1 Samuel 26:10

David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

Cross-reference

In 1 Samuel 24:15, David calls on the LORD to judge between him and Saul — the same trust in divine justice expressed here.

In 1 Samuel 25:26, Abigail says the LORD restrained David from bloodshed — the same restraint and trust in God's timing shown here.

In 1 Samuel 25:38, the LORD struck Nabal dead — a direct example of the divine judgment David says will come to Saul.

1 Samuel 31:6 Prophetic fulfillment

In 1 Samuel 31:6, Saul dies in battle—directly fulfilling David's prophecy that he would perish in battle.

In 1 Samuel 24:12, David similarly leaves judgment to God—showing a consistent pattern of trusting divine vengeance.

In 1 Samuel 25:33, Abigail blesses David for not avenging himself—mirroring his resolve here not to kill Saul.

In Deuteronomy 32:35, God declares vengeance is His—reinforcing David's refusal to take Saul's life himself.

Job 14:5 Parallel

Job 14:5 affirms God sets fixed limits on human life—directly reinforcing David's trust that God determines Saul's time and manner of death.

Psalm 37:13 Parallel

Psalm 37:13 says the Lord knows the wicked's day is coming—directly parallels David's confidence that Saul's day of judgment will come.

Psalm 94:1 Related theme

Psalm 94:1 calls God the 'God of vengeance' — David's statement that the LORD will strike Saul echoes this attribute.

Psalm 94:2 Related theme

Psalm 94:2 asks the judge of the earth to repay the proud — David trusts God to repay Saul in His own way.

Psalm 94:23 Related theme

Psalm 94:23 says God will bring back iniquity on the wicked — matching David's confidence that God will deal with Saul's guilt.

Romans 12:19 commands leaving vengeance to God—directly mirroring David's trust that God will judge Saul in His time.

In 2 Chronicles 13:20, the LORD strikes down Jeroboam—an example of God directly striking a king as David predicted.

Psalm 31:15 Allusion

Psalm 31:15 affirms that times are in God's hand—undergirding David's calm trust that Saul's death will come at God's appointed time.

Job 34:20 Parallel

In Job 34:20, the mighty are taken without human hand—echoing David's confidence that God removes Saul without his action.