1 Samuel 24:18

1 Samuel 24:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you have declared this day how you have dealt well with me, in that you did not kill me when the Lord put me into your hands.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you have shown this day how you have dealt well with me; for when the Lord delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me.

Context of 1 Samuel 24:18

16When David finished saying these things to him, Saul replied, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud 17and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have done what is good to me though I have done what is evil to you. You yourself have told me today what good you did for me: when the Lord handed me over to you, you didn’t kill me. 19When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go unharmed? May the Lord repay you with good for what you’ve done for me today. 20“Now I know for certain you will be king, and the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.

1 Samuel 24:18 word by word

וְאַתָּה֙ הִגַּ֣דְתָּ הַיּ֔וֹם אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֥יתָה אִתִּ֖י טוֹבָ֑ה אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר סִגְּרַ֧נִי יְהוָ֛ה בְּיָדְךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א הֲרַגְתָּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou hast shewedנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• how that thou hast dealtעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• wellטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• with me: forasmuch as when the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had deliveredסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• me into thine handיָדyâd · handH3027
• thou killedstהָרַגhârag · to killH2026

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 24:18

• 1 Samuel 24:10You can see with your own eyes that the Lord handed you over to me today in the cave. Someone advised me to kill you, but I took pity on you and said: I won’t lift my hand against my lord, since he is the Lord’s anointed.
• 1 Samuel 23:7When it was reported to Saul that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has handed him over to me, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with barred gates.”
• 1 Samuel 26:23The Lord will repay every man for his righteousness and his loyalty. I wasn’t willing to lift my hand against the Lord’s anointed, even though the Lord handed you over to me today.
• 1 Samuel 23:12Then David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah hand me and my men over to Saul?” “They will,” the Lord responded.
• 1 Samuel 26:8Then Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy to you. Let me thrust the spear through him into the ground just once. I won’t have to strike him twice!”
• Psalms 31:8and have not handed me over to the enemy. You have set my feet in a spacious place.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24:18

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 Saul speaks as quite overcome with David's kindness. Many mourn for their sins, who do not truly repent of them; weep bitterly for them, yet continue in love and in league with them. Now God made good to David that word on which he had caused him to hope, that he would bring forth his righteousness as the light, Psa 37:6. Those who take care to keep a good conscience, may leave it to God to secure them the credit of it. Sooner or later, God…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 24:18

• Saul

In the dictionaries

• David
• Reward
• Flea
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul
• declare, proclaim, announce

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings