1 Samuel 24 · Verse 15

1 Samuel 24:15

The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
1 Samuel 24:15, King James Version

1 Samuel 24:15 in other translations

BSBMay the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”
WEBMay the LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.”
ASVJehovah therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
YLTAnd Jehovah hath been for judge, and hath judged between me and thee, yea, he seeth and pleadeth my cause, and doth deliver me out of thy hand.'
DARBYJehovah therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and do me justice in delivering me out of thy hand.
BBESo let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.
WebsterThe LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.

What does 1 Samuel 24:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 24:8-15

8-15. David also arose ... and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul--The closeness of the precipitous cliffs, though divided by deep wadies, and the transparent purity of the air enable a person standing on one rock to hear distinctly the words uttered by a speaker standing on another (Jud 9:7). The expostulation of David, followed by the visible tokens he furnished of his cherishing no evil design against…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 The Lord therefore be judge - Let God determine who is guilty.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 24:8-15

David was falsely charged with seeking Saul's hurt; he shows Saul that God's providence had given him opportunity to do it. And it was upon a good principle that he refused to do it. He declares his fixed resolution never to be his own avenger. If men wrong us, God will right us, at farthest, in the judgment of the great day.

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1 Samuel 24:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand he will becomeH1961
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
לְדַיָּ֔ןle.dai.Yan<into> a judgeH1781
וְשָׁפַ֖טve.sha.Fatand he will judgeH8199
בֵּינִ֣יbei.Nibetween meH996
וּבֵינֶ֑ךָu.vei.Ne.khaand between youH996
וְיֵ֙רֶא֙ve.Ye.re'and may he seeH7200
וְיָרֵ֣בve.ya.Revand may he conductH7378
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
רִיבִ֔יri.Vicase myH7379
וְיִשְׁפְּטֵ֖נִיve.yish.pe.Te.niand may he vindicate meH8199
מִיָּדֶֽךָ\׃\ \פmi.ya.De.khafrom hand yourH3027

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 24:15

  • Psalms 43:1

    Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

  • Psalms 35:1

    A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

  • Psalms 119:154

    Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.

  • 1 Samuel 24:12

    The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

  • Micah 7:9

    I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

  • 2 Chronicles 24:22

    Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord look upon it, and require it.

  • Micah 1:2

    Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
be judge.
12; 2Ch 24:22; Mic 1:2
plead.
Ps 35:1; 43:1; 119:154; Mic 7:9
deliver. Heb. judge.
26:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 24:14

    After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

  • 1 Samuel 24:15

    The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.

  • 1 Samuel 24:16

    And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

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1 Samuel 24:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿Tras quién ha salido el rey de Israel? ¿á quién persigues? ¿á un perro muerto? ¿á una pulga?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Après qui est sorti le roi d’Israël? Qui poursuis-tu? Un chien mort, une puce!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Hinter wem zieht der König von Israel her? wem jagst du nach? Einem toten Hunde, einem Floh!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quem persequeris, rex Israël? quem persequeris? canem mortuum persequeris, et pulicem unum.