1 Samuel 26:19Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is so that Yahweh has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, they are cursed before Yahweh; for they have driven me out this day that I shouldn't cling to Yahweh's inheritance, saying, 'Go, serve other gods!'
The setting
Wilderness of Ziph, Israel ~1010 BC. David confronts King Saul from across a ravine after sparing his life again...
The emotion here: exhausted but still seeking righteousness
The original word
sitheka (שִׂיתְךָ) — stirred up, incited, like stoking a fire
Why it matters
David had just crept into Saul's camp and stolen his spear while he slept
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Samuel 26:19
David is offering to LEAVE ISRAEL forever if that would end the conflict
Common misconceptionPeople think David is being passive here, but he's actually making a sophisticated theological argument about the source of conflict and offering concrete solutions.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Samuel 26:19
Bible Genome reading
1 Samuel 26:19 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Samuel 26:19 comes from the book of 1 Samuel, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is wilderness. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine sovereignty, reconciliation. Notable phrases: if Yahweh has stirred you up.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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