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I Samuel 26:Verse 18

KJV
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And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

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What Does I Samuel 26:18 Mean?

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"The direct and sorrowful inquiry regarding the persistent nature of the king's persecution establishes a plea for moral clarity that demands an explan..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

American Standard Version
ASV

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

American King James Version
AKJV

And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and he saith, `Why is thismy lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what is in my hand evil?

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

He said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

He said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

He said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

Darby Translation
Darby

And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

Webster Bible
Webster

And he said, Why doth my lord thus pursue his servant? for what have I done? or what evil [is] in my hand?

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And he sayde, Wherefore doeth my lorde thus persecute his seruant? for what haue I done? or what euill is in mine hand?

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And he said: Wherefore doth my lord persecute his servant? What have I done? or what evil is there in my hand?

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And he said, Wherefore is it, that my lord is in pursuit of his servant? For what have I done? or what is in my hand that is wrong?

Literal Translation
LITV

And he said, Why is this, that my lord is pursuing his servant? For what have I done, and what in my hand is evil?

Modern King James
MKJV

And he said, Why does my lord pursue after his servant this way? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

Updated King James
UKJV

And he said, Wherefore does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Then he said, “Why is my lord pursuing after his servant? For what have I done? And what evil is in my hand?

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And he said: 'Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And he said: “For what reason has my lord pursued his servant? What have I done? Or what evil is there in my hand?

Berean Study Bible
BSB

And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?

Revised Webster
RWebster

And he said, Why doth my lord thus pursue his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And Dauid seide, For what cause pursueth my lord his seruaunt? What haue Y do, ether what yuel is in myn hond? Now therfor,

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