1 Samuel 26:17
15 So David said to Abner, “You are a man, aren’t you? And who in Israel is your equal? Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?
16 This thing you have done is not good. As surely as the LORD lives, all of you deserve to die, since you did not protect your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now look around. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?”
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.
18 And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
19 Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- And Saul knew David’s voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
- WEB
- Saul recognized David’s voice, and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.”
- ASV
- And Saul knew David`s voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
- DARBY
- And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
- BLB
- And Saul knew the voice of David, and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And David said, “[It is] my voice, my lord, the king.”
- ÅB
- Da kjente Saul Davids røst og sa: Er det din røst, min sønn David? David svarte: Ja, herre konge!
- OTB
- Da kjente Saul igjen Davids stemme og sa, “Er det din stemme, min sønn David?” Og David sa, “Det er min stemme, min herre kongen.”
- B1930
- Da kjente Saul Davids røst og sa: Er det din røst, min sønn David? David svarte: Ja, herre konge!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 24:16
When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud
Read in context1 Samuel 24:8
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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