1 Samuel 19:5
For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
Cross-reference
1 Samuel 14:45 parallels this: the people spare Jonathan for his great salvation, just as Jonathan now pleads for David's life.
1 Samuel 17:49-51 recounts the actual slaying of Goliath that Jonathan references here as the great salvation.
1 Samuel 20:32 shows Jonathan again defending David to Saul, continuing the same plea for his life.
Ahimelech defends David's faithful service, reinforcing Jonathan's earlier argument that David is loyal and should not be killed.
In 1 Samuel 11:13, Saul uses the same phrase 'the LORD worked salvation' after his victory, sparing lives as Jonathan urges here.
1 Samuel 28:21 uses the same idiom 'took my life in my hand' — the medium echoes David's risk, though in a different context.
1 Samuel 17:52 describes the pursuit after David's victory, part of the same battle that Jonathan calls a great salvation.
1 Samuel 17:53 continues the aftermath of David's victory, showing the plunder—part of the same event referenced here.
Psalm 69:4 speaks of being hated 'without cause' — the same phrase Jonathan uses for David, connecting unjust pursuit to the psalmist's.
In Philippians 2:30, Epaphroditus similarly risked his life for Christ's work, echoing Jonathan's description of David's courage.
1 John 3:12 cites Cain killing Abel out of jealousy; Saul's desire to kill David mirrors Cain's evil motive against the righteous.
Psalm 35:12 describes enemies repaying evil for good, exactly what Saul does to David after David's victory over Goliath.
Job 13:14 uses the identical Hebrew idiom 'put my life in my hand,' directly echoing David's action of risking his life.
In Esther 4:16, Esther says 'if I perish, I perish,' risking her life to save her people, just as David risked his life to save Israel.
Daniel 6:4 shows authorities finding no fault in Daniel, just as Jonathan declares David innocent with no cause for death.
In 1 Chronicles 11:19, David says the men went 'at the risk of their lives,' using the same idiom as 'took his life in his hand' in 1 Samuel 19:5.
The people recall that David saved them from enemies, reflecting the same 'great salvation' Jonathan cited in defending David.
Judges 12:3 has Jephthah saying 'I took my life in my hand' — identical idiom to Jonathan's description of David's bravery.
Acts 7:25 describes Moses as a deliverer not understood by his own people; similarly David, who saved Israel, is now rejected.
Eleazar's feat is described with 'the LORD worked a great victory' — a phrase mirroring Jonathan's 'great salvation' for David.
Psalm 119:109 says 'I hold my life in my hand continually' — same idiom expressing constant risk, akin to David's action.
Acts 20:24 shows Paul counting his life as nothing to finish his mission — mirrors David's willingness to risk his life for God's purpose.
1 Chronicles 11:14 describes a great victory from the LORD, similar to the 'great salvation' Jonathan attributes to David's act.
Proverbs 18:24 speaks of a friend who sticks closer than a brother; Jonathan's defense of David exemplifies such loyal friendship.
1 Chronicles 11:18 recounts the same event as 2 Samuel 23:16—David's men risking their lives. Parallel act of courage to David's earlier risk.
Exodus 14:13 uses similar language: 'see the salvation of the LORD'—a divine deliverance like David's victory.
In 2 Samuel 23:16, David's mighty men risk their lives to bring him water, mirroring David's own risk against Goliath. Both show risking life for a cause.
Judges 9:17 recounts Gideon risking his life for Israel — a parallel to David's risking his life against Goliath here.
Nehemiah 6:11 shows Nehemiah refusing to flee to save his life, risking it instead—similar to David risking his life against Goliath.