1 Samuel 24:6
4 And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily.
5 And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.
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.
7 So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 1:14
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?
Read in contextRomans 12:14–13:2
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Read in contextJob 31:29–30
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
Read in context1 Samuel 26:9–11
And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:15
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Read in contextMatthew 5:44
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Read in context1 Kings 21:3
And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
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