So why did you ignore the Lord’s command? Why did you do the thing which he says is wrong? You let the Ammonites kill Uriah the Hittite, and you took his wife. In this way, you killed Uriah with a sword.
1 Samuel 24:5 - Easy To Read Version Later, David felt bad about cutting off a corner of Saul’s robe. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Afterward, David's heart smote him because he had cut off Saul's skirt. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt. Common English Bible But immediately David felt horrible that he had cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. Catholic Public Domain Version And the servants of David said to him: "Behold the day, about which the Lord said to you, 'I will deliver your enemy to you, so that you may do to him as it will be pleasing in your eyes.' " Then David rose up, and he quietly cut off the edge of Saul's cloak. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the servants of David said to him: Behold the day, of which the Lord said to thee: I will deliver thy enemy unto thee, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good in thy eyes. Then David arose, and secretly cut off the hem of Saul's robe. |
So why did you ignore the Lord’s command? Why did you do the thing which he says is wrong? You let the Ammonites kill Uriah the Hittite, and you took his wife. In this way, you killed Uriah with a sword.
Then David felt ashamed after he had counted the people. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I did! Lord, I beg you, forgive me for my sin. I have been very foolish.”
Don’t just kill them, God,\par or my people might forget.\par My Master and Protector, scatter them\par and defeat them with your strength.\par
Abishai said to David, “Today God has let you defeat your enemy. Let me pin Saul to the ground with his spear. I’ll only do it once!”