he remembered

2 Samuel 17:1, 2
Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. . . .

Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Matthew 18:33-35
Should you not have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?' . . .

James 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

persecuted

Psalm 10:2, 14
In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. . . .

Genesis 42:21
Then they said to one another, "Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us."

Job 19:2, 3, 21, 22
"How long will you torment me and crush me with words? . . .

Matthew 27:35-46
When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots. . . .

slay

Psalm 34:18
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.

Psalm 69:20-29
Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one. . . .

2 Samuel 16:11, 12
Then David said to Abishai and all his servants, "Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so. . . .

Mark 14:34-36
And He told them, "My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch." . . .