[[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[1 Samuel Overview]] | [[1 Samuel 23]] | [[1 Samuel 25]] # 1 Samuel 24 📖 > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]] [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]] [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) ### David Spares Saul’s Life [[#Verse 01.]] (24:2) When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “Look, David is in the desert of En Gedi.”  [[#Verse 02.]] So Saul took 3,000 select men from all Israel and went to find David and his men in the region of the rocks of the mountain goats. [[#Verse 03.]] He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.  [[#Verse 04.]] David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the Lord said to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hand, and you can do to him whatever seems appropriate to you.’” So David got up and quietly cut off an edge of Saul’s robe.  [[#Verse 05.]] Afterward David’s conscience bothered him because he had cut off an edge of Saul’s robe.  [[#Verse 06.]] He said to his men, “May the Lord keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the Lord’s chosen one, by extending my hand against him. After all, he is the Lord’s chosen one.” [[#Verse 07.]] David restrained his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and started down the road. [[#Verse 08.]] Afterward David got up and went out of the cave. He called out to Saul, “My lord, O king!” When Saul looked behind him, David kneeled down and bowed with his face to the ground.  [[#Verse 09.]] David said to Saul, “Why do you pay attention when men say, ‘David is seeking to do you harm’?  [[#Verse 10.]] Today your own eyes see how the Lord delivered you—this very day—into my hands in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I had pity on you and said, ‘I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s chosen one.’ [[#Verse 11.]] Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.  [[#Verse 12.]] May the Lord judge between the two of us, and may the Lord vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.  [[#Verse 13.]] It’s like the old proverb says: ‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you. [[#Verse 14.]] Who has the king of Israel come out after? Who is it that you are pursuing? A dead dog? A single flea?  [[#Verse 15.]] May the Lord be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands.” [[#Verse 16.]] When David finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, “Is that your voice, my son David?” Then Saul wept loudly. [[#Verse 17.]] He said to David, “You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you.  [[#Verse 18.]] You have explained today how you have treated me well. The Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.  [[#Verse 19.]] Now if a man finds his enemy, does he send him on his way in good shape? May the Lord repay you with good this day for what you have done to me. [[#Verse 20.]] Now look, I realize that you will in fact be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.  [[#Verse 21.]] So now swear to me in the Lord’s name that you will not kill my descendants after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.” [[#Verse 22.]] David promised Saul this on oath. Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold. ## ==📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary== ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. ###### Verse 17. ###### Verse 18. ###### Verse 19. ###### Verse 20. ###### Verse 21. ###### Verse 22. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write down things that are not straight from commentary but interesting facts that ground the text in history. %% ## 🧠 Chapter Summary - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences) summarizing what happens in this chapter. - What is the main event or teaching? - How does this chapter fit the book’s overall story? - What stands out immediately? Anything Apologetic to point out? %% ## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📌 Observation 1 - 📌 Observation 2 - 📌 Observation 3 - (Add more as needed.) %% %% #### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Application 1 - ✅ Application 2 Make these very practical: - "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation." - "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular." Think: - What do we learn about God here? - What do we learn about people? - Are there promises, commands, or warnings? %% ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of important verse." - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of another important verse." (You can link to deeper notes if you want later.) %% ## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference - 🔗 coming soon. - 🔗 coming soon. %% Examples: - John 1:1 and Genesis 1 - Romans 5 and Genesis 3 %% ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write 3–6 sentences reflecting on: - How this chapter encourages your faith, - Convicts your heart, - Reveals God's character. Optional format: "In light of this chapter, I am challenged to..." or "I am comforted by..." %% ##### 📂 Internal Links/Personal Notes