Yahweh will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn’t stretch out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed.
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Yahweh will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn’t stretch out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed.
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The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’s anointed.
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And the LORD will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; forasmuch as the LORD delivered thee into my hand to-day, and I would not put forth my hand against the LORD'S anointed.
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 26:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 24:6-7 He said to his men, “Yahweh forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, Yahweh’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is Yahweh’s anointed.” So David checked his men with these words, and didn’t allow them to rise against Saul. Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
- Psalms 62:12 Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.
- Psalms 7:8-9 Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me. Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.
- Psalms 18:20-26 Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands, he has recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his ordinances were before me. I didn’t put away his statutes from me. I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity. Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect. With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
- 1 Samuel 26:9 David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him; for who can stretch out his hand against Yahweh’s anointed, and be guiltless?”
- 1 Samuel 26:11 Yahweh forbid that I should stretch out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head, and the jar of water, and let’s go.”
- 1 Kings 8:32 then hear in heaven, and act, and judge your servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
- Nehemiah 13:14 Remember me, my God, concerning this, and don’t wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its observances.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Thus he protesteth his innocency toward Saul, not defending…
Thus he protesteth his innocency toward Saul, not defending his justice in the sight of God, in whose presence none is righteous, Ps 14:3 and 130:3.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 26:23 The LORD render to every man his…
1Sa 26:23 The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into [my] hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’S anointed.
Ver. 23. The Lord render to every man his righteousness.] Saving me from thy tender mercies, for they are cruelties, and from thy fair promises, for there is no trusting to them.
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But I would not stretch forth mine hand.] Here is his holy gloriation: for as every flower hath its sweet smell, so hath every good action its comfort and refreshing; but especially when we withstand a strong temptation, as here.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain I desire that God would deal no otherwise with…
I desire that God would deal no otherwise with me than I have dealt with thee.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain The Lord render to every man his righteousness, and…
The Lord render to every man his righteousness, and his faithfulness,.... Or recompense every man that deals justly and faithfully with others, as he had done with Saul; or the Lord, who is just and faithful to his promises, reward the men that act the good and upright part; and this was a prayer of faith; for David doubted not that, though Saul might fail, yet God could not:
for the Lord delivered thee into my hand this day; or, "into an hand" (x) into the hand of Abishai, who had it in his power to slay him, when he went and took the spear that was at his bolster, and would have done it, but David suffered him not:
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but I would not stretch forth my hand against the Lord's anointed; nor suffer another to stretch forth his hand against him; so careful and tender was he of his life.
(x) "in manum", Pagninus, Montanus.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. The Lord render, &c.] Better, shall render. In…
23. The Lord render, &c.] Better, shall render. In 1Sa_24:19 the equivalent of these words is put Into Saul’s mouth. David is not sounding his own praises, but as before (1Sa_24:12) declaring his confidence that God will eventually recompense him for his upright and loyal behaviour. Cp. Psa_7:8; Psa_18:20.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 26:23 David did not harm Saul (24:6; 26:9) because…
26:23 David did not harm Saul (24:6; 26:9) because Saul was the Lord’s anointed one (see study note on 24:6).
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