Verse 4

So 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.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 18:20 : 20 Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them.
  • Gen 42:22 : 22 Reuben said to them,“Didn’t I say to you,‘Don’t sin against the boy,’ but you wouldn’t listen? So now we must pay for shedding his blood!”
  • Prov 17:13 : 13 As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.
  • 1 Sam 20:32 : 32 Jonathan responded to his father Saul,“Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”
  • Prov 31:8-9 : 8 Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying. 9 Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
  • Gen 9:6 : 6 “Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God’s image God has made humankind.”
  • 1 Cor 8:12 : 12 If you sin against your brothers or sisters in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
  • 1 John 3:15 : 15 Everyone who hates his fellow Christian is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
  • 1 Sam 22:14 : 14 Ahimelech replied to the king,“Who among all your servants is faithful like David? He is the king’s son-in-law, the leader of your bodyguard, and honored in your house!
  • 2 Chr 6:22 : 22 “When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple,
  • Ps 35:12 : 12 They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.
  • Ps 109:4-5 : 4 They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray. 5 They repay me evil for good, and hate for love.
  • Prov 24:11-12 : 11 Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter. 12 If you say,“But we did not know about this,” won’t the one who evaluates hearts discern it? Won’t the one who guards your life realize and repay each person according to his deeds?
  • 1 Sam 2:25 : 25 If a man sins against a man, one may appeal to God on his behalf. But if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him then?” But Eli’s sons would not listen to their father. Indeed the LORD had decided to kill them.