2 Samuel 15:26
But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
Cross-references
Judges 10:15 has Israel saying 'do to us whatever seems good to you' — identical phrasing and submission to God's will as David.
1 Samuel 3:18 has Eli saying 'let him do what seems good to him' — David repeats this exact phrase of submission to God.
In Job 1:21, 'the Lord gives and takes away; blessed be the name of the Lord' echoes David's acceptance of whatever God decides.
In Psalm 39:9, David says 'I am silent... for you have done it'—the same quiet trust in God's will shown here.
Jeremiah 22:28 describes Coniah as a vessel no one delights in — directly parallel to David's fear of being one God has no delight in.
James 4:15 says 'If the Lord wills' — David applies that same conditional surrender to God's choice.
In Acts 21:14, the disciples say 'The will of the Lord be done' — echoing David's acceptance of God's sovereign will.
In Matthew 26:39, Jesus prays 'not as I will, but as You will' — mirroring David's surrender to God's will.
In Jeremiah 26:14, Jeremiah says 'do with me what seems good and right to you'—a near verbatim echo of David's submission here.
In Isaiah 39:8, Hezekiah says 'the word of the Lord is good' after a judgment—the same acceptance of God's will David shows here.
In 1 Chronicles 19:13, Joab says 'may the Lord do what is good in his eyes'—the exact same phrase David uses here.
In 1 Kings 10:9, the queen declares God delighted in Solomon; David fears God may have no delight in him — a stark contrast.
Isaiah 42:1 shows God's delight in His servant; David fears God has no delight in him — a contrast of divine pleasure.
In 2 Chronicles 9:8, the queen says God delighted in Solomon; David's 'if he says I have no delight' contrasts sharply.
In Jonah 4:8, Jonah wishes to die in rebellion — opposite of David's humble acceptance here.
In Numbers 14:8, God's delight brings blessing; David here faces the opposite — if God has no delight, he accepts whatever comes.
In Ecclesiastes 9:1, 'the righteous... are in the hand of God' affirms the sovereignty David submits to here.
Isaiah 62:4 promises God's delight in Zion; David here faces the possibility God has no delight in him personally.
In Psalm 89:38, the psalmist laments that God rejected his anointed—a later echo of the rejection David was ready to accept here.
Jeremiah 32:41 says God will delight in doing good; David submits if God has no delight in him — a contrast.
James 4:7 commands submission to God — David exemplifies that submission here by yielding to God's decision.
In Acts 9:10, Ananias says 'Here I am, Lord' — similar phrase of readiness as David's submission.