Verse 21

1 Samuel 26:21

New Living Translation

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21 Then Saul confessed, “I have sinned. Come back home, my son, and I will no longer try to harm you, for you valued my life today. I have been a fool and very, very wrong.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ שָׁא֨וּל חָטָ֜אתִי שׁ֣וּב בְּנִֽ/י דָוִ֗ד כִּ֠י לֹֽא אָרַ֤ע לְ/ךָ֙ ע֔וֹד תַּ֠חַת אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָקְרָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֛/י בְּ/עֵינֶ֖י/ךָ הַ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/זֶּ֑ה הִנֵּ֥ה הִסְכַּ֛לְתִּי וָ/אֶשְׁגֶּ֖ה הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד

English Translation

And Saul said, "I have sinned; return, my son David, for I will no longer do you harm, because your life is precious in my eyes today. Behold, I have acted foolishly and have erred greatly."

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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... Focus ↗

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...

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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