1 Samuel 24:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.”
1 Samuel 24:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 24:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 24:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So David checked his men with these words, and didn’t allow them to rise against Saul. Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.”
1 Samuel 24:7 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 24:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way. ”
1 Samuel 24:7 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 24:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David subdueth his men by words, and hath not permitted them to rise against Saul; and Saul hath risen from the cave, and goeth on the way;”
1 Samuel 24:7 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 24:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on [his] way. ”
1 Samuel 24:7 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 24:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he said vnto his men, The Lord keepe mee from doing that thing vnto my master the Lords Anoynted, to lay mine hand vpon him: for he is the Anoynted of the Lord.”
1 Samuel 24:7 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 24:7 in Context — 1 Samuel 24
5 And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.
6 And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.
7 So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
9 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
What Does 1 Samuel 24:7 Mean?
1 Samuel 24:7 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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