1 Samuel 26:21
Saul replied,“I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won’t harm you anymore, for you treated my life with value this day. I have behaved foolishly and have made a very terrible mistake!”
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- 1 Sam 15:24 : 24 Then Saul said to Samuel,“I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the LORD commanded and your words as well. For I was afraid of the army, and I obeyed their voice.
- 1 Sam 24:17 : 17 He said to David,“You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!
- Exod 9:27 : 27 So Pharaoh sent and summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them,“I have sinned this time! The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are guilty.
- 1 Sam 15:30 : 30 Saul again replied,“I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel. Go back with me so I may worship the LORD your God.”
- 1 Sam 18:30 : 30 Then the leaders of the Philistines would march out, and as often as they did so, David achieved more success than all of Saul’s servants. His name was held in high esteem.
- Num 22:34 : 34 Balaam said to the angel of the LORD,“I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood against me in the road. So now, if it is evil in your sight, I will go back home.”
- 1 Sam 26:24 : 24 In the same way that I valued your life this day, may the LORD value my life and deliver me from all danger.”
- 1 Sam 27:4 : 4 When Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he did not mount a new search for him.
- Ps 49:8 : 8 (the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny),
- Ps 116:15 : 15 The LORD values the lives of his faithful followers.
- Matt 27:4 : 4 saying,“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said,“What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!”
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- 1 Sam 15:30-312 verses82%
30Saul again replied,“I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel. Go back with me so I may worship the LORD your God.”
31So Samuel followed Saul back, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
- 1 Sam 15:24-252 verses81%
24Then Saul said to Samuel,“I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the LORD commanded and your words as well. For I was afraid of the army, and I obeyed their voice.
25Now please forgive my sin! Go back with me so I can worship the LORD.”
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8David said to God,“I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
- 1 Sam 26:22-254 verses80%
22David replied,“Here is the king’s spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it.
23The LORD rewards each man for his integrity and loyalty. Even though today the LORD delivered you into my hand, I was not willing to extend my hand against the LORD’s chosen one.
24In the same way that I valued your life this day, may the LORD value my life and deliver me from all danger.”
25Saul replied to David,“May you be rewarded, my son David! You will without question be successful!” So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
- 1 Sam 24:16-172 verses78%
16When David finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said,“Is that your voice, my son David?” Then Saul wept loudly.
17He said to David,“You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!
- 1 Sam 26:17-182 verses78%
17When Saul recognized David’s voice, he said,“Is that your voice, my son David?” David replied,“Yes, it’s my voice, my lord the king.”
18He went on to say,“Why is my lord chasing his servant? What have I done? What wrong have I done?
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21Saul replied,“May you be blessed by the LORD, for you have had compassion on me.
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20Now don’t let my blood fall to the ground away from the LORD’s presence, for the king of Israel has gone out to look for a flea the way one looks for a partridge in the hill country.”
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10David felt guilty after he had numbered the army. David said to the LORD,“I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, O LORD, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
- 1 Sam 24:8-114 verses75%
8Afterward David got up and went out of the cave. He called out after Saul,“My lord, O king!” When Saul looked behind him, David kneeled down and bowed with his face to the ground.
9David said to Saul,“Why do you pay attention when men say,‘David is seeking to do you harm’?
10Today your own eyes see how the LORD delivered you– this very day– into my hands in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I had pity on you and said,‘I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD’s chosen one.’
11Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.
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17When he saw the angel who was destroying the people, David said to the LORD,“Look, it is I who have sinned and done this evil thing! As for these sheep– what have they done? Attack me and my family.”
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1Jonathan Seeks to Protect David David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked,“What have I done? What is my offense? How have I sinned before your father? For he is seeking my life!”
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38Then Saul said,“All you leaders of the army come here. Find out how this sin occurred today.
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17David said to God,“Was I not the one who decided to number the army? I am the one who sinned and committed this awful deed! As for these sheep– what have they done? O LORD my God, attack me and my family, but remove the plague from your people!”
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1David Aligns Himself with the Philistines David thought to himself,“One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”
- 1 Sam 19:4-63 verses74%
4So Jonathan spoke on David’s behalf to his father Saul. He said to him,“The king should not sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you. On the contrary, his actions have been very beneficial for you.
5He risked his life when he struck down the Philistine and the LORD gave all Israel a great victory. When you saw it, you were happy. So why would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?”
6Saul accepted Jonathan’s advice and took an oath,“As surely as the LORD lives, he will not be put to death.”
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20For I, your servant, know that I sinned, and I have come today as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”
- 2 Sam 1:16-172 verses73%
16David said to him,“Your blood be on your own head! Your own mouth has testified against you, saying‘I have put the LORD’s anointed to death.’”
17David’s Tribute to Saul and Jonathan Then David chanted this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan.
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5Afterward David’s conscience bothered him because he had cut off an edge of Saul’s robe.
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21When the woman came to Saul and saw how terrified he was, she said to him,“Your servant has done what you asked. I took my life into my own hands and did what you told me.
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17Saul said to Michal,“Why have you deceived me this way by sending my enemy away? Now he has escaped!” Michal replied to Saul,“He said to me,‘Help me get away or else I will kill you!’”
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4As for me, I said:“O LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!
- 1 Sam 13:11-133 verses72%
11But Samuel said,“What have you done?” Saul replied,“When I saw that the army had started to abandon me and that you didn’t come at the appointed time and that the Philistines had assembled at Micmash,
12I thought,‘Now the Philistines will come down on me at Gilgal and I have not sought the LORD’s favor.’ So I felt obligated to offer the burnt offering.”
13Then Samuel said to Saul,“You have made a foolish choice! You have not obeyed the commandment that the LORD your God gave you. Had you done that, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever!
- 1 Sam 22:12-132 verses72%
12Then Saul said,“Listen, son of Ahitub.” He replied,“Here I am, my lord.”
13Saul said to him,“Why have you conspired against me, you and this son of Jesse? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God on his behalf, so that he opposes me and waits in ambush, as is the case today!”
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13Then David exclaimed to Nathan,“I have sinned against the LORD!” Nathan replied to David,“Yes, and the LORD has forgiven your sin. You are not going to die.
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31When David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, he called for him.
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21Now David had been thinking,“In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness. I didn’t take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.
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22Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying,“Let David be my servant, for I really like him.”
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32Jonathan responded to his father Saul,“Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”
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10Then David said,“O LORD God of Israel, your servant has clearly heard that Saul is planning to come to Keilah to destroy the city because of me.
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11and Saul threw the spear, thinking,“I’ll nail David to the wall!” But David escaped from him on two different occasions.
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8Abishai said to David,“Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me drive the spear right through him into the ground with one swift jab! A second jab won’t be necessary!”
- 1 Sam 24:21-222 verses71%
21So now swear to me in the LORD’s name that you will not kill my descendants after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.”
22David promised Saul this on oath. Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.