1 Samuel 24:12
The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
Cross-reference
In 1 Samuel 24:15, David immediately continues his appeal, asking the LORD to judge, plead his cause, and deliver him — expanding the same plea.
1 Samuel 26:10 repeats David's trust that the LORD will judge Saul, reinforcing his refusal to take vengeance himself.
In 1 Samuel 26:11, David again refuses to harm Saul, repeating his commitment to let God judge — reinforcing the same principle from the earlier cave incident.
In 1 Samuel 26:23, David again refuses to harm Saul, repeating that God will reward righteousness and faithfulness, reinforcing his trust in divine judgment.
Psalm 43:1 asks God to judge and plead the cause against the unjust, very similar to David's request for the Lord to judge and avenge him.
In 1 Peter 2:23, Christ embodies the same trust in God's justice — refusing to retaliate and leaving judgment to the righteous Judge, mirroring David's restraint.
Romans 12:19 commands believers not to avenge themselves and quotes 'Vengeance is mine,' exactly the principle David lived by when he refused to kill Saul.
Psalm 94:1 declares 'O God, to whom vengeance belongeth,' directly echoing David's phrase 'the Lord avenge me' and affirming God's role as avenger.
Psalm 35:1 pleads 'Plead my cause, O Lord,' directly matching David's appeal for God to contend with his adversary, a call for divine advocacy.
Psalm 7:8 asks God to judge according to righteousness, similar to David's cry for the Lord to judge between him and Saul based on integrity.
2 Timothy 4:14 expresses Paul's trust that the Lord will repay evildoers — directly parallel to David's appeal for divine vengeance.
In Judges 11:27, Jephthah invokes the Lord as judge between Israel and Ammon, echoing David's plea for God to judge between him and Saul.
In Psalm 35:19, David prays against enemies who hate him without cause — reflecting his own unjust persecution by Saul in 1 Samuel 24.
In Psalm 143:12, David prays for God to cut off his enemies — echoing his appeal in 1 Samuel 24:12 for the LORD to avenge him.
Luke 18:7 promises that God will bring justice for his elect who cry out — consistent with David's trust in divine judgment.
In Psalm 17:3, David asserts that God has tested his heart and found no evil — reinforcing his claim of innocence in sparing Saul.
In Revelation 6:10, martyrs cry for God to avenge their blood — echoing David's appeal for divine judgment, though from a different context of suffering.
Proverbs 22:23 affirms that the Lord pleads the cause of the oppressed — echoing David's appeal to God as judge between him and Saul.