1 Samuel 24:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.”
1 Samuel 24:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 24:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 24:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?”
1 Samuel 24:14 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 24:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. ”
1 Samuel 24:14 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 24:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`After whom hath the king of Israel come out? after whom art thou pursuing? --after a dead dog! after one flea!”
1 Samuel 24:14 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 24:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a single flea. ”
1 Samuel 24:14 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 24:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“According as the olde prouerbe sayeth, Wickednesse proceedeth from the wicked, but mine hand be not vpon thee.”
1 Samuel 24:14 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 24:14 in Context — 1 Samuel 24
12 The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
15 The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
16 And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
What Does 1 Samuel 24:14 Mean?
1 Samuel 24:14 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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