1 Samuel 24:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 24:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 24:10 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 24:10 — KJV
“Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.”
— 1 Samuel 24:10 (KJV)
1 Samuel 24:10 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 24:10
“The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:10: day, lord, delivered
“Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. bribe: Heb. ransom to blind...: or, that I should hide mine eyes at him”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:10: behold, eyes, lord
“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. delivered: Heb. shut up”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:10: day, thine, how
“When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:10: thine, lord, delivered
“And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:10: day, lord, delivered
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