2 Samuel 1:16

And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord’s anointed.

Cross-reference

2 Samuel 1:10 Historical context

2 Samuel 1:10 is the Amalekite's own claim that he killed Saul, which forms the basis for David's verdict in 1:16.

2 Samuel 3:29 uses the same 'blood on your head' formula for Joab's house — a parallel curse of bloodguilt.

2 Samuel 16:8 has Shimei cursing David with bloodguilt — similar language but a false accusation.

1 Kings 2:33 extends the same curse to Joab's descendants, showing the lingering consequences of bloodguilt.

Acts 20:26 Contrast

Acts 20:26 contrasts sharply: Paul declares himself innocent of blood, while David pronounces guilt on the Amalekite.

Luke 19:22 Parallel

In Luke 19:22, the master judges the servant by his own words — the same principle of self-condemnation seen here.

Matthew 27:25 records the crowd's cry 'His blood be on us'—a self-imprecation parallel to David's declaration of self-condemnation.

Ezekiel 33:5 applies the same 'blood on his own head' to a watchman's warning, linking personal guilt to willful ignorance.

Ezekiel 18:13 uses identical language for the wicked son whose blood is on himself, affirming personal accountability for sin.

Job 15:6 Parallel

Job 15:6 says 'your own mouth condemns you'—a nearly identical statement that one's words testify against them.

1 Kings 2:37 repeats the exact warning to Shimei, demonstrating this formula for personal responsibility in judgment.

Genesis 9:6 Allusion

Genesis 9:6 mandates capital punishment for murder — David applies this directly when he declares the Amalekite's blood on his own head for killing Saul.

In 1 Kings 2:32, the same 'blood on his head' phrase appears as Solomon pronounces divine retribution on Joab, reinforcing the principle of self-incurred guilt.

1 Samuel 26:9 states that harming the LORD's anointed brings guilt — David now executes that principle on the man who claimed to have killed Saul.

Joshua 2:19 Parallel

Joshua 2:19 uses the exact phrase 'his blood shall be on his own head' for those who leave Rahab's house — David uses it for the self-incriminating Amalekite.

Leviticus 20:27 applies the 'their blood shall be upon them' formula to mediums and necromancers — David uses the same phrase for the man who killed Saul.

Leviticus 20:16 uses the 'their blood is upon them' formula for bestiality — David echoes this same capital judgment formula for the Amalekite.

Leviticus 20:11-13 repeats the 'their blood is upon them' formula for sexual sins — David applies the same legal declaration to the killer of Saul.

Leviticus 20:9 uses the identical 'his blood is upon him' formula for cursing parents — here David uses it for the man who killed God's anointed.

1 Samuel 26:11 shows David refusing to harm the Lord's anointed — the very principle that condemns the Amalekite here.

Ecclesiastes 10:12 says a fool's lips swallow him — exactly what happened when the Amalekite's words condemned him.

Ezekiel 33:4 declares blood on one's own head for ignoring warning — the same self-incurred judgment.

Acts 18:6 Parallel

In Acts 18:6, Paul declares his innocence of the blood of those who reject the gospel — echoing the same 'blood on your own head' formula used here.

Judges 9:24 Parallel

Judges 9:24 describes blood being laid on Abimelech for killing his brothers — David similarly lays the Amalekite's blood on his own head for killing Saul.

Proverbs 6:2 warns of being snared by one's own words, a broader wisdom parallel to the specific self-condemnation here.

Hosea 12:14 Parallel

Hosea 12:14 says God leaves Ephraim's blood upon him — a similar expression of personal guilt.