1 Samuel 26:23

Justice Faithfulness and loyalty Faith

²¹ Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”

²² “Here is the king’s spear,” David answered. “Let one of the young men come over and get it.

May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.

²⁴ As surely as I valued your life today, so may the LORD value my life and rescue me from all trouble.”

²⁵ Saul said to him, “May you be blessed, David my son. You will accomplish great things and will surely prevail.” So David went on his way, and Saul returned home.

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

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BSB: May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.
KJV: The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’s anointed.
WEB: The LORD will give to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because the LORD delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn’t stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.
ASV: And Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; forasmuch as Jehovah delivered thee into my hand to-day, and I would not put forth my hand against Jehovah`s anointed.
DARBY: And Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; for Jehovah gave thee into [my] hand this day, and I would not stretch forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed.
BLB: And may YHWH repay every man [for] his righteousness and his faithfulness. For YHWH delivered you today into [my] hand, and I would not stretch out my hand against the anointed of YHWH.

ÅB: Men Herren vil gjengjelde meg min rettferdighet og troskap. Herren gav deg idag i min hånd; men jeg ville ikke legge hånd på Herrens salvede.
OTB: Og Herren vil gjengjelde hver mann for hans rettferdighet og hans trofasthet; for Herren overga deg i min hånd i dag, men jeg nektet å rekke ut hånden mot Herrens salvede.
B1930: Men Herren vil gjengjelde mig min rettferdighet og troskap. Herren gav dig idag i min hånd; men jeg vilde ikke legge hånd på Herrens salvede.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Samuel 24:6–7
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.”
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Psalms 62:12
and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
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Psalms 7:8–9
The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
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Psalms 18:20–26
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
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1 Samuel 26:11
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.”
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1 Samuel 26:9
But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”
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Nehemiah 13:14
Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
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1 Kings 8:32
then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
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