1 Samuel 26:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?”
1 Samuel 26:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 26:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 26:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against Yahweh’s anointed, and be guiltless?””
1 Samuel 26:9 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 26:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against Jehovah’s anointed, and be guiltless?”
1 Samuel 26:9 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 26:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David saith unto Abishai, `Destroy him not; for who hath put forth his hand against the anointed of Jehovah, and been acquitted?'”
1 Samuel 26:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 26:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can stretch forth his hand against Jehovah's anointed, and be guiltless?”
1 Samuel 26:9 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 26:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid sayde to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can lay his hand on the Lordes anoynted, and be giltlesse?”
1 Samuel 26:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 26:9 in Context — 1 Samuel 26
7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?
10 David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
11 The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
What Does 1 Samuel 26:9 Mean?
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