1 Samuel 26:10

⁸ Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

⁹ And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?

David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

¹¹ The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

¹² So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
KJV: David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
WEB: David said, “As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him; or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down into battle and perish.
ASV: And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
DARBY: And David said, [As] Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will surely smite him; either his day shall come to die, or he shall descend into battle and perish.
BLB: And David said, “[As] YHWH lives, if rather YHWH shall strike him, or his day shall come and he will die, or he shall go out to the battle and perish.

ÅB: Og David sa: Så sant Herren lever: Herren skal selv slå ham, enten nå hans dag kommer, og han dør, eller han drar i krig og blir bortrykket.
OTB: David sa også, “Så sant Herren lever, Herren vil sikkert slå ham, eller hans dag vil komme når han dør, eller han vil gå ned i strid og omkomme.
B1930: Og David sa: Så sant Herren lever: Herren skal selv slå ham, enten nu hans dag kommer, og han dør, eller han drar i krig og blir bortrykket.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 31:14
And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
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Romans 12:19
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
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Genesis 47:29
And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
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1 Samuel 25:38
And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.
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Psalms 37:13
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
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1 Samuel 31:6
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
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1 Samuel 25:26
Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
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Deuteronomy 32:35
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
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