1 Samuel 24:17
Verse 17 of 22. The 24th of 31 chapters in 1 Samuel, in History.
13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
14After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
15The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
16And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
18And 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.
19For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the Lord reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.
20And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
21Swear now therefore unto me by the Lord, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father’s house.
1 Samuel 24:17 in the World English Bible
He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.Read 1 Samuel 24:17 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 24:17
He ingenuously acknowledges David's integrity and his own iniquity (v. 17): Thou art more righteous than I. 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, Ps. xxxvii. 6. Those who take care to keep a good conscience may leave it to God to secure them the credit of it.
Read Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 24:16–22: Saul Relents at David's Reproof. (b. c. 1057.)
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