1 Samuel 26:21
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 26
“Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.”1 Samuel 26:21
What Does 1 Samuel 26:21 Mean?
1 Samuel 26:21 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 26, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Friendship.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 26:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 12:20“Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.”1 Samuel 24:17“And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.”1 Samuel 15:24“And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.”Exodus 9:27“And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.”Proverbs 19:19“A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.”Numbers 22:34“And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.”1 Samuel 15:30“Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.”Psalms 62:9“Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.”Psalms 72:14“He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.”Matthew 27:4“Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.”Exodus 10:16“Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.”Joshua 7:15“And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.”1 Samuel 18:30“Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.”1 Samuel 26:24“And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.”1 Samuel 27:4“And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.”2 Samuel 19:19“And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.”2 Samuel 24:10“And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.”2 Kings 1:13“And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.”2 Kings 1:14“Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.”1 Chronicles 21:8“And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.”
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