He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Samuel 24:17 in context
1 Samuel 24:14–20
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Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?
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May 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.”
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It came to pass, when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, “Is that your voice, my son David?” Saul lifted up his voice and wept.
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He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.
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You have declared today how you have dealt well with me, because when the LORD had delivered me up into your hand, you didn’t kill me.
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For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? Therefore may the LORD reward you good for that which you have done to me today.
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Now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
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