1 Samuel 26:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 26:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 26:23 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, bu..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 26:23 — KJV
“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.”
— 1 Samuel 26:23 (KJV)
1 Samuel 26:23 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 26:23
“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.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 26:23: lord, delivered, into
“And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 26:23: lord, hand, stretch
“The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 26:23: lord, hand, stretch
“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 26:23: lord, delivered, into
“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 26:23: lord, delivered, into
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