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1 Samuel 24
1 Samuel 24:17
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1 Samuel 24:17
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He said to David, "You are more righteous than I,
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for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil.
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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."
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As soon as David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.
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He said to David, "You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil.
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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.
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For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safe? So may the LORD reward you with good for what you have done to me this day.
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1 Samuel 26:21
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