1 Samuel 24:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.”

1 Samuel 24:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 24:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 24:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He said to his men, “Yahweh forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, Yahweh’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is Yahweh’s anointed.””

1 Samuel 24:6 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 24:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he said unto his men, Jehovah forbid that I should do this thing unto my lord, Jehovah’s anointed, to put forth my hand against him, seeing he is Jehovah’s anointed.”

1 Samuel 24:6 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 24:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he saith to his men, `Far be it from me, by Jehovah; I do not do this thing to my lord--to the anointed of Jehovah--to put forth my hand against him, for the anointed of Jehovah he <FI>is<Fi> .'”

1 Samuel 24:6 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 24:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he said to his men, Jehovah forbid that I should do this thing to my master, Jehovah's anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, for he is the anointed of Jehovah.”

1 Samuel 24:6 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 24:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And afterward Dauid was touched in his heart, because he had cut off the lappe which was on Sauls garment.”

1 Samuel 24:6 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 24:6 in Context — 1 Samuel 24

4 Então os de Davi lhe disseram: Eis que o dia que te disse o SENHOR: Eis que entregou tu inimigo em tuas mãos, e farás com ele como te parecer. E levantou-se Davi, e caladamente cortou a beira do manto de Saul.

5 Depois do qual o coração de Davi lhe golpeava, porque havia cortado a beira do manto de Saul.

6 E disse aos seus: o SENHOR me guarde de fazer tal coisa contra meu senhor, o ungido do SENHOR, que eu estenda minha mão contra ele; porque é o ungido do SENHOR.

7 Assim Davi conteve os seus com palavras, e não lhes permitiu que se levantassem contra Saul. E Saul, saindo da cova, foi-se seu caminho.

8 Também Davi se levantou depois, e saindo da cova deu vozes às costas de Saul, dizendo: Meu senhor o rei! E quando Saul olhou atrás, Davi inclinou seu rosto em terra, e fez reverência.

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