1. 1 Samuel 24:19 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What did Saul’s prayer reveal about his thinking?

1 Samuel 24:19 (ESV)

19 For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safe? So may the LORD reward you with good for what you have done to me this day.

Saul prayed for God to reward David for his act of kindness. In doing so, it seems as if he thought that David had every right to take his life.1 He saw David as his enemy and expected David to think about him in the same way.