1 Samuel 26:10
What does 1 Samuel 26:10 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 26:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
KJV
King James Version · 1611David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And David said, By the living Lord, the Lord will send destruction on him; the natural day of his death will come, or he will go into the fight and come to his end.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And David saith, `Jehovah liveth; except Jehovah doth smite him, or his day come that he hath died, or into battle he go down, and hath been consumed--
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And David said: As the Lord liveth, unless the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down to battle, and perish:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And David said, [As] Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will surely smite him; either his day shall come to die, or he shall descend into battle and perish.
Context
v.9And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against Jehovah’s anointed, and be guiltless?
v.10This passage
v.11Jehovah forbid that I should put forth my hand against Jehovah’s anointed: but now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 14:14
If a man die, shall he liveagain? All the days of my warfare would I wait, Till my release should come.
- 1 Samuel 31:6
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armorbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
- Psalms 37:13
The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.
- Job 7:1
Is there not a warfare to man upon earth? And are not his days like the days of a hireling?
- Luke 18:7
And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?
- Psalms 94:23
And he hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own wickedness; Jehovah our God will cut them off.
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