1 Samuel 26:18

“And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?”

"And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?" - 1 Samuel 26:18
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What does 1 Samuel 26:18 mean?

The verse 1 Samuel 26:18 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?" This verse comes from the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel, which describes the life of…

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A Cry of Innocence: Understanding the Heart of David

In the quiet of the wilderness, where the shadows danced among the far-off hills, David found himself again pursued by King Saul. In this tumultuous chapter of his life, David stands amidst the tension of royal madness and his own yearning for peace, articulating a poignant…

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A Humble Cry for Justice and Understanding

O Lord of Mercy and Justice, In the stillness of this moment, I bow my heart unto Thee, the Eternal Creator, who sees all and knows all. I come before You in reverent awe, reflecting on the poignant words of David found in 1 Samuel 26:18, where he beseeches, "Wherefore doth my…

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1 Samuel 26:18 - "And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?"
1 Samuel 18:26 - "And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired."
1 Samuel 2:26 - "And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men."
1 Samuel 2:18 - "¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod."
1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel 30:18
"And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired." - 1 Samuel 18:26
1 Chronicles 26:18 - "At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar."
1 Samuel 12:18 - "So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel."
1 Samuel 3:17-18
1 Samuel 9:18 - "Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is."
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 15:26 (KJVA) 26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
1 Samuel 18:9 - "And Saul eyed David from that day and forward."
1 Samuel 26:4 - "David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed."
2 Samuel 18:26 - "And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings."
1 Samuel 26:1 - "And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?"
1 Samuel 18:24 - "And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David."
1 Samuel 15:26 - "And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel."
1 Samuel 9:26 - "And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad."
"And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men." - 1 Samuel 2:26
1 Samuel 18:12 - "¶ And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul."
1 Samuel 18:29 - "And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually."
1 Samuel 18:28 - "¶ And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him."
1 Samuel 10:26 - "¶ And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched."
1 Samuel 18:20 - "And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him."
1 Samuel 18:18 - "And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?"