Verse 11

1 Samuel 26:11

New Living Translation

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11 The LORD forbid that I should kill the one he has anointed! But take his spear and that jug of water beside his head, and then let’s get out of here!”

Original Language Text

hebrew

חָלִ֤ילָ/ה לִּ/י֙ מֵֽ/יהוָ֔ה מִ/שְּׁלֹ֥חַ יָדִ֖/י בִּ/מְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְ֠/עַתָּה קַח נָ֨א אֶֽת הַ/חֲנִ֜ית אֲשֶׁ֧ר מראשת/ו מְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛י/ו וְ/אֶת צַפַּ֥חַת הַ/מַּ֖יִם וְ/נֵ֥לֲכָה לָּֽ/נוּ

English Translation

Far be it from me to act against the LORD by ceasing my hand against the anointed of the LORD. And now please take the spear that is at your head and the jar of water, and let us go.

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Chapter 26 Context

1 Now some men from Ziph came to Saul at Gibeah to tell him, “David is hiding on the hill of Hakilah,... Focus ↗

2 So Saul took 3,000 of Israel’s elite troops and went to hunt him down in the wilderness of Ziph. Focus ↗

3 Saul camped along the road beside the hill of Hakilah, near Jeshimon, where David was hiding. When D... Focus ↗

4 he sent out spies to verify the report of Saul’s arrival. Focus ↗

5 David slipped over to Saul’s camp one night to look around. Saul and Abner son of Ner, the commander... Focus ↗

6 “Who will volunteer to go in there with me?” David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Ze... Focus ↗

7 So David and Abishai went right into Saul’s camp and found him asleep, with his spear stuck in the g... Focus ↗

8 “God (Elohim) has surely handed your enemy over to you this time!” Abishai whispered to David. “Let... Focus ↗

9 “No!” David said. “Don’t kill him. For who can remain innocent after attacking the LORD’s anointed o... Focus ↗

10 Surely the LORD will strike Saul down someday, or he will die of old age or in battle. Focus ↗

11 The LORD forbid that I should kill the one he has anointed! But take his spear and that jug of water...

12 So David took the spear and jug of water that were near Saul’s head. Then he and Abishai got away wi... Focus ↗

13 David climbed the hill opposite the camp until he was at a safe distance. Focus ↗

14 Then he shouted down to the soldiers and to Abner son of Ner, “Wake up, Abner!” “Who is it?” Abner d... Focus ↗

15 “Well, Abner, you’re a great man, aren’t you?” David taunted. “Where in all Israel is there anyone a... Focus ↗

16 This isn’t good at all! I swear by the LORD that you and your men deserve to die, because you failed... Focus ↗

17 Saul recognized David’s voice and called out, “Is that you, my son David?” And David replied, “Yes,... Focus ↗

18 Why are you chasing me? What have I done? What is my crime? Focus ↗

19 But now let my lord the king listen to his servant. If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then... Focus ↗

20 Must I die on foreign soil, far from the presence of the LORD? Why has the king of Israel come out t... Focus ↗

21 Then Saul confessed, “I have sinned. Come back home, my son, and I will no longer try to harm you, f... Focus ↗

22 “Here is your spear, O king,” David replied. “Let one of your young men come over and get it. Focus ↗

23 The LORD gives his own reward for doing good and for being loyal, and I refused to kill you even whe... Focus ↗

24 Now may the LORD value my life, even as I have valued yours today. May he rescue me from all my trou... Focus ↗

25 And Saul said to David, “Blessings on you, my son David. You will do many heroic deeds, and you will... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 26 (25 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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