Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on 1 Samuel 24:14 in English Standard Version "After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog! After a flea!" 1Sa 17:43 And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 1Sa 26:20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the Lord, for the king of Israel has come out to seek a single flea like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”