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1 Samuel 24:15
1 Samuel 24:15 is verse 15 of 1 Samuel chapter 24, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”
King James Version
The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
World English Bible
May Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.”
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1 Samuel 24:13–17 · Berean Standard Bible
13 As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
14 Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
15 May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”
16 When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud
17 and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Samuel 24:12May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.
2 Chronicles 24:22Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”
Micah 1:2Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
Psalms 35:1Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
Psalms 119:154Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.
Micah 7:9Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
1 Samuel 26:4David sent out spies to verify that Saul had arrived.