1 Samuel 24:18

18 And now you've done it again - treated me generously. God put me in your hands and you didn't kill me.

1 Samuel 24:18 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 24:18

And thou hast showed this day how that thou hast dealt well
with me
The cutting off of the skirt of his robe only, when his life was in his hand, was a clear proof and full demonstration of his dealing well with him, and might sufficiently convince him he had no ill design upon him: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou
killedst me not;
this was a plain proof and evidence of his kindness to him, which he owns, and also the providence of God in this affair, which had delivered him into the hands of David; by which he might see the Lord was for David, and against him, and might have deterred him from seeking David's hurt hereafter; but it did not.

1 Samuel 24:18 In-Context

16 When David had finished saying all this, Saul said, "Can this be the voice of my son David?" and he wept in loud sobs.
17 "You're the one in the right, not me," he continued. "You've heaped good on me; I've dumped evil on you.
18 And now you've done it again - treated me generously. God put me in your hands and you didn't kill me.
19 Why? When a man meets his enemy, does he send him down the road with a blessing? May God give you a bonus of blessings for what you've done for me today!
20 I know now beyond doubt that you will rule as king. The kingdom of Israel is already in your grasp!
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