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1 Samuel 26:9

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26:9But David said to Abishai, “Don’t kill him! Who can extend his hand against the Lord’s chosen one6 and remain guiltless?”

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1 Samuel 26:9: But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand against the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless?”

Footnotes

  1. 6 Heb “anointed” (also in vv. 11, 16, 23).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand against the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the Lord’s anointed and be innocent?”

NLTNew Living Translation

“No!” David said. “Don’t kill him. For who can remain innocent after attacking the Lord’s anointed one?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him! For who has stretched out his hand against Yahweh’s anointed one and remained blameless?”

KJV 1900King James Version

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?