1 Samuel 26:8 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 26:8

6 Then David answered, and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai ^athe son of Zeruiah, brother of ^bJoab, saying, “Who will ^cgo down with me to Saul in the camp?” And ^dAbishai said, “I will go down with you.”

7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and there Saul lay sleeping within the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the people lay all around him.

8 Then Abishai said to David, ^a“God has delivered your enemy into your hand this day. Now therefore, please, let me strike him¹ at once with the spear, right to the earth; and I will not have to strike him a second time!”

9 But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him; ^afor who can stretch out his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?”

10 David said furthermore, “As the Lord lives, ^athe Lord shall strike him, or ^bhis day shall come to die, or he shall ^cgo out to battle and perish.

11 ^aThe Lord forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the Lord’s anointed. But please, take now the spear and the jug of water that are by his head, and let us go.”

12 So David took the spear and the jug of water by Saul’s head, and they got away; and no man saw or knew it or awoke. For they were all asleep, because ^aa deep sleep from the Lord had fallen on them.

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Definitions of words in 1 Samuel 26:8:

A {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Abishai {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Abishai {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Abishai {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

David {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
David {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
David {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Day {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Day {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Earth {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Earth {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Enemy {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Hand {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Hand {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Have {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Let {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Right {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Strike {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Will {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

God {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing 1 Samuel 26:8:

Abishai {Easton's}

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