1 Samuel 24:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.”
1 Samuel 24:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 24:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 24:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.”
1 Samuel 24:17 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 24:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil. ”
1 Samuel 24:17 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 24:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith unto David, `More righteous thou <FI>art<Fi> than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;”
1 Samuel 24:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 24:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. ”
1 Samuel 24:17 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 24:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Whe Dauid had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, Saul sayd, Is this thy voyce, my sonne Dauid? and Saul lift vp his voice, and wept,”
1 Samuel 24:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 24:17 in Context — 1 Samuel 24
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.
17 And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
18 And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.
19 For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the Lord reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.
What Does 1 Samuel 24:17 Mean?
1 Samuel 24:17 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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