1 Samuel 24:10

1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 24

“Behold, 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.”1 Samuel 24:10

What Does 1 Samuel 24:10 Mean?

1 Samuel 24:10 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 24, verse 10 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (18)

These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 24:10 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

1 Samuel 24:4“And 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.”Psalms 17:3“Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.”Psalms 125:3“For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.”Exodus 22:28“Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.”Psalms 131:2“Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.”Exodus 21:13“And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.”Psalms 105:15“Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.”Psalms 119:78“Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.”Judges 4:7“And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.”1 Samuel 26:8“Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.”Psalms 7:4“If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)”Psalms 55:20“He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.”1 Samuel 24:18“And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.”Job 31:31“If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.”Lamentations 3:52“Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.”Lamentations 4:20“The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.”Ezekiel 20:17“Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.”Matthew 5:39“But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.”

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