1 Samuel 26:20

“Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.”

"Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains." - 1 Samuel 26:20
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What does 1 Samuel 26:20 mean?

The Bible verse 1 Samuel 26:20 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains." This verse comes from a…

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The Value of Life in the Pursuit of the Unworthy

In 1 Samuel 26:20, we find a poignant moment in the life of David, one shaped by the profound pressures of leadership and the weight of life and death decisions. The verse states, "Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of…

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A Prayer for Divine Protection and Understanding Worth

O Lord, our Eternal Protector and Guide, As I humbly come before You, repeated in my heart is the truthful plea of David, reflecting his circumstances in 1 Samuel 26:20: "Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is…

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1 Samuel 26:20 - "Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains."
1 Samuel 20:26 - "Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean."
2 Samuel 20:26 - "And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David."
1 Samuel 2:26 - "And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men."
"And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David." - 2 Samuel 20:26
1 Samuel 20:20 - "And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark."
1 Samuel 28:15-20
1 Samuel 10:20 - "And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken."
1 Samuel 3:20 - "And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD."
1 Samuel 20:27-30
1 Samuel 20:27-29
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 26:4 - "David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed."
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?"
"Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean." - 1 Samuel 20:26
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 Chronicles 26:20 - "¶ And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things."
1 Samuel 18:20 - "And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him."
1 Samuel 20:39 - "But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter."
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 1:20 - "Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD."
1 Samuel 20:28 - "And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:"
1 Samuel 26:22 - "And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it."
1 Samuel 19:20 - "And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied."
1 Samuel 1:26 - "And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD."
1 Samuel 28:20 - "Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night."
1 Samuel 22:20 - "¶ And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David."