead,' thinking he was bringing me good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news.

  • 2 Sam 2:6
    75%

    6 'Now, may the LORD show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you this goodness because of what you have done.'

  • 2 Sam 1:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15 Then David called one of his young men and said, 'Come here and strike him down.' So he struck him, and he died.

    16 David said to him, 'Your blood is on your own head, because your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the LORD's anointed.’'

  • Gen 26:29
    74%

    29 "You must not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have always treated you well and sent you away in peace. Now you are blessed by the LORD."

  • 2 Sam 19:22
    74%

    22 But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, 'Shouldn't Shimei be put to death for this? He cursed the LORD's anointed!'

  • 1 Sam 24:4
    74%

    4 He came to the sheepfolds along the way, and there was a cave. Saul went in to relieve himself, while David and his men were sitting in the innermost part of the cave.

  • 1 Sam 30:23
    74%

    23 But David said, "You must not act this way, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us. He has protected us and delivered the raiding party that came against us into our hands.

  • 1 Sam 29:8
    73%

    8 David said to Achish, "But what have I done? What have you found in your servant from the day I first came to you until now, that I may not go and fight the enemies of my lord the king?"

  • 1 Sam 26:18
    73%

    18 And he added, "Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done, and what wrong is in my hand?

  • 2 Sam 19:6
    73%

    6 Joab came into the house to the king and said, "Today you have humiliated all your servants who have saved your life today, and the lives of your sons and daughters, your wives, and your concubines.

  • 1 Sam 23:21
    73%

    21 Saul replied, 'May you be blessed by the LORD, for you have shown compassion on me.'

  • 2 Sam 18:13
    73%

    13 'If I had acted treacherously against my own life, nothing is hidden from the king, and you yourself would have kept your distance from me.'

  • 1 Sam 26:8
    73%

    8 Abishai said to David, "Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won't need to strike him twice."

  • 2 Chr 6:15
    72%

    15 You have kept Your promise to Your servant David, my father. With Your mouth, You spoke it, and with Your hand, You have fulfilled it as it is today.

  • 1 Sam 26:16
    72%

    16 What you have done is not good. As surely as the LORD lives, you deserve to die because you did not guard your lord, the LORD's anointed. Now, look around! Where are the king's spear and the jar of water that were near his head?"

  • 2 Sam 1:9
    72%

    9 He said to me, 'Please stand over me and kill me, for I am in agony and my life still lingers in me.'

  • 1 Sam 12:4
    72%

    4 They replied, 'You have not defrauded us, oppressed us, or taken anything from anyone’s hand.'

  • 1 Chr 17:18
    72%

    18 What more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant.

  • 1 Sam 19:17
    72%

    17 Saul said to Michal, 'Why have you deceived me like this? You let my enemy go, and he has escaped.' Michal answered Saul, 'He said to me,

  • 1 Sam 17:46
    72%

    46 'Today, the LORD will deliver you into my hand. I will strike you down and cut off your head. I will give the corpses of the Philistines’ army today to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.'

  • 1 Sam 28:18
    72%

    18 Because you did not obey the voice of the LORD or carry out his fierce wrath against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.

  • 1 Sam 25:28
    72%

    28 Please forgive the offense of your servant, for the Lord will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because my lord fights the Lord’s battles, and no wrongdoing will be found in you as long as you live.

  • 2 Sam 22:41
    72%

    41 You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and I destroyed those who hated me.

  • 1 Sam 30:15
    72%

    15 David asked him, "Can you lead me to this raiding party?" He answered, "Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor hand me over to my master, and I will lead you to them."

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