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1 Samuel 26:18

King James Version (KJV)

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And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil [is] in mine hand?

1 Samuel 26:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 26:18

Theological / Devotional

What have I done? David’s attitude toward Saul was respectful and full of loving entreaty. He might have said, “Why have you violated your covenant with me before God? How long are you going to continue sinning against me and against the Lord?” But these words would only have roused the anger of Saul. It requires tact to administer rebuke so as to achieve a changed attitude on the part of the one in error. David’s effort accomplished all that might be expected from one so hardened as Saul (see v. 21).

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