1 Samuel 24:9

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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.

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  • Lev 19:16 : 16 Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the LORD.
  • 1 Sam 26:19 : 19 Now, may my lord the king please hear the words of his servant. If the LORD has incited you against me, may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed before the LORD, because they have driven me out today to prevent me from having a share in the LORD's inheritance, saying, 'Go, serve other gods.'
  • Ps 101:5 : 5 Whoever secretly slanders their neighbor, I will silence. Whoever has proud eyes and an arrogant heart, I cannot endure.
  • Ps 141:6 : 6 When their judges are thrown down from the cliffs, they will hear my words, for they are pleasant.
  • Prov 16:28 : 28 A perverse person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
  • Prov 17:4 : 4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
  • Prov 18:8 : 8 The words of a slanderer are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
  • Prov 25:23 : 23 As the north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.
  • Prov 26:20-22 : 20 Without wood, the fire goes out, and without a whisperer, strife ceases. 21 Charcoal for embers and wood for fire, and a contentious person for kindling strife. 22 The words of a gossip are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost being.
  • Prov 26:28 : 28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
  • Prov 29:12 : 12 If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials become wicked.
  • Eccl 7:21-22 : 21 Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you. 22 For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.
  • Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting the entire course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

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  • 1 Sam 24:10-11
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    10David 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."'

  • 1 Sam 24:3-8
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    3So Saul chose three thousand elite men from all Israel and went to search for David and his men near the rocks of the wild goats.

    4He 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.

    5David’s men said to him, 'This is the day the LORD spoke about when He said, "I will give your enemy into your hands, and you may do to him as you see fit."' Then David arose and secretly cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

    6Afterward, David's heart troubled him because he had cut off a corner of Saul's robe.

    7He said to his men, 'The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my lord, the LORD’s anointed, by raising my hand against him, for he is the LORD’s anointed.'

    8With these words, David restrained his men and did not allow them to attack Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.

  • 1 Sam 18:24
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    24When Saul’s servants reported back what David had said,

  • 1 Sam 17:31-32
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    31When David's words were heard, they were reported to Saul, and he sent for him.

    32David said to Saul, 'Let no one lose heart because of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him.'

  • 1 Sam 26:17-18
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    17Saul recognized David’s voice and said, "Is that your voice, my son David?" David replied, "It is my voice, my lord the king."

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

  • 1 Sam 23:9-12
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    9When David learned that Saul was plotting harm against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here."

    10David said, "LORD, God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city because of me.

    11Will the leaders of Keilah hand me over to him? Will Saul come down as your servant has heard? LORD, God of Israel, please tell your servant." And the LORD answered, "He will come down."

    12Then 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 24:15-17
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    15Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Who are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?

    16May the LORD be our judge and decide between us. May He see and plead my case and vindicate me from your hand.

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

  • 1 Sam 22:13
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    13Saul said to him, 'Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, giving him bread and a sword and inquiring of God for him, so that he has risen against me to lie in wait, as he does today?'

  • 1 Sam 27:1
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    1David said to himself, "One day I will perish at the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up looking for me throughout the territory of Israel, and I will be safe from him."

  • 1 Sam 19:1-2
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    1Saul spoke to his son Jonathan and to all his servants, commanding them to kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, held a deep affection for David.

    2Jonathan warned David, saying, "My father Saul is seeking to kill you. So please be on guard in the morning; find a safe hiding place and stay there.

  • 1 Sam 24:22
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    22Now swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or destroy my name from my father's family.

  • 2 Sam 1:14
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    14David asked him, 'How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?'

  • 1 Sam 26:21-22
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    21Then Saul said, "I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will not harm you again, because my life was precious in your sight today. Look, I have acted foolishly and have made a great mistake."

    22David answered and said, "Here is the king's spear. Let one of the young men come over and take it.

  • 1 Sam 17:29
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    29David replied, 'What have I done now? Was it not just a question?'

  • 2 Sam 1:16
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    16David 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.’'

  • 1 Sam 19:17
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    17Saul 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 23:25-26
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    25When Saul and his men began searching for him, David was told about it. He then went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard this, he pursued David into the wilderness of Maon.

    26Saul was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. But as Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them,

  • 1 Sam 22:8
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    8'You have all conspired against me! No one reveals to me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you feels sorry for me or tells me that my son has stirred up my servant to lie in wait for me, as he does today.'

  • 1 Sam 26:9
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    9But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for who can lay a hand on the LORD's anointed and be guiltless?"

  • 1 Sam 23:15
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    15When David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life, he stayed in the Wilderness of Ziph, in the woods.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
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    10The priest replied, 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want it, take it. There is no other here.' David said, 'There is none like it; give it to me.'

  • 1 Sam 26:25
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    25Then Saul said to David, "Blessed are you, my son David. You will do great things and surely prevail." So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

  • 1 Sam 19:4-5
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    4Jonathan 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.

    5He 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 29:8
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    8David 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 18:5
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    5David went out and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul gave him command over the soldiers, and he was well-liked by everyone, including Saul’s officers.

  • 1 Sam 16:19
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    19Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."

  • 1 Sam 19:10
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    10Saul attempted to pin David to the wall with his spear, but David dodged, and the spear struck the wall. David fled and escaped that night.

  • 1 Sam 20:32
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    32Jonathan responded to his father Saul and asked, 'Why should he be put to death? What has he done?'

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    11Saul hurled the spear, saying, "I’ll pin David to the wall." But David evaded him twice.

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    2So David asked the LORD, saying, "Should I go and attack these Philistines?" The LORD answered David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah."

  • 2 Sam 19:22
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    22But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, 'Shouldn't Shimei be put to death for this? He cursed the LORD's anointed!'

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    1David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day the LORD rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

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    23Stay with me; don’t be afraid. The one who seeks my life is seeking yours as well. You will be safe with me.