1 Samuel 26:16

1 Samuel 26:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
• New International Version (NIV)What you have done is not good. As surely as the Lord lives, you and your men must die, because you did not guard your master, the Lord’s anointed. Look around you. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were near his head?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)This thing that you have done is not good. As the Lord lives, you deserve to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is and the jar of water that was at his head."
• New King James Version (NKJV)This thing that you have done is not good. As the Lord lives, you deserve to die, because you have not guarded your master, the Lord’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the jug of water that was by his head.”

Context of 1 Samuel 26:16

14Then David shouted to the troops and to Abner son of Ner, “Aren’t you going to answer, Abner?” “Who are you who calls to the king?” Abner asked. 15David called to Abner, “You’re a man, aren’t you? Who in Israel is your equal? So why didn’t you protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him? What you have done is not good. As the Lord lives, all of you deserve to die since you didn’t protect your lord, the Lord’s anointed. Now look around; where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?” 17Saul recognized David’s voice and asked, “Is that your voice, my son David?” “It is my voice, my lord and king,” David said. 18Then he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What crime have I committed?

1 Samuel 26:16 word by word

לֹא־ט֞וֹב הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּה֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂיתָ֒ חַי־יְהוָ֗ה כִּ֤י בְנֵי־מָ֙וֶת֙ אַתֶּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־שְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם עַל־אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם עַל־מְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ רְאֵ֗ה אֵֽי־חֲנִ֥ית הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְאֶת־צַפַּ֥חַת הַמַּ֖יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• This thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• not goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• that thou hast doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• livethחַיchay · aliveH2416
• worthyבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• to dieמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• because ye have not keptשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• your masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• anointedמָשִׁיחַmâshîyach · anointedH4899
• And now seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• where the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• spearחֲנִיתchănîyth · spearH2595
• and the cruseצַפַּ֫חַתtsappachath · jarH6835
• of waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• at his bolsterמְרַאֲשָׁוֹתmera'ăshâh · headH4763

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 26:16

• 1 Samuel 20:31Every day Jesse’s son lives on earth you and your kingship are not secure. Now send for him and bring him to me — he must die!”
• 2 Samuel 12:5David was infuriated with the man and said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
• 2 Samuel 19:28For my grandfather’s entire family deserves death from my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. So what further right do I have to keep on making appeals to the king?”
• Psalms 79:11Let the groans of the prisoners reach you; according to your great power, preserve those condemned to die.
• Psalms 102:20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to set free those condemned to die,
• Ephesians 2:3We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also.
• 1 Samuel 26:9But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the Lord’s anointed and be innocent?”
• 1 Samuel 24:6He said to his men, “As the Lord is my witness, I would never do such a thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed. I will never lift my hand against him, since he is the Lord’s anointed.”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 David reasoned seriously and affectionately with Saul. Those who forbid our attendance on God's ordinances, do what they can to estrange us from God, and to make us heathens. We are to reckon that which exposes us to sin the greatest injury that can be done us. If the Lord stirred thee up against me, either in displeasure to me, taking this way to punish me for my sins against him, or in displeasure to thee, if it be the effect of that evil…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16deserve to die: Death was the punishment for failing to do one's duty.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-2013-20. Then David ... stood on the top of an hill afar off ... and cried to the people--(See on Jud 9:7). The extraordinary purity and elasticity of the air in Palestine enable words to be distinctly heard that are addressed by a speaker from the top of one hill to people on that of another, from which it is separated by a deep intervening ravine. Hostile parties can thus speak to each other, while completely beyond the reach of each other's attack. It…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 26:16

• Citizens
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In the dictionaries

• Bolster
• Cruse
• David
• Hachilah
• Master
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26

• 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