Then David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Adonai’s anointed one?”
1 Samuel 26:9 - Tree of Life Version But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him! For who can lay his hand on Adonai’s anointed and be guiltless?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition David said to Abishai, Do not destroy him; for who can raise his hand against the Lord's anointed and be guiltless? American Standard Version (1901) And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against Jehovah’s anointed, and be guiltless? Common English Bible But David said to Abishai, “Don’t kill him! No one can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and go unpunished. 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?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David said to Abisai: Kill him not. For who shall put forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and shall be guiltless? |
Then David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Adonai’s anointed one?”
David said to him, “Your blood is on your own head, for your mouth testified against you saying, ‘I killed Adonai’s anointed.’”
But Abishai son of Zeruiah answered and said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Adonai’s anointed?”
As for the deeds of mankind— by the word of Your lips I have kept out of the ways of the violent.
For the music director, “Do Not Destroy,” a Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
Then Samuel took the vial of oil and poured it on his head. Then he kissed him and said, “Has Adonai not anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
Here I am. Witness against me before Adonai and before His anointed. Whose ox have I taken or whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded or whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to look the other way? I will restore it to you.”
Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered your enemy into your hand today. Now let me pin him to the ground with a single thrust of the spear. I will not have to strike him twice.”