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1 Samuel 24:6

Self-controlIntegrityObedienceAuthority and leadership

4 So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’” Then David crept up secretly and cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

5 Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.

So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”

7 With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.

8 After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence

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BSB
So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”
KJV
And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
WEB
He said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the LORD’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”
ASV
And he said unto his men, Jehovah forbid that I should do this thing unto my lord, Jehovah`s anointed, to put forth my hand against him, seeing he is Jehovah`s anointed.
DARBY
And he said to his men, Jehovah forbid that I should do this thing to my master, Jehovah's anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, for he is the anointed of Jehovah.
BLB
And he said to his men, “Far be it from me, YHWH, that I should do this thing to my master—to the anointed of YHWH—to stretch out my hand against him, since he [is] the anointed of YHWH.”
ÅB
Og han sa til sine menn: Herren fri meg fra å gjøre slikt mot min herre, mot Herrens salvede, og legge hånd på ham! For Herrens salvede er han.
OTB
Så sa han til sine menn: «Måtte det være langt fra meg, på grunn av Herren, å gjøre en slik ting mot min herre, Herrens salvede, å rekke ut min hånd mot ham, siden han er Herrens salvede.»
B1930
Og han sa til sine menn: Herren fri mig fra å gjøre slikt mot min herre, mot Herrens salvede, og legge hånd på ham! For Herrens salvede er han.

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