1 Samuel 24:11

1 Samuel 24:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
• New International Version (NIV)See, my father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. See that there is nothing in my hand to indicate that I am guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not wronged you, but you are hunting me down to take my life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For by the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt my life to take it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover, my father, see! Yes, see the corner of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the corner of your robe, and did not kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. Yet you hunt my life to take it.

Context of 1 Samuel 24:11

9David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of people who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’? 10You can see with your own eyes that the Lord handed you over to me today in the cave. Someone advised me to kill you, but I took pity on you and said: I won’t lift my hand against my lord, since he is the Lord’s anointed. Look, my father! Look at the corner of your robe in my hand, for I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. Recognize that I’ve committed no crime or rebellion. I haven’t sinned against you even though you are hunting me down to take my life. 12“May the Lord judge between me and you, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me, but my hand will never be against you. 13As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness comes from wicked people.’ My hand will never be against you.

1 Samuel 24:11 word by word

וְאָבִ֣י רְאֵ֔ה גַּ֗ם רְאֵ֛ה אֶת־כְּנַ֥ף מְעִילְךָ֖ בְּיָדִ֑י כִּ֡י בְּכָרְתִי֩ אֶת־כְּנַ֨ף מְעִֽילְךָ֜ וְלֹ֣א הֲרַגְתִּ֗יךָ דַּ֤ע וּרְאֵה֙ כִּי֩ אֵ֨ין בְּיָדִ֜י רָעָ֤ה וָפֶ֙שַׁע֙ וְלֹא־חָטָ֣אתִי לָ֔ךְ וְאַתָּ֛ה צֹדֶ֥ה אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover, my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the skirtכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• of thy robeמְעִילme‛îyl · robeH4598
• in my handיָדyâd · handH3027
• for in that I cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• and killedהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• thee not, knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• neither evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• nor transgressionפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
• and I have not sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• against thee; yet thou huntestצָדָהtsâdâh · to ambushH6658
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• to takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 24:11

• 1 Samuel 18:27David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as full payment to the king to become his son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David as his wife.
• 2 Kings 5:13But his servants approached and said to him, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more should you do it when he only tells you, ‘Wash and be clean’?”
• Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
• 1 Samuel 26:18Then he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What crime have I committed?
• Psalms 7:3Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice on my hands,
• Psalms 35:7They hid their net for me without cause; they dug a pit for me without cause.
• John 15:25But this happened so that the statement written in their law might be fulfilled: They hated me for no reason.
• 1 Samuel 23:14David then stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul searched for him every day, but God did not hand David over to him.
• 1 Samuel 26:20So don’t let my blood fall to the ground far from the Lord’s presence, for the king of Israel has come out to search for a single flea, like one who pursues a partridge in the mountains.”
• Job 10:16If I am proud, you hunt me like a lion and again display your miraculous power against me.
• Psalms 140:11Do not let a slanderer stay in the land. Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man.
• Lamentations 4:18Our steps were closely followed so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end approached; our time ran out. Our end had come!
• Ezekiel 13:18Say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Woe to the women who sew magic bands on the wrist of every hand and who make veils for the heads of people of every size in order to ensnare lives. Will you ensnare the lives of my people but preserve your own?
• Micah 7:2Faithful people have vanished from the land; there is no one upright among the people. All of them wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt each other with a net.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11My father - The respectful address of a junior and an inferior (see 2 Kings 5:13, and compare 1 Samuel 24:16; 1 Samuel 25:8).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 David was falsely charged with seeking Saul's hurt; he shows Saul that God's providence had given him opportunity to do it. And it was upon a good principle that he refused to do it. He declares his fixed resolution never to be his own avenger. If men wrong us, God will right us, at farthest, in the judgment of the great day.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11my father: Saul was actually David’s father-in-law (1 Samuel 18:27). David was demonstrating his respect for the king and recalling a day when their relationship had been much friendlier.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-158-15. David also arose ... and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul--The closeness of the precipitous cliffs, though divided by deep wadies, and the transparent purity of the air enable a person standing on one rock to hear distinctly the words uttered by a speaker standing on another (Jud 9:7). The expostulation of David, followed by the visible tokens he furnished of his cherishing no evil design against either the person or the government of the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 24:11

• Forgiveness
• Magnanimity
• Mercy
• Self-Control

In the dictionaries

• David
• Providence
• Reward
• Flea
• Messiah
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul
• Yea
• evil, wicked, wickedness, unpleasant

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings