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I Samuel 24:Verse 7

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So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

Matthew 5:44Psalms 7:4Matthew 5:44Psalms 7:4Romans 12:17
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What Does I Samuel 24:7 Mean?

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"The decisive intervention of the shepherd to stay the hands of his men and the subsequent departure of the king from the cave mark the peaceful resolu..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

American Standard Version
ASV

So David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

American King James Version
AKJV

So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

So with these words David kept his servants back, and did not let them make an attack on Saul. And Saul got up and went on his way.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And David subdueth his men by words, and hath not permitted them to rise against Saul; and Saul hath risen from the cave, and goeth on the way;

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

So David checked his men with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

So David checked his men with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

So David checked his men with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

Darby Translation
Darby

And David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on [his] way.

Webster Bible
Webster

So David restrained his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose out of the cave, and went on [his] way.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And he said vnto his men, The Lord keepe mee from doing that thing vnto my master the Lords Anoynted, to lay mine hand vpon him: for he is the Anoynted of the Lord.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And he said to his men: The Lord be merciful unto me, that I may do no such thing to my master, the Lord's anointed, as to lay my hand upon him, because he is the Lord's anointed.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

So David did chide his men with the words, and did not suffer them to rise up against Saul. And, Saul, rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

Literal Translation
LITV

And David held back his men by words, and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. And Saul rose up from the cave, and went in the way.

Modern King James
MKJV

And David held back his men with words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave and went on his way.

Updated King James
UKJV

So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

So David rebuked his men with the words and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave, and he went on his way.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And he said unto his men: 'The HaShem forbid it me, that I should do this thing unto my lord, HaShem'S anointed, to put forth my hand against him, seeing he is HaShem'S anointed.'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And he said to his men: “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I do this thing to my lord, the Christ of the Lord, so that I lay my hand upon him. For he is the Christ of the Lord.”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.

Revised Webster
RWebster

So David restrained his servants with these words, and permitted them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose out of the cave, and went on his way.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And Dauid seide to hise men, The Lord be merciful to me, lest Y do this thing to my lord, the crist of the Lord, that Y sende myn hond `in to hym, for he is the crist of the Lord. The Lord lyueth, for no but the Lord smyte hym, ether his dai come, that he die, ether he go doun in to batel and perische, the Lord be merciful to me, that Y sende not myn hond in to the crist of the Lord.

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Matthew 5:44Psalms 7:4Matthew 5:44Psalms 7:4Romans 12:17Romans 12:211 Samuel 25:33Romans 12:17Romans 12:211 Samuel 25:33
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