1 Samuele 24:17

17 (H24-18) E disse a Davide: "Tu sei più giusto di me, poiché tu m’hai reso bene per male, mentre io t’ho reso male per bene.

1 Samuele 24:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 24:17

And he said to David, thou [art] more righteous than I
By which it appears he thought himself righteous, though David was more so; the righteousness of David was so glaring, that his enemy himself being judge acknowledges it, but will not confess his own wickedness, having no true sense of sin, nor real sorrow for it: for thou hast rewarded me good;
in times past, and now; heretofore in killing Goliath, fighting his battles for him against the Philistines, driving the evil spirit from him, by playing on the harp before him, and now by sparing his life, only cutting off the skirt of his garment, when he could with equal ease have cut off his head: whereas I have rewarded thee evil:
in seeking to take away his life at various times, by casting a javelin at him more than once, sending messengers to kill him, and hunting after him from place to place, to take him and slay him.

1 Samuele 24:17 In-Context

15 (H24-16) Sia dunque arbitro l’Eterno, e giudichi fra me e te, e vegga e difenda la mia causa e mi renda giustizia, liberandomi dalle tue mani".

16 (H24-17) Quando Davide ebbe finito di dire queste parole a Saul, Saul disse: "E’ questa la tua voce, figliuol mio Davide?" E Saul alzò la voce e pianse.

17 (H24-18) E disse a Davide: "Tu sei più giusto di me, poiché tu m’hai reso bene per male, mentre io t’ho reso male per bene.

18 (H24-19) Tu hai mostrato oggi la bontà con la quale ti conduci verso di me; poiché l’Eterno m’avea dato nelle tue mani, e tu non m’hai ucciso.

19 (H24-20) Se uno incontra il suo nemico, lo lascia egli andarsene in pace? Ti renda dunque l’Eterno il contraccambio del bene che m’hai fatto quest’oggi!