1 Samuel 24:6 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁶ He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed, to raise my hand against him, for he is the Lord’s anointed.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ He said to his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this to my master, the Lord's anointed, to put my hand out against him, when he is the anointed of the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ And he said unto his men, Jehovah forbid that I should do this thing unto my lord, Jehovah’s anointed, to put forth my hand against him, seeing he is Jehovah’s anointed.

Common English Bible

⁶ “The LORD forbid,” he told his men, “that I should do something like that to my master, the LORD’s anointed, or lift my hand against him, because he’s the LORD’s anointed!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ After this, his own heart struck David, because he had cut off the edge of Saul's cloak.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ After which David's heart struck him, because he had cut off the hem of Saul's robe.

1 Samuel 24:6 Cross References

2 Samuel 1:14

David said to him, “Were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”

2 Samuel 24:10

But afterward, David was stricken to the heart because he had numbered the people. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, I pray you, take away the guilt of your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”

1 Kings 21:3

But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should give you my ancestral inheritance.”

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Romans 12:14

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.

1 Samuel 12:3

Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me, and I will restore it to you.”

1 Samuel 24:7

So David rebuked his men severely and did not permit them to attack Saul. Then Saul got up and left the cave and went on his way.