1 Samuel 24:9 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 24:9

7 So David ^arestrained his servants with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave and went on his way.

8 David also arose afterward, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed down.

9 And David said to Saul: ^a“Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Indeed David seeks your harm’?

10 Look, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord delivered you today into my hand in the cave, and someone urged me to kill you. But my eye spared you, and I said, ‘I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s anointed.’

11 Moreover, my father, see! Yes, see the corner of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the corner of your robe, and did not kill you, know and see that there is ^aneither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. Yet you ^bhunt my life to take it.

12 ^aLet the Lord judge between you and me, and let the Lord avenge me on you. But my hand shall not be against you.

13 As the proverb of the ancients says, ^a‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand shall not be against you.

14 After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? ^aA dead dog? ^bA flea?

15 ^aTherefore let the Lord be judge, and judge between you and me, and ^bsee and ^cplead my case, and deliver me out of your hand.”

16 So it was, when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, ^a“Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.

17 ^aThen he said to David: “You are ^bmore righteous than I; for ^cyou have rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded you with evil.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 24:9

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American Standard Version
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

Amplified® Bible
And David said to Saul, Why do you listen to the words of men who say, David seeks to do you harm?

Contemporary English Version
and said: Your Majesty, why do you listen to people who say that I'm trying to harm you?

Darby English Version
And David said to Saul, Why dost thou listen to words of men, saying, Behold, David seeks thy hurt?

Good News Bible
and said, "Why do you listen to people who say that I am trying to harm you?

King James Version
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

New American Standard Bible
David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men, saying, `Behold, David seeks to harm you'?

New International Version
He said to Saul, "Why do you listen when men say, 'David is bent on harming you'?

New King James Version
And David said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Indeed David seeks your harm’?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men, saying, 'Behold, David seeks to harm you'?

Revised Standard Version
And David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men who say, 'Behold, David seeks your hurt'?

Young's Literal Translation
And David saith to Saul, `Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?

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