1 Samuel 24:18

18 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.

1 Samuel 24:18 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
18 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)
18 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 Living Translation (NLT)
18 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.
The Message Bible (MSG)
18 And now you've done it again - treated me generously. God put me in your hands and you didn't kill me.
American Standard Version (ASV)
18 And thou hast declared this day how that thou hast dealt well with me, forasmuch as when Jehovah had delivered me up into thy hand, thou killedst me not.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
18 Today you have proved how good you've been to me. When the LORD handed me over to you, you didn't kill me.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
18 You yourself have told me today what good you did for me: when the Lord handed me over to you, you didn't kill me.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
18 You have just now told me about the good things you did to me. The LORD handed me over to you. But 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 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.
18 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.
19 When 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.
20 I know that you will surely be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

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