1 Samuel 26:23 meaning and explanation
May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.
1 Samuel 26:23, Berean Standard Bible
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David speaks these words to Saul across a wide gap on the mountain, after he has taken Saul's spear and water jug from beside the sleeping king and refused to let Abishai kill him. David appeals to the LORD to reward righteousness and faithfulness, then names his own choice as the evidence: God gave Saul into his hand, yet he would not harm the LORD's anointed.
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