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1 Samuel 26:23

23 aThe Lord will repay each man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the Lord delivered you into my hand today, but bI refused to stretch out my hand against the Lord’s anointed.

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1 Samuel 26:23 — The New International Version (NIV)

23 The Lord rewards everyone for their righteousness and faithfulness. The Lord delivered you into my hands today, but I would not lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed.

1 Samuel 26:23 — English Standard Version (ESV)

23 The Lord rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness, for the Lord gave you into my hand today, and I would not put out my hand against the Lord’s anointed.

1 Samuel 26:23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

23 The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed.

1 Samuel 26:23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

23 The Lord gives his own reward for doing good and for being loyal, and I refused to kill you even when the Lord placed you in my power, for you are the Lord’s anointed one.

1 Samuel 26:23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

23 May the Lord repay every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the Lord delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the Lord’s anointed.

1 Samuel 26:23 — New Century Version (NCV)

23 The Lord rewards us for the things we do right and for our loyalty to him. The Lord handed you over to me today, but I wouldn’t harm the Lord’s appointed king.

1 Samuel 26:23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

23 And Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; forasmuch as Jehovah delivered thee into my hand to-day, and I would not put forth my hand against Jehovah’s anointed.

1 Samuel 26:23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

23 And Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; for Jehovah gave thee into my hand this day, and I would not stretch forth my hand against Jehovah’s anointed.

1 Samuel 26:23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

23 The Lord will reward any person who is righteous and faithful. The Lord handed you over to me today, but I refused to attack the Lord’s anointed king.

1 Samuel 26:23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

23 May the Lord repay every man for his righteousness and his loyalty. I wasn’t willing to lift my hand against the Lord’s anointed, even though the Lord handed you over to me today.

1 Samuel 26:23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

23 The Lord rewards everyone for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the Lord gave you into my hand today, but I would not raise my hand against the Lord’s anointed.

1 Samuel 26:23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

23 Yahweh repays to each one his righteousness and his faithfulness, for Yahweh gave you into my hand today, but I was not willing to stretch out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed.

1 Samuel 26:23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

23 “The Lord rewards everyone for doing what is right and being faithful. He handed you over to me today. But I wouldn’t lay a hand on you. You are the Lord’s anointed king.


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