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1 Samuel 26:12

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10 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.

11 But the LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go.”

So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head, and they departed. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up; they all remained asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.

13 Then David crossed to the other side and stood atop the mountain at a distance; there was a wide gulf between them.

14 And David shouted to the troops and to Abner son of Ner, “Will you not answer me, Abner?” “Who calls to the king?” Abner replied.

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BSB
So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head, and they departed. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up; they all remained asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.
KJV
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.
WEB
So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head, and they went away. No man saw it, or knew it, nor did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.
ASV
So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul`s head; and they gat them away: and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Jehovah was fallen upon them.
DARBY
And David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's head; and they went away, and no man saw [it], and none knew [it], and none awaked, for they were all asleep; for a deep sleep from Jehovah had fallen upon them.
BLB
And David took the spear and the jug of water [by] the head of Saul, and they went away to them, and no one saw [it], and no one knew [it], and no one awoke, for they [were] all asleep, because a deep sleep [from] YHWH had fallen on them.
ÅB
Så tok David spydet og vannkrukken fra Sauls hodegjerde, og de gikk sin vei, og der var ingen som så det eller merket det eller våknet - de sov alle sammen, fordi Herren hadde latt en dyp søvn falle på dem.
OTB
Så tok David spydet og vannkrukken fra ved Sauls hode, og de gikk bort. Men ingen så det eller visste det, og ingen våknet, for de sov alle, fordi en dyp søvn fra Herren hadde falt over dem.
B1930
Så tok David spydet og vannkrukken fra Sauls hodegjerde, og de gikk sin vei, og der var ingen som så det eller merket det eller våknet - de sov alle sammen, fordi Herren hadde latt en dyp søvn falle på dem.

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  • Genesis 2:21

    So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.

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  • Genesis 15:12

    As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

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  • Isaiah 29:10

    For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.

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  • 1 Samuel 24:4

    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.

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  • Esther 6:1

    That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.

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  • 1 Samuel 26:7

    That night David and Abishai came to the troops, and Saul was lying there asleep in the inner circle of the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the troops were lying around him.

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