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1 Samuel 26:7
7So David and Abishai went among Saul's army that night. They saw that Saul was asleep in the middle of the camp. He had pushed his spear into the ground near his head. Abner and the army were asleep around Saul.
1 Samuel 26:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
- New International Version (NIV)So David and Abishai went to the army by night, and there was Saul, lying asleep inside the camp with his spear stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the soldiers were lying around him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So David and Abishai went to the army by night. And there lay Saul sleeping within the encampment, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head, and Abner and the army lay around him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and there Saul lay sleeping within the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the people lay all around him.
Context of 1 Samuel 26:7
5One night, David went secretly to Saul's camp. Saul was asleep in the middle of the tents. The leader of his army, Ner's son Abner, was with him. He was asleep too. The army was all around them. David could see all this. 6David spoke to two of his men. One of them was Ahimelech, a Hittite man. The other man was Abishai, who was Joab's brother (Zeruiah was their mother). David asked them, ‘Which one of you will go down into Saul's camp with me?’ Abishai said, ‘I will come with you.’ So David and Abishai went among Saul's army that night. They saw that Saul was asleep in the middle of the camp. He had pushed his spear into the ground near his head. Abner and the army were asleep around Saul. 8Abishai said to David, ‘Tonight God has given your enemy into your power. I will push Saul's spear through his body and fix him to the ground. I will only have to do it once to kill him. I will not need to do it again.’ 9But David said to Abishai, ‘Do not kill Saul. He is the man that the Lord has chosen to be Israel's king. Anyone who attacks him will be guilty of a sin.
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וַיָּבֹא֩ דָוִ֨ד וַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀ אֶל־הָעָם֮ לַיְלָה֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה שָׁא֗וּל שֹׁכֵ֤ב יָשֵׁן֙ בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל וַחֲנִית֥וֹ מְעוּכָֽה־בָאָ֖רֶץ מְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו וְאַבְנֵ֣ר וְהָעָ֔ם שֹׁכְבִ֖ים סְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- and Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי'ăbîyshay 'abshay · AbishaiH52
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to the peopleעַם‛am · people: soldiersH5971
- by nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
- and, behold, Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
- layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
- sleepingיָשֵׁןyâshên · sleepingH3463
- within the trenchמַעְגָּלma‛gâl ma‛gâlâh · trackH4570
- and his spearחֲנִיתchănîyth · spearH2595
- stuckמָעַךְmâ‛ak · to bruiseH4600
- in the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
- at his bolsterמְרַאֲשָׁוֹתmera'ăshâh · headH4763
- but Abnerאֲבִינֵר'abnêr 'ăbîynêr · AbnerH74
- round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- 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
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- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
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