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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Yes, you have been amazingly kind to me today, for when the Lord put me in a place where you could have killed me, you didn’t do it.

Context of 1 Samuel 24:18

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. 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. 19When a man finds his enemy, does he let him get away unharmed? May the Lord reward you well for the way you treated me today. 20I know that you will surely be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

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 24:10This day you have seen with your own eyes how the Lord delivered you into my hands in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I spared you; I said, ‘I will not lay my hand on my lord, because he is the Lord’s anointed.’
• 1 Samuel 23:7Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, “God has delivered him into my hands, for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”
• 1 Samuel 26:23The Lord rewards everyone for their righteousness and faithfulness. The Lord delivered you into my hands today, but I would not lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed.
• 1 Samuel 23:12Again David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men to Saul?” And the Lord said, “They will.”
• 1 Samuel 26:8Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won’t strike him twice.”
• Psalms 31:8You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but 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