1 Samuel 26:10

1 Samuel 26:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)David 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.
• New International Version (NIV)As surely as the Lord lives,” he said, “the Lord himself will strike him, or his time will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David said, "As the Lord lives, the Lord will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish.
• New King James Version (NKJV)David said furthermore, “As the Lord lives, the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go out to battle and perish.

Context of 1 Samuel 26:10

8Then Abishai said to David, “Today God has handed your enemy over to you; now then, please let me pin him with the spear to the ground with one thrust, and I will not do it to him a second time.” 9But David said to Abishai, “Do not kill him, for who can reach out with his hand against the Lord’s anointed and remain innocent?” David also said, “As the Lord lives, the Lord certainly will strike him, or his day will come that he dies, or he will go down in battle and perish. 11The Lord forbid that I would reach out with my hand against the Lord’s anointed! But now please take the spear that is at his head and the jug of water, and let’s go.” 12So David took the spear and the jug of water that were at Saul’s head, and they left; and no one saw or knew about it, nor did anyone awaken, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen on them.

1 Samuel 26:10 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ חַי־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אִם־יְהוָ֖ה יִגָּפֶ֑נּוּ אֽוֹ־יוֹמ֤וֹ יָבוֹא֙ וָמֵ֔ת א֧וֹ בַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה יֵרֵ֖ד וְנִסְפָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• also saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• As the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• livesחַיchay · aliveH2416
• certainlyכִּי [אם]kîy · that if: exceptH3588
• certainly[כִּי] אם'im · if: exceptH518
• will strikeנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
• him, orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• his dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• that he diesמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• he will goיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• in battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• perishסָפָהsâphâh · to snatchH5595

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 26:10

• 1 Samuel 24:15May the Lord therefore be judge and decide between you and me; and may He see and plead my cause and save me from your hand.”
• 1 Samuel 25:26“Now then, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, since the Lord has restrained you from shedding blood, and from avenging yourself by your own hand, now then, may your enemies and those who seek evil against my lord, be like Nabal.
• Psalms 94:1Lord, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
• Luke 18:7now, will God not bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night, and will He delay long for them?
• Romans 12:19Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written: “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
• Revelation 18:8For this reason in one day her plagues will come, plague and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her is strong.
• Genesis 47:29When the time for Israel to die drew near, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “Please, if I have found favor in your sight, place your hand under my thigh now and deal with me in kindness and faithfulness: please do not bury me in Egypt,
• Deuteronomy 31:14Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, the time for you to die is near; call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, and I will commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.
• Job 7:1“Is a person not forced to labor on earth, And are his days not like the days of a hired worker?
• Job 14:5Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; And You have set his limits so that he cannot pass.
• Psalms 37:10Yet a little while and the wicked person will be no more; And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.
• Ecclesiastes 3:2A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
• Hebrews 9:27And just as it is destined for people to die once, and after this comes judgment,
• 1 Samuel 31:6So Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men on that day together.
• Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine, and retribution; In due time their foot will slip. For the day of their disaster is near, And the impending things are hurrying to them.’

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The Lord shall smite him - He shall die by a stroke of the Divine judgment; or his day shall come to die - he shall die a natural death; which in the course of things must be before mine, and thus I shall get rid of mine enemy; or he shall descend into the battle, and perish - he shall fall by the enemies of his country. These are the three ordinary ways by which man accomplishes, as a hireling, his day. Murder David could not consider to be lawful; this…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10David was confident that God would judge between him and Saul just as he had done between him and Nabal (see 1 Samuel 25:38). Saul died in battle against the Philistines (1 Samuel 31:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-128-12. Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand--This midnight stratagem shows the activity and heroic enterprise of David's mind, and it was in unison with the style of warfare in ancient times. let me smite him ... even to the earth at once--The ferocious vehemence of the speaker is sufficiently apparent from his language, but David's magnanimity soared far above the notions of his followers. Though Saul's cruelty and…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 26:10

• Citizens
• Courage
• Loyalty
• Self-Control

In the dictionaries

• David
• Abishai
• Or
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul
• Abner

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