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I Samuel 24:Verse 6

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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.

Job 31:29Job 31:30Romans 12:14Romans 13:2Job 31:29
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What Does I Samuel 24:6 Mean?

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"The public declaration of the shepherd to his men regarding the sanctity of the royal anointing establishes a foundational principle for the governanc..."

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King James VersionPrimary
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.

American Standard Version
ASV

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.

American King James Version
AKJV

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

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And David said to his men, Before the Lord, never let it be said that my hand was lifted up against my lord, the man of the Lord's selection, for the Lord's holy oil has been put on him.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and he saith to his men, `Far be it from me, by Jehovah; I do not do this thing to my lordto the anointed of Jehovahto put forth my hand against him, for the anointed of Jehovah he is .'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

He said to his men, "The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord's anointed, to put forth my hand against him, since he is the Lord's anointed."

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

He said to his men, "The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord's anointed, to put forth my hand against him, since he is the Lord's anointed."

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

He said to his men, "Jehovah forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, Jehovah's anointed, to put forth my hand against him, since he is Jehovah's anointed."

Darby Translation
Darby

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.

Webster Bible
Webster

And he said to his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he [is] the anointed of the LORD.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

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

Douay-Rheims
DRC

After which David's heart struck him, because he had cut off the hem of Saul's robe.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And he said unto his men—Far be it from me, of Yahweh, that I should do this thing unto my lord, unto the Anointed of Yahweh, to thrust forth my hand against him,—for, the Anointed of Yahweh, is he!

Literal Translation
LITV

And he said to his men, Far be it from me, by Jehovah. I shall not do this thing to my lord, to the anointed of Jehovah, to put out my hand against him. For he is the anointed of Jehovah.

Modern King James
MKJV

And he said to his men, Far be it from me, by the LORD, if I will do this thing to my lord, the LORD's anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, since he is the anointed of the LORD.

Updated King James
UKJV

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.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

He said to his men, “Far be it from me in Yahweh, that I do this thing to my lord, to Yahweh’s anointed one, by stretching out my hand against him! For he is the anointed one of Yahweh.”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

After this, his own heart struck David, because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

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.”

Revised Webster
RWebster

And he said to his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD’S anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

Aftir these thingis Dauid smoot his herte, for he hadde kit awei the hemme of the mentil of Saul.

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