1 Samuel 24:14-23

14 sicut et in proverbio antiquo dicitur ab impiis egredietur impietas manus ergo mea non sit in te

15 quem sequeris rex Israhel quem persequeris canem mortuum sequeris et pulicem unum

16 sit Dominus iudex et iudicet inter me et te et videat et diiudicet causam meam et eruat me de manu tua

17 cum autem conplesset David loquens sermones huiuscemodi ad Saul dixit Saul numquid vox haec tua est fili mi David et levavit Saul vocem suam et flevit

18 dixitque ad David iustior tu es quam ego tu enim tribuisti mihi bona ego autem reddidi tibi mala

19 et tu indicasti hodie quae feceris mihi bona quomodo tradiderit me Dominus in manu tua et non occideris me

20 quis enim cum invenerit inimicum suum dimittet eum in via bona sed Dominus reddat tibi vicissitudinem hanc pro eo quod hodie operatus es in me

21 et nunc quia scio quod certissime regnaturus sis et habiturus in manu tua regnum Israhel

22 iura mihi in Domino ne deleas semen meum post me neque auferas nomen meum de domo patris mei

23 et iuravit David Sauli abiit ergo Saul in domum suam et David et viri eius ascenderunt ad tutiora loca

1 Samuel 24:14-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 24

Saul being returned from following the Philistines, renews his pursuit after David, 1Sa 24:1,2; and they meeting in a cave, where David had the opportunity of taking away the life of Saul, which his men pressed him to, yet only cut off the skirt of his robe, 1Sa 24:3-8; which, calling after him, he held up to him to convince him he had his life in his hands, but spared it, 1Sa 24:9,10; upon which he very pathetically reasons with him about the unreasonableness and unrighteousness of his pursuit after him, to take away his life, 1Sa 24:11-15; which so affected Saul, that he confessed he was more righteous than he, and owned that the kingdom would be his, and only desired him to swear to him not to cut off his offspring, which David did, and so they parted, 1Sa 24:16-22.