Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless? New Living Translation “No!” David said. “Don’t kill him. For who can remain innocent after attacking the LORD’s anointed one? English Standard Version But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?” Berean Standard Bible But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?” King James Bible And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless? New King James Version But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him; for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?” New American Standard Bible But David said to Abishai, “Do not kill him, for who can reach out with his hand against the LORD’S anointed and remain innocent?” NASB 1995 But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD’S anointed and be without guilt?” NASB 1977 But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD’s anointed and be without guilt?” Legacy Standard Bible But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the anointed of Yahweh and be without guilt?” Amplified Bible But David said to Abishai, “Do not kill him, for who can put out his hand against the LORD’S anointed [king] and be guiltless (innocent)?” Christian Standard Bible But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be innocent? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be blameless?” American Standard Version And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against Jehovah's anointed, and be guiltless? Contemporary English Version "Don't kill him!" David whispered back. "The LORD will punish anyone who kills his chosen king. English Revised Version And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can put forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless? GOD'S WORD® Translation "Don't kill him!" David told Abishai. "No one has ever attacked the LORD's anointed king and remained free of guilt. Good News Translation But David said, "You must not harm him! The LORD will certainly punish whoever harms his chosen king. International Standard Version David told Abishai, "Don't destroy him. Who can raise his hand to strike the LORD's anointed and remain innocent? Majority Standard Bible But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?” NET Bible But David said to Abishai, "Don't kill him! Who can extend his hand against the LORD's chosen one and remain guiltless?" New Heart English Bible David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him; for who can put forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?" Webster's Bible Translation And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed and be guiltless? World English Bible David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against Yahweh’s anointed, and be guiltless?” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd David says to Abishai, “Do not destroy him; for who has put forth his hand against the anointed of YHWH and been acquitted?” Young's Literal Translation And David saith unto Abishai, 'Destroy him not; for who hath put forth his hand against the anointed of Jehovah, and been acquitted?' Smith's Literal Translation And David will say to Abishai, Thou shalt not destroy him: for who stretching forth his hand against Jehovah's Messiah, and being innocent? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd David said to Abisai: Kill him not: for who shall put forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and shall be guiltless? Catholic Public Domain Version And David said to Abishai: “You shall not kill him. For who may extend his hand against the Christ of the Lord, and yet be innocent?” New American Bible But David said to Abishai, “Do not harm him, for who can lay a hand on the LORD’s anointed and remain innocent? New Revised Standard Version But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him; for who can raise his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And David said to Abishi: “You shall not destroy, because there is none who reaches his hand against the Anointed of LORD JEHOVAH and is innocent!” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And David said to Abishai: 'Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?' Brenton Septuagint Translation And David said to Abessa, Do not lay him low, for who shall lift up his hand against the anointed of the Lord, and be guiltless? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Again Spares Saul…8Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!” 9But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?” 10David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.… Cross References 1 Samuel 24:6 So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.” 1 Samuel 24:10 Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’ 2 Samuel 1:14-16 So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” / Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died. / For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’” 2 Samuel 1:21 O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil. 2 Samuel 19:21 But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?” 1 Chronicles 16:22 ‘Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!’ Psalm 105:15 “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!” Matthew 5:39 But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; Romans 12:19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” Matthew 26:52 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Romans 13:1-2 Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. / Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 1 Peter 2:13-14 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority, / or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. 1 Peter 2:23 When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. Proverbs 24:17-18 Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, / or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him. Proverbs 20:22 Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you. Treasury of Scripture And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless? who can stretch 1 Samuel 24:6,7 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… 2 Samuel 1:14,16 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed? … Psalm 105:15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. Jump to Previous Abishai Abi'shai Acquitted Anointed David Death Destroy Hand Holy Jehovah's LORD's Oil Sin StretchJump to Next Abishai Abi'shai Acquitted Anointed David Death Destroy Hand Holy Jehovah's LORD's Oil Sin Stretch1 Samuel 26 1. Saul, by the discovery of the Ziphites, comes to Hachilah against David4. David coming into the trench keeps Abishai from killing Saul, 11. but takes his spear and jug 13. David reproves Abner 17. and exhorts Saul 21. Saul acknowledges his sin But David said to Abishai This phrase highlights the leadership and moral authority of David. In the Hebrew context, David's name means "beloved," and his role as a leader is central to the narrative. Abishai, whose name means "gift of my father," is David's nephew and a loyal warrior. This interaction underscores the importance of wise counsel and the responsibility of leaders to guide their followers in righteousness. Do not destroy him for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But Davidדָּוִ֛ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse said וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Abishai, אֲבִישַׁ֖י (’ă·ḇî·šay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 52: Abishai -- 'my father is Jesse', an Israelite name “Do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not destroy him, תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּ (taš·ḥî·ṯê·hū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin for כִּ֠י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction who מִ֣י (mî) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix can lift שָׁלַ֥ח (šā·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out a hand יָד֛וֹ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand against the LORD’s יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel anointed בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ (bim·šî·aḥ) Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 4899: Anointed, a consecrated person, the Messiah and be guiltless?” וְנִקָּֽה׃ (wə·niq·qāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5352: To be, clean, to be bare, extirpated Links 1 Samuel 26:9 NIV1 Samuel 26:9 NLT 1 Samuel 26:9 ESV 1 Samuel 26:9 NASB 1 Samuel 26:9 KJV 1 Samuel 26:9 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 26:9 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 26:9 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 26:9 French Bible 1 Samuel 26:9 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 26:9 David said to Abishai Don't destroy him (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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