1 Samuel 26:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²¹ Saul responded, ‘I have sinned.  Come back, my son David, I will never harm you again because today you considered my life precious. I have been a fool! I’ve committed a grave error.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Then said Saul, I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have played the fool and have erred exceedingly.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David; for I will no more do thee harm, because my life was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

Common English Bible

²¹ Then Saul said, “I have sinned! David, my son, come back! Because you considered my life precious today, I won’t harm you again. I have acted foolishly and have made a huge mistake.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And Saul said: "I have sinned. Return, my son David. For I will never again do evil to you, because my life has been precious in your eyes this day. For it is apparent that I have acted senselessly, and have been ignorant of very many things."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ And Saul said: I have sinned. Return my son David, for I will no more do thee harm, because my life hath been precious in thy eyes this day: for it appeareth that I have done foolishly, and have been ignorant in very many things.

1 Samuel 26:21 Tagairtí Cros

2 Kings 1:13

Then the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. The third captain went up and fell on his knees in front of Elijah and begged him, ‘Man of God,  please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious to you.

2 Kings 1:14

Already fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains with their companies, but this time let my life be precious to you.’

Exodus 9:27

Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. ‘I have sinned this time,’ he said to them. ‘The Lord is the righteous  one, and I and my people are the guilty ones.

Numbers 22:34

Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, ‘I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the path to confront me. And now, if it is evil in your sight, I will go back.’

Matthew 27:4

‘I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,’ he said. ‘What’s that to us? ’ they said. ‘See to it yourself! ’

1 Samuel 13:13

Samuel said to Saul, ‘You have been foolish.  You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you.  It was at this time that the Lord would have permanently established your reign over Israel,

1 Samuel 15:24

Saul answered Samuel, ‘I have sinned.  I have transgressed the Lord’s command  and your words. Because I was afraid of the people, I obeyed them.

1 Samuel 15:30

Saul said, ‘I have sinned. Please honour me  now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me so I can bow in worship to the Lord your God.’

1 Samuel 18:30

Every time the Philistine commanders came out to fight,  David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers.  So his name became well known.

1 Samuel 24:17

and said to David, ‘You are more righteous than I, for you have done what is good to me though I have done what is evil to you.

1 Samuel 26:22

David answered, ‘Here is the king’s spear; have one of the young men come over and get it.

1 Samuel 26:24

Just as I considered your life valuable today, so may the Lord consider my life valuable  and rescue me from all trouble.’

1 Samuel 27:4

When it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.