Verse 18

He said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 24:9 : 9 David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to men's words, saying, 'Behold, David seeks your hurt?'
• 1 Sam 24:11-14 : 11 Moreover, my father, behold, yes, see the skirt of your robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of your robe, and didn't kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor disobedience in my hand, and I have not sinned against you, though you hunt for my life to take it. 12 May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand shall not be on you. 13 As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness;' but my hand shall not be on you. 14 Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?
• Ps 7:3-5 : 3 Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands, 4 if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, if I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary), 5 let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah.
• Ps 35:7 : 7 For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
• Ps 69:4 : 4 Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I didn't take away.
• John 8:46 : 46 Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
• John 10:32 : 32 Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?"
• John 18:23 : 23 Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken evil, testify of the evil; but if well, why do you beat me?"
• 1 Sam 17:29 : 29 David said, "What have I now done? Is there not a cause?"