I Samuel 24:18
The Scripture
(18) And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
While Saul pursued David in the wilderness of Engedi, he entered a cave to relieve himself, not knowing David and his men were hiding within, and David secretly cut off a corner of Saul's robe rather than kill him. David then showed Saul the cut robe as proof of his innocence, and Saul wept and acknowledged that David would surely become king.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Samuel 24:10I Samuel 23:7I Samuel 26:23I Samuel 23:12I Samuel 26:8Psalms 31:8
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