1 Samuel 26:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 26:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 26:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 26:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered up your enemy into your hand today. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.””
1 Samuel 26:8 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 26:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered up thine enemy into thy hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time. ”
1 Samuel 26:8 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 26:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Abishai saith unto David, `God hath shut up to-day thine enemy into thy hand; and, now, let me smite him, I pray thee, with a spear, even into the earth at once--and I do repeat <FI>it<Fi> to him.'”
1 Samuel 26:8 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 26:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Abishai said to David,God has delivered thine enemy into thy hand this day; and now let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the ground once, and I will not do it the second time. ”
1 Samuel 26:8 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 26:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then saide Abishai to Dauid, God hath closed thine enemie into thine hande this day: now therefore, I pray thee, let me smite him once with a speare to the earth, and I will not smite him againe.”
1 Samuel 26:8 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 26:8 in Context — 1 Samuel 26
6 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
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.
What Does 1 Samuel 26:8 Mean?
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