And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
What Does I Samuel 24:17 Mean?
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"The public admission by the monarch that the shepherd was more righteous than he marks the formal reversal of the moral standing of the two contenders..."
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And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.
And he said to David, You are more righteous than I: for you have rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded you evil.
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
And he said to David, You are right and I am wrong: for you have given me back good, but I have given you evil.
And he saith unto David, `More righteous thou art than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;
He said to David, "You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.
He said to David, "You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.
He said to David, "You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
And he said to David, thou [art] more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded thee with evil.
Whe Dauid had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, Saul sayd, Is this thy voyce, my sonne Dauid? and Saul lift vp his voice, and wept,
And when David had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, Saul said: Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept:
And he said unto David, More righteous, art thou than I, for, thou, hast requited me, good, but, I, have requited thee, evil.
And he said to David, You are more righteous than I. For you have done good to me, and I have rewarded you with evil.
And he said to David, You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, but I have rewarded you evil.
And he said to David, You are more righteous than I: for you have rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded you evil.
Then he said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me the good, but I have repaid you the evil.
And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said: 'Is this thy voice, my son David?' And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
And when David had completed speaking words in this way to Saul, Saul said, “Could this be your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice, and he wept.
and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded thee with evil.
Sotheli whanne Dauid hadde fillid spekynge siche wordis to Saul, Saul seide, Whether this is thi vois, my sone Dauid? And Saul reiside his vois, and wepte.
