Cross references

1 Samuel 26:9

But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can extend a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”

1 Samuel 26:9 BSB

1 Samuel 26:9 has 4 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Samuel 1:14 (6 votes) and 2 Samuel 1:16 (5 votes). 25 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Exodus 22 to Luke 9.

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Which verses does 1 Samuel 26:9 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”

  2. For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”

  3. “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”

  4. So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.” With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.

Which verses point to 1 Samuel 26:9?

The 10 strongest of 25.