1 Samuel 24:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.”
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“See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee, though thou huntest after my life to take it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And, my father, see, yea see the skirt of thine upper robe in my hand; for by cutting off the skirt of thy upper robe, and I have not slain thee, know and see that there is not in my hand evil and transgression, and I have not sinned against thee, and thou art hunting my soul to take it!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 24:11 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 12:3Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
- 1 Samuel 18:27David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
- 1 Samuel 23:14And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.
- 1 Samuel 23:23Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”
- 1 Samuel 26:18And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
- 1 Samuel 26:20So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
- 1 Samuel 26:23May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.
- 2 Samuel 1:14So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
- 2 Kings 5:13Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”
- Job 10:16Should I hold my head high, You would hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me.
- Psalms 7:3O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
- Psalms 7:5then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah
- Psalms 35:7For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
- Psalms 140:11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
- Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Lamentations 4:18They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come!
- Ezekiel 13:18and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?
- Micah 7:2The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
- John 15:25But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
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