1 Samuel 24:9

Contextual Overview

⁹David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of people who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’? ⁹ David said to Sha'ul, Why listen you to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeks your hurt? ⁹ And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt? ⁹ Then David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of people who say: ‘Look, David is seeking to do you harm'? ⁹ And David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David seeks your harm'? ⁹ He said to Saul, "Why do you listen when people say, ‘David wants to harm you'? ⁹ David said to Saul, "Why do you pay attention when men say, ‘David is seeking to do you harm'? ⁹David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men who say, 'David seeks to harm you?'⁹ And David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men who say, 'Behold, David is seeking to harm you'?⁹ And Dauid saide to Saul, Wherefore giuest thou an eare to mens words, that say, Behold, Dauid seeketh euill against thee?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Samuel 26:19, Leviticus 19:16, Psalms 101:5, Psalms 141:6, Proverbs 16:28, Proverbs 17:4, Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 25:23, Proverbs 26:20-22, Proverbs 26:28, Proverbs 29:12, Ecclesiastes 7:21, Ecclesiastes 7:22, James 3:6

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 26:18 - Wherefore Psalms 7:3 - if I Psalms 31:13 - I have Psalms 35:11 - False witnesses Psalms 64:6 - search Psalms 119:61 - but I Psalms 119:161 - Princes Psalms 120:7 - when Proverbs 30:10 - Accuse not Jeremiah 37:18 - General Daniel 6:22 - and also

Cross-References

Genesis 24:2
Avraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh.

Genesis 24:2
And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

Genesis 24:2
And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who had charge of all he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh

Genesis 24:2
Abraham said to his oldest servant, who was in charge of everything he owned, "Put your hand under my leg.

Genesis 24:2
Abraham said to his servant, the senior one in his household who was in charge of everything he had, "Put your hand under my thigh

Genesis 24:2
Abraham said to his servant [Eliezer of Damascus], the oldest of his household, who had charge over all that Abraham owned, "Please, put your hand under my thigh [as is customary for affirming a solemn oath],

Genesis 24:2
Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household who was in charge of all that he owned, "Please place your hand under my thigh,

Genesis 24:2
Therefore Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruant of his house, which had the rule ouer all that he had, Put nowe thine hand vnder my thigh,

Genesis 24:2
And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who ruled over all that he owned, "Please place your hand under my thigh,

Genesis 24:2
One day, Abraham called in his most trusted servant and said to him, "Solemnly promise me

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David said to Saul, wherefore hearest thou men's words,.... The false charges and accusations, that some of Saul's courtiers brought against David, as Doeg the Edomite, and such like sycophants and flatterers, to whom Saul hearkened, and believed what they said, and acted upon it. David chose rather to lay the blame on Saul's courtiers than on himself; and he began with him in this way, the rather to reconcile him to him, and cause him to listen to what he had to say: and represents them as

saying to him,

behold, David seeketh thy hurt? seeks to take away thy life, and seize upon thy crown and throne; than which nothing was more foreign from him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

David was quite aware that there were flatterers at Saul’s court who were continually inflaming the King’s mind by their false accusations against him. This explains the language of many of the Psalms, e. g. Psalms 10:0; Psalms 11:1-7; Psalms 12:1-8; Psalms 35:0; and many more.