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1 Samuel 24 7
With these words David sharply rebuked his men and did not allow them to attack Saul. And Saul left the cave and went his way. (niv)
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Psalms 55:20
My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant. (niv)
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Psalms 109:5
They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my friendship. (niv)
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1 Samuel 24 10-1 Samuel 24 15
This day you have seen with your own eyes how the Lord delivered you into my hands in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I spared you; I said,‘ I will not lay my hand on my lord, because he is the Lord’s anointed.’See, my father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. See that there is nothing in my hand to indicate that I am guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not wronged you, but you are hunting me down to take my life.May the Lord judge between you and me. And may the Lord avenge the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not touch you.As the old saying goes,‘ From evildoers come evil deeds,’ so my hand will not touch you.“ Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Who are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?May the Lord be our judge and decide between us. May he consider my cause and uphold it; may he vindicate me by delivering me from your hand.” (niv)
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Proverbs 17:3
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart. (niv)
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Genesis 44:4
They had not gone far from the city when Joseph said to his steward,“ Go after those men at once, and when you catch up with them, say to them,‘ Why have you repaid good with evil? (niv)
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1 Samuel 26 9-1 Samuel 26 17
But David said to Abishai,“ Don’t destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless?As surely as the Lord lives,” he said,“ the Lord himself will strike him, or his time will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.But the Lord forbid that I should lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed. Now get the spear and water jug that are near his head, and let’s go.”So David took the spear and water jug near Saul’s head, and they left. No one saw or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up. They were all sleeping, because the Lord had put them into a deep sleep.Then David crossed over to the other side and stood on top of the hill some distance away; there was a wide space between them.He called out to the army and to Abner son of Ner,“ Aren’t you going to answer me, Abner?” Abner replied,“ Who are you who calls to the king?”David said,“ You’re a man, aren’t you? And who is like you in Israel? Why didn’t you guard your lord the king? Someone came to destroy your lord the king.What you have done is not good. As surely as the Lord lives, you and your men must die, because you did not guard your master, the Lord’s anointed. Look around you. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were near his head?”Saul recognized David’s voice and said,“ Is that your voice, David my son?” David replied,“ Yes it is, my lord the king.” (niv)
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1 Samuel 26 21
Then Saul said,“ I have sinned. Come back, David my son. Because you considered my life precious today, I will not try to harm you again. Surely I have acted like a fool and have been terribly wrong.” (niv)
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1 Samuel 22 14
Ahimelek answered the king,“ Who of all your servants is as loyal as David, the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard and highly respected in your household? (niv)
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Jeremiah 18:20-21
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood before you and spoke in their behalf to turn your wrath away from them.So give their children over to famine; hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives be made childless and widows; let their men be put to death, their young men slain by the sword in battle. (niv)
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1 Samuel 20 1
Then David fled from Naioth at Ramah and went to Jonathan and asked,“ What have I done? What is my crime? How have I wronged your father, that he is trying to kill me?” (niv)
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1 Samuel 24 17-1 Samuel 24 19
“ You are more righteous than I,” he said.“ You have treated me well, but I have treated you badly.You have just now told me about the good you did to me; the Lord delivered me into your hands, but you did not kill me.When a man finds his enemy, does he let him get away unharmed? May the Lord reward you well for the way you treated me today. (niv)
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1 Samuel 26 24
As surely as I valued your life today, so may the Lord value my life and deliver me from all trouble.” (niv)
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1 Samuel 25 28-1 Samuel 25 29
“ Please forgive your servant’s presumption. The Lord your God will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because you fight the Lord’s battles, and no wrongdoing will be found in you as long as you live.Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life, the life of my lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God, but the lives of your enemies he will hurl away as from the pocket of a sling. (niv)
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1 Samuel 19 4-1 Samuel 19 5
Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him,“ Let not the king do wrong to his servant David; he has not wronged you, and what he has done has benefited you greatly.He took his life in his hands when he killed the Philistine. The Lord won a great victory for all Israel, and you saw it and were glad. Why then would you do wrong to an innocent man like David by killing him for no reason?” (niv)
