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I Samuel 26:Verse 9

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And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?

2 Samuel 1:142 Samuel 1:14Psalms 105:152 Samuel 1:16Psalms 105:15
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What Does I Samuel 26:9 Mean?

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"The stern refusal to permit the assassination of the sleeping king establishes the definitive priority of divine ordinance over the logical convenienc..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?

American Standard Version
ASV

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against Jehovah’s anointed, and be guiltless?

American King James Version
AKJV

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And David said to Abishai Do not put him to death; for who, without sin, may put out his hand against the man on whom the Lord has put the holy oil?

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And David saith unto Abishai, `Destroy him not; for who hath put forth his hand against the anointed of Jehovah, and been acquitted?'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him; for who can put forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and be guiltless?"

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him; for who can put forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and be guiltless?"

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him; for who can put forth his hand against Jehovah's anointed, and be guiltless?"

Darby Translation
Darby

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can stretch forth his hand against Jehovah's anointed, and be guiltless?

Webster Bible
Webster

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed and be guiltless?

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And Dauid sayde to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can lay his hand on the Lordes anoynted, and be giltlesse?

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And David said to Abisai: Kill him not: for who shall put forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and shall be guiltless?

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

But David said unto Abishai, Do not destroy him,—for who that hath thrust forth his hand against the Anointed of Yahweh, shall be guiltless?

Literal Translation
LITV

And David said to Abishai, Do not destroy him. For who shall put forth his hand against the anointed of Jehovah and be guiltless?

Modern King James
MKJV

And David said to Abishai, Do not destroy him. For who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD's anointed and be guiltless?

Updated King James
UKJV

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?

Lexham English Bible
LEB

But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him! For who has stretched out his hand against Yahweh’s anointed one and remained blameless?”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And David said to Abishai: 'Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against HaShem'S anointed, and be guiltless?'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And David said to Abishai: “You shall not kill him. For who may extend his hand against the Christ of the Lord, and yet be innocent?”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”

Revised Webster
RWebster

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’S anointed, and be guiltless?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And Dauid seide to Abysai, Sle thou not hym, for who schal holde forth his hond into the crist of the Lord, and schal be innocent?

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2 Samuel 1:142 Samuel 1:14Psalms 105:152 Samuel 1:16Psalms 105:152 Samuel 1:161 Samuel 24:61 Samuel 24:71 Samuel 24:61 Samuel 24:7
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