2 Samuel 14:17
Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the Lord thy God will be with thee.
Cross-references
2 Samuel 14:20 repeats the 'angel of God' comparison, confirming Joab's manipulation behind the woman's words.
In 2 Samuel 19:27, Mephibosheth also calls David 'like the angel of God' — reinforcing the king's reputation for discerning justice.
1 Samuel 29:9 shows a Philistine king using the same 'angel of God' compliment about David — highlighting his widespread reputation.
1 Kings 3:9 has Solomon asking to 'discern between good and evil' — exactly the phrase the woman attributes to David here.
1 Kings 3:28 shows Israel recognizing God's wisdom in Solomon — analogous to the woman's claim that David has divine discernment.
Hebrews 5:14 uses the same phrase 'discern both good and evil' for mature believers — directly paralleling the king's angel-like discernment here.
Daniel 5:11 says Daniel has wisdom like the wisdom of the gods — the same simile comparing human wisdom to divine beings used here.
Zechariah 12:8 says the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the LORD — directly extending the 'like an angel' imagery of this verse.
Galatians 4:14 echoes the 'angel of God' phrase, comparing Paul's reception to an angel — mirroring the woman's flattery of the king.
1 Kings 10:3 shows Solomon answering all questions, demonstrating the same divinely-given wisdom attributed to the king here.