David said to the young soldier, “Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord’s chosen king?”
1 Samuel 24:6 - Easy To Read Version David said to his men, “I hope the Lord stops me from doing anything like that to my master again! Saul is the person the Lord chose to be king. I should not do anything against Saul, because he is the Lord’s chosen king!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 “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 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 After which David's heart struck him, because he had cut off the hem of Saul's robe. |
David said to the young soldier, “Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord’s chosen king?”
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.”
Naboth answered, “I will never give my land to you. This land belongs to my family.”
But I tell you, love your enemies. Pray for those people that do bad things to you.
Say only good things to those people that do bad things to you. Say good things to them and don’t curse them.
Be sure that no person pays back wrong for wrong. But always try to do what is good for each other and for all people.
Here I am. If I have done anything wrong, you must tell those things to the Lord and his chosen king. Did I steal anyone’s cow or donkey? Did I hurt or cheat anyone? Did I ever take money, or even a pair of shoes, to do something wrong? If I did any of these things, then I will make it right.”
David said these things to stop his men. David would not let his men hurt Saul.