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1 Samuel 24:8

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6 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.

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

9 and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?

10 Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’

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BSB
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
KJV
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.
WEB
David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave and cried after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and showed respect.
ASV
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 bowed with his face to the earth, and did obeisance.
DARBY
David also arose afterwards, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king! And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and did obeisance.
BLB
And David arose after thus, and he went out of the cave, and he called out to Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And Saul looked behind him, and David bowed nostrils to the earth, and bowed down.
ÅB
Deretter sto David opp og gikk ut av hulen og ropte etter Saul: Herre konge! Da så Saul seg tilbake, og David bøyde seg med ansiktet mot jorden og kastet seg ned.
OTB
Etterpå reiste David seg og gikk ut av hulen, og ropte etter Saul, og sa: «Min herre kongen!» Da Saul så seg tilbake, bøyde David seg med ansiktet mot jorden og kastet seg ned.
B1930
Derefter stod David op og gikk ut av hulen og ropte efter Saul: Herre konge! Da så Saul sig tilbake, og David bøide sig med ansiktet mot jorden og kastet sig ned.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 25:23–24

    When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.

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  • 1 Samuel 26:17

    Then Saul recognized David’s voice and asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” “It is my voice, my lord and king,” David said.

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  • Romans 13:7

    Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:41

    When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.

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  • Genesis 17:3

    Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,

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  • Exodus 20:12

    Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

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  • 1 Peter 2:17

    Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

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