1 Samuel 26:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.”
1 Samuel 26:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 26:10 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 26:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David said, “As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down into battle and perish.”
1 Samuel 26:10 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 26:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish. ”
1 Samuel 26:10 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 26:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David saith, `Jehovah liveth; except Jehovah doth smite him, or his day come that he hath died, or into battle he go down, and hath been consumed--”
1 Samuel 26:10 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 26:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David said, [As] Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will surely smite him; either his day shall come to die, or he shall descend into battle and perish. ”
1 Samuel 26:10 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 26:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Moreouer Dauid said, As the Lord liueth, eyther the Lord shall smite him, or his day shall come to dye, or he shall descend into battel, and perish.”
1 Samuel 26:10 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 26:10 in Context — 1 Samuel 26
8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?
10 David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
11 The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.
What Does 1 Samuel 26:10 Mean?
1 Samuel 26:10 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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