7 With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way. 8 After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence 9 and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
1 Samuel 24:7–9
Semantically similar passages
1 Samuel 24:15–17
15 May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.” 16 When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud 17 and said to Dav…
1 Samuel 26:16–18
16 This thing you have done is not good. As surely as the LORD lives, all of you deserve to die, since you did not protect your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now look around. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?” 17 Then Saul recognized David…
1 Samuel 26:20–22
20 So 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.” 21 Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm…
1 Samuel 17:30–32
30 Then he turned from him toward another and asked about the offer, and those people answered him just as the first ones had answered. 31 Now David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, who called for him. 32 And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on a…
1 Samuel 18:23–25
23 But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.” 24 And the servants told Saul what David had said. 25 Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The kin…
1 Samuel 19:3–5
3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, so I can ask about you. And if I find out anything, I will tell you.” 4 Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David;…
1 Samuel 24:21–22
21 So now, swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s house.” 22 So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
1 Samuel 26:8–10
8 Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!” 9 But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who…
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources