Verse 5

1 Samuel 19:5

New Living Translation

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5 Have you forgotten about the time he risked his life to kill the Philistine giant and how the LORD brought a great victory to all Israel as a result? You were certainly happy about it then. Why should you murder an innocent man like David? There is no reason for it at all!”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יָּשֶׂם֩ אֶת נַפְשׁ֨/וֹ בְ/כַפּ֜/וֹ וַ/יַּ֣ךְ אֶת הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י וַ/יַּ֨עַשׂ יְהוָ֜ה תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה גְדוֹלָה֙ לְ/כָל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רָאִ֖יתָ וַ/תִּשְׂמָ֑ח וְ/לָ֤/מָּה תֶֽחֱטָא֙ בְּ/דָ֣ם נָקִ֔י לְ/הָמִ֥ית אֶת דָּוִ֖ד חִנָּֽם

English Translation

And he put his soul in his hand and struck the Philistine, and the Lord made a great salvation for all Israel. You saw and you rejoiced, and why would you sin against innocent blood to kill David without cause?

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Chapter 19 Context

1 Saul now urged his servants and his son Jonathan to assassinate David. But Jonathan, because of his... Focus ↗

2 told him what his father was planning. “Tomorrow morning,” he warned him, “you must find a hiding pl... Focus ↗

3 I’ll ask my father to go out there with me, and I’ll talk to him about you. Then I’ll tell you every... Focus ↗

4 The next morning Jonathan spoke with his father about David, saying many good things about him. “The... Focus ↗

5 Have you forgotten about the time he risked his life to kill the Philistine giant and how the LORD b...

6 So Saul listened to Jonathan and vowed, “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be killed.” Focus ↗

7 Afterward Jonathan called David and told him what had happened. Then he brought David to Saul, and D... Focus ↗

8 War broke out again after that, and David led his troops against the Philistines. He attacked them w... Focus ↗

9 But one day when Saul was sitting at home, with spear in hand, the tormenting spirit from the LORD s... Focus ↗

10 Saul hurled his spear at David. But David dodged out of the way, and leaving the spear stuck in the... Focus ↗

11 Then Saul sent troops to watch David’s house. They were told to kill David when he came out the next... Focus ↗

12 So she helped him climb out through a window, and he fled and escaped. Focus ↗

13 Then she took an idol and put it in his bed, covered it with blankets, and put a cushion of goat’s h... Focus ↗

14 When the troops came to arrest David, she told them he was sick and couldn’t get out of bed. Focus ↗

15 But Saul sent the troops back to get David. He ordered, “Bring him to me in his bed so I can kill hi... Focus ↗

16 But when they came to carry David out, they discovered that it was only an idol in the bed with a cu... Focus ↗

17 “Why have you betrayed me like this and let my enemy escape?” Saul demanded of Michal. “I had to,” M... Focus ↗

18 So David escaped and went to Ramah to see Samuel, and he told him all that Saul had done to him. The... Focus ↗

19 When the report reached Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah, Focus ↗

20 he sent troops to capture him. But when they arrived and saw Samuel leading a group of prophets who... Focus ↗

21 When Saul heard what had happened, he sent other troops, but they, too, prophesied! The same thing h... Focus ↗

22 Finally, Saul himself went to Ramah and arrived at the great well in Secu. “Where are Samuel and Dav... Focus ↗

23 But on the way to Naioth in Ramah the Spirit of God (Elohim) came even upon Saul, and he, too, began... Focus ↗

24 He tore off his clothes and lay naked on the ground all day and all night, prophesying in the presen... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 19 (24 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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