1 Samuel 20:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.”
1 Samuel 20:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 20:26 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 20:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Nevertheless Saul didn’t say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him. He is not clean. Surely he is not clean.””
1 Samuel 20:26 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 20:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Nevertheless Saul spake not anything that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. ”
1 Samuel 20:26 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 20:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Saul hath not spoken anything on that day, for he said, `It <FI>is<Fi> an accident; he is not clean--surely not clean.'”
1 Samuel 20:26 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 20:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Saul said nothing that day; for he thought, Something has befallen [him], that he is not clean: surely he is not clean. ”
1 Samuel 20:26 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 20:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Saul sayde nothing that day: for hee thought, Some thing hath befallen him, though he were cleane, or els becaus he was not purified.”
1 Samuel 20:26 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 20:26 in Context — 1 Samuel 20
24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.
25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, and David’s place was empty.
26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.
27 And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?
28 And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth–lehem:
What Does 1 Samuel 20:26 Mean?
1 Samuel 20:26 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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