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

8Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me drive the spear right through him into the ground with one swift jab! A second jab won’t be necessary!” 9But David said to Abishai, “Don’t kill him! Who can extend his hand against the Lord’s chosen one and remain guiltless?” David went on to say, “As the Lord lives, the Lord himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away. 11But may the Lord prevent me from extending my hand against the Lord’s chosen one! Now take the spear by Saul’s head and the jug of water, and let’s get out of here!” 12So David took the spear and the jug of water by Saul’s head, and they got out of there. No one saw them or was aware of their presence or woke up. All of them were asleep, for the Lord had caused a deep sleep to fall 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• livethחַיchay · aliveH2416
• shall smiteנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
• him; or his dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• or he shall descendיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• into battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• and perishסָפָהsâphâh · to snatchH5595

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 26:10

• 1 Samuel 24:15May the Lord be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands!”
• 1 Samuel 25:26“Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as surely as you live, it is the Lord who has kept you from shedding blood and taking matters into your own hands. Now may your enemies and those who seek to harm my lord be like Nabal.
• Psalms 94:1O Lord, the God who avenges! O God who avenges, reveal your splendor!
• Luke 18:7Won’t God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them?
• Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
• Revelation 18:8For this reason, she will experience her plagues in a single day: disease, mourning, and famine, and she will be burned down with fire, because the Lord God who judges her is powerful!”
• Genesis 47:29The time for Israel to die approached, so he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
• Deuteronomy 31:14Then the Lord said to Moses, “The day of your death is near. Summon Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of meeting so that I can commission him.” So Moses and Joshua presented themselves in the tent of meeting.
• Job 7:1“Does not humanity have hard service on earth? Are not their days also like the days of a hired man?
• Job 14:5Since man’s days are determined, the number of his months is under your control; you have set his limit and he cannot pass it.
• Psalms 37:10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.
• Ecclesiastes 3:2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted;
• Hebrews 9:27And just as people are appointed to die once, and then to face judgment,
• 1 Samuel 31:6So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men died together that day.
• Deuteronomy 32:35I will get revenge and pay them back at the time their foot slips; for the day of their disaster is near, and the impending judgment is rushing upon 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
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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