1 Samuel 24:8

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.

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  • 1 Sam 25:23-24 : 23 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, 24 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.
  • 1 Sam 26:17 : 17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
  • Rom 13:7 : 7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
  • 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
  • Gen 17:3 : 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
  • Exod 20:12 : 12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
  • 1 Sam 20:41 : 41 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 24:1-7
    7 verses
    85%

    1And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.

    2Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

    3And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

    4And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.

    5And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.

    6And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.

    7So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

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

    9And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

    10Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.

  • 2 Sam 1:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    2It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

    3And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

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

    15The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.

    16And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

    17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

  • 2 Sam 24:20
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    20And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.

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

    17And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

    18And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

  • 1 Sam 24:22
    76%

    22And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
    76%

    31And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.

  • 1 Sam 18:24
    75%

    24And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

  • 1 Sam 22:1
    75%

    1David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
    74%

    10And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

  • 1 Chr 21:21
    74%

    21And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.

  • 1 Sam 26:21-22
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    21Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

    22And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

  • 1 Kgs 1:31
    74%

    31Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

  • 1 Sam 26:5
    74%

    5And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.

  • 1 Sam 20:41
    74%

    41And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

  • 2 Sam 9:6
    73%

    6Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!

  • 1 Sam 26:25
    73%

    25Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

  • 1 Sam 28:14
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    14And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.

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

    25Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

    26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.

  • 2 Sam 9:8
    73%

    8And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

  • 1 Sam 23:10-13
    4 verses
    72%

    10Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

    11Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.

    12Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.

    13Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.

  • 1 Kgs 1:16
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    16And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

  • 2 Sam 2:5
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    5And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
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    17And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

  • 2 Sam 22:1
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    1And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

  • 1 Sam 26:13
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    13Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:

  • 1 Sam 22:12
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    12And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

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    57And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

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    7And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.

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    3And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

  • 1 Kgs 1:28
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    28Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.

  • 1 Sam 23:21
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    21And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.