1 Samuel 22:14 Cross References - Thomson

¹⁴ And Abimelech answered the king and said, Who among all thy servants was like David, in high trust, and the king's son in law, and thy prime minister, and highly honoured in thy house?

²⁵ [Omitted]

¹³ and removed him from about his person, and made him a captain over a thousand, and he went out and came in before the people.

²⁷ Therefore he arose and went with his men, and smote among the Philistines a hundred men, and brought their foreskins, and contracted to be the king's son in law, and he gave him his daughter Melchol to wife.

⁴ So Jonathan spoke to his father in commendation of David, and said to him, Let not the king sin against thy servant David; for he hath not sinned against thee; and his services are very good. ⁵ For he hath put his life in his hands, and smitten the Philistines, and the Lord hath wrought a great deliverance, and all Israel have seen and rejoiced. Why then wilt thou sin against innocent blood by putting David to death without cause?

³² And when Jonathan in reply said to Saul, Why must he die? What hath he done?

² Thereupon David said to the priest, The king hath given me to-day a business in charge, and said to me, Let none know the business on which I send thee, and with which I have charged thee; therefore I appointed my servants to meet me at the place called Faith of God Phellani Maemoni.

¹³ Then Saul said to him, Why hast thou conspired against me, thou and the son of Jessai, that thou shouldst give him bread, and a sword, and consult God for him to make him my enemy, as is now the case?

¹¹ Now behold here is the skirt of thy cloak in my hand. I cut off the skirt, but did not kill thee. Know, therefore, and see now that there is no wickedness in my hand; no impiety or disloyalty; nor have I sinned against thee, though thou huntest my life to take it.

²³ The Lord will render to every one according to his righteousness, and his fidelity. As the Lord delivered thee this day into my hands, and I would not lay my hand on the Lord's anointed;

²³ Because all his judgments were before me, And from his statutes I did not depart; ²⁴ I therefore shall be blameless before him, And I will guard myself from my iniquity; ²⁵ And the Lord will reward me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

¹¹ Deliver them who are to be led away to death; and intercede for them who are to be slain, make no delay. ¹² If thou should say, I do not know this man: know that the Lord knoweth the hearts of all: and that he, who gave breath to all, knoweth all things: and will render to every one according to his works.

⁸ Open thy mouth with the word of God, and administer justice to all with a sound understanding. ⁹ Open thy mouth and judge righteously, and plead the cause of the weak and needy.