^30:23But David said, “No! You shouldn’t do this, my brothers. Look at what the Lord has given us!¹⁹ He has protected us and has delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.

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Footnotes

19 This clause is difficult in the . The present translation accepts the text as found in the and understands this clause to be elliptical, with an understood verb such as “look” or “consider.” On the other hand, the seems to reflect a slightly different Hebrew text, reading “after” where the has “my brothers.” The Greek translation yields the following translation: “You should not do this after the Lord has delivered us.” Although the Greek reading should be taken seriously, it seems better to follow the here.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But David said, “You shall not do so, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us. He has preserved us and given into our hand the band that came against us.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

David replied, “No, my brothers, you must not do that with what the Lord has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the Lord has given us. He protected us and handed over to us the raiders who came against us.

NLTNew Living Translation

But David said, “No, my brothers! Don’t be selfish with what the Lord has given us. He has kept us safe and helped us defeat the band of raiders that attacked us.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But David said to them, “You should not do so, my brothers, with what Yahweh has given to us! He has preserved us and has given the raiding band that came against us into our hand.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

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