1 Samuel 24:19

“For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.”

"For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day." - 1 Samuel 24:19
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What does 1 Samuel 24:19 mean?

First Samuel 24:19 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the Lord reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day." This verse is part of a larger story in the book of First Samuel, which…

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The Power of Mercy: A Reflection on 1 Samuel 24:19

In the tumultuous narrative of 1 Samuel, we find ourselves entrenched in the profound struggles between David and Saul. The verse that catches our attention, 1 Samuel 24:19 from the King James Version, states: "For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore…

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A Prayer of Gratitude and Redemption

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am filled with a spirit of reflection and thanksgiving, as I ponder the profound message found in 1 Samuel 24:19. Your Word reminds us, "For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good…

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1 Samuel 24:19 - "For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day."
1 Samuel 19:24 - "And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?"
2 Samuel 19:24
2 Samuel 24:19 - "And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded."
1 Samuel 19:19 - "And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah."
2 Samuel 24:22
2 Samuel 24:22
2 Samuel 24:22
1 Samuel 3:19 - "¶ And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground."
1 Samuel 3:19-21
1 Samuel 28:15-19
1 Samuel 19:18 - "¶ So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth."
1 Samuel 18:24 - "And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David."
1 Samuel 8:19-22
1 Samuel 8:19-22
1 Samuel 8:19-23
1 Samuel 8:19-22
1 Samuel 8:19 - "¶ Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;"
"And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded." - 2 Samuel 24:19
1 Samuel 19:1 - "And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David."
2 Samuel 19:1 - "And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom."
1 Samuel 15:24 - "¶ And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice."
"And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?" - 1 Samuel 19:24
"And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah." - 1 Samuel 19:19
1 Samuel 24:1 - "And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi."
1 Samuel 19:14 - "And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick."
1 Samuel 17:19 - "Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines."
2 Samuel 1:19 - "The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!"
1 Samuel 19:22 - "Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah."