1 Samuel 24:15

1 Samuel 24:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May the Lord therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and plead my cause and deliver me from your hand."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore let the Lord be judge, and judge between you and me, and see and plead my case, and deliver me out of your hand.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)May the Lord therefore judge which of us is right and punish the guilty one. He is my advocate, and he will rescue me from your power!”

Context of 1 Samuel 24:15

13As the old saying goes, ‘From evildoers come evil deeds,’ so my hand will not touch you. 14“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.” 16When David finished saying this, Saul asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” And he wept aloud. 17“You are more righteous than I,” he said. “You have treated me well, but I have treated you badly.

1 Samuel 24:15 word by word

וְהָיָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְדַיָּ֔ן וְשָׁפַ֖ט בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ וְיֵ֙רֶא֙ וְיָרֵ֣ב אֶת־רִיבִ֔י וְיִשְׁפְּטֵ֖נִי מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• therefore be judgeדַּיָּןdayân · judgeH1781
• and judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• between me and thee, and seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and pleadרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• my causeרִיבrîyb rib · strifeH7379
• me out of thine handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 24:15

• 1 Samuel 24:12May 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.
• 2 Chronicles 24:22King Joash did not remember the kindness Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had shown him but killed his son, who said as he lay dying, “May the Lord see this and call you to account.”
• Micah 1:2Hear, you peoples, all of you, listen, earth and all who live in it, that the Sovereign Lord may bear witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
• Psalms 35:1Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.
• Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nation. Rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked.
• Psalms 119:154Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.
• Micah 7:9Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the Lord’s wrath, until he pleads my case and upholds my cause. He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness.
• 1 Samuel 26:4he sent out scouts and learned that Saul had definitely arrived.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15The Lord therefore be judge - Let God determine who is guilty.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 David was falsely charged with seeking Saul's hurt; he shows Saul that God's providence had given him opportunity to do it. And it was upon a good principle that he refused to do it. He declares his fixed resolution never to be his own avenger. If men wrong us, God will right us, at farthest, in the judgment of the great day.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-158-15. David also arose ... and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul--The closeness of the precipitous cliffs, though divided by deep wadies, and the transparent purity of the air enable a person standing on one rock to hear distinctly the words uttered by a speaker standing on another (Jud 9:7). The expostulation of David, followed by the visible tokens he furnished of his cherishing no evil design against either the person or the government of the…Read the comment

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• David
• Providence
• Reward
• Flea
• Plead
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul

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