1 Samuel 24:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.”

1 Samuel 24:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 24:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 24:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?”

1 Samuel 24:14 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 24:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.”

1 Samuel 24:14 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 24:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`After whom hath the king of Israel come out? after whom art thou pursuing? --after a dead dog! after one flea!”

1 Samuel 24:14 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 24:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a single flea.”

1 Samuel 24:14 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 24:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“According as the olde prouerbe sayeth, Wickednesse proceedeth from the wicked, but mine hand be not vpon thee.”

1 Samuel 24:14 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 24:14 in Context — 1 Samuel 24

12 Julgue o SENHOR entre mim e ti, e vingue-me de ti o SENHOR: porém minha mão não será contra ti.

13 Como diz o provérbio dos antigos: Dos ímpios sairá a impiedade: assim que minha mão não será contra ti.

14 Atrás de quem saiu o rei de Israel? a quem persegues? a um cão morto? a uma pulga?

15 O SENHOR, pois, será juiz, e ele julgará entre mim e ti. Ele veja, e sustente minha causa, e me defenda de tua mão.

16 E aconteceu que, quando Davi acabou de dizer estas palavras a Saul, Saul disse: Não é esta a tua voz, meu filho Davi? E Saul, levantando sua voz, chorou.

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What Does 1 Samuel 24:14 Mean?

1 Samuel 24:14 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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