Judah recognised them and said, ‘She is more in the right than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.’ And he did not know her intimately again.
1 Samuel 24:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised You yourself have told me today what good you did for me: when the Lord handed me over to you, you didn’t kill me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You have declared today how you have dealt well with me; for when the Lord gave me into your hand, you did not kill me. American Standard Version (1901) And thou hast declared this day how that thou hast dealt well with me, forasmuch as when Jehovah had delivered me up into thy hand, thou killedst me not. Common English Bible Today you’ve told me the good you have done for me—how the LORD handed me over to you, but how you didn’t kill me. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to David: "You are more just than I am. For you have distributed good to me, but I have repaid evil to you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to David: Thou art more just than I. For thou hast done good to me; and I have rewarded thee with evil. |
Judah recognised them and said, ‘She is more in the right than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.’ And he did not know her intimately again.
for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
Then David asked, ‘Will the citizens of Keilah hand me and my men over to Saul? ’ ‘They will,’ the Lord responded.
When it was reported to Saul that David had gone to Keilah, he said, ‘God has handed him over to me, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with barred gates.’
You can see with your own eyes that the Lord handed you over to me today in the cave. Someone advised me to kill you, but I , took pity on you and said: I won’t lift my hand against my lord, since he is the Lord’s anointed.
When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go unharmed? , May the Lord repay you with good for what you’ve done for me today.
The Lord will repay every man for his righteousness and his loyalty. I wasn’t willing to lift my hand against the Lord’s anointed, even though the Lord handed you over to me today.
Then Abishai said to David, ‘Today God has delivered your enemy to you. Let me thrust the spear through him into the ground just once. I won’t have to strike him twice! ’