OLD TESTAMENT

1 Samuel 26:24

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Behold, as your life was respected today in my eyes, so let my life be respected in the LORD’s eyes, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.”

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Verse 24. Set by. Lit. “magnified,” or deemed very precious. Bible.—Distress. These were the last words which David addressed to Saul; and they seem to have made a deep impression upon him. But as no dependance could be placed on Saul’s most solemn promises, David resolved, by God’s advice, to retire to the country of Geth. Salien. A. 2978.

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