1 Samuel 26:9
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And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”
In other translations
And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732אֶל־'el-toH413אֲבִישַׁי'avishaiAbishaiH52אַל־'al-may notH408תַּשְׁחִיתֵהוּtashchitehuyou destroy himH7843כִּיkiforH3588מִיmiwho?H4310שָׁלַחshalachhas he stretched outH7971יָדוֹyadohand hisH3027בִּמְשִׁיחַbimshiachon [the] [one] anointed ofH4899יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וְנִקָּה׃ פvenikahand will he be free from guilt?H5352
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Related verses
- 2 Samuel 1:14And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
- Psalm 105:15Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
- 2 Samuel 1:16And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord’s anointed.For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”
- 1 Samuel 24:6-76 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. 7 So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.6 So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.” 7 With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.
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