1 Chronicles 12:17
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
Context
This verse from 1 Chronicles Chapter 12 connects to 10 cross-references. Warriors who joined David at Ziklag during his flight from Saul are listed, from Benjamin and Judah and the Gadites who crossed the Jordan. Warriors from Manasseh who defected before the Philistine campaign are mentioned. When David was at Hebron, …
Other Translations
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if ye be come to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
and David goeth out before them, and answereth and saith to them, `If for peace ye have come in unto me, to help me, I have a heart to unite with you; and if to betray me to mine adversaries--without violence in my hands--the God of our fathers doth see and reprove.'
And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God of our fathers see it and give you punishment.
Cross References
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The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware …
And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth–lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at …
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan …
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off …
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have …
The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to …
And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much …
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that …