New King James Version
1 Samuel 24:7
7So David restrained his servants with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave and went on his way.
1 Samuel 24:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
- New International Version (NIV)With these words David sharply rebuked his men and did not allow them to attack Saul. And Saul left the cave and went his way.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So David persuaded his men with these words and did not permit them to attack Saul. And Saul rose up and left the cave and went on his way.
- New Living Translation (NLT)So David restrained his men and did not let them kill Saul. After Saul had left the cave and gone on his way,
Context of 1 Samuel 24:7
5Now it happened afterward that David’s heart troubled him because he had cut Saul’s robe. 6And he said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.” So David restrained his servants with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave and went on his way. 8David also arose afterward, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed down. 9And David said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Indeed David seeks your harm’?
Read all of 1 Samuel 241 Samuel 24:7 word by word
וַיְשַׁסַּ֨ע דָּוִ֤ד אֶת־אֲנָשָׁיו֙ בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א נְתָנָ֖ם לָק֣וּם אֶל־שָׁא֑וּל וְשָׁא֛וּל קָ֥ם מֵהַמְּעָרָ֖ה וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- stayedשָׁסַעshâsa‛ · to cleaveH8156
- his servantsאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- with these wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- and sufferedנָתַןnâthan · to give: allowH5414
- them not to riseקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
- against Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
- rose upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- out of the caveמְעָרָהme‛ârâh · caveH4631
- and wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 24:7
- Psalms 7:4If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me, Or have plundered my enemy without cause,
- Matthew 5:44But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
- Romans 12:17Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.
- 1 Samuel 25:33And blessed is your advice and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Suffered them not to rise against Saul - As he could restrain them, it was his duty to do so; had he connived at their killing him, David would have been the murderer. In praying for the king we call God the only Ruler of princes, for this simple reason, that their authority is the highest among men, and next to that of God himself; hence he alone is above them. We find this sentiment well expressed by an elegant poet: - Regum timendorum in proprios…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-74-7. the men of David said ... Behold the day of which the Lord said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand--God had never made any promise of delivering Saul into David's hand; but, from the general and repeated promises of the kingdom to him, they concluded that the king's death was to be effected by taking advantage of some such opportunity as the present. David steadily opposed the urgent instigations of his followers to put an…Read the comment
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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
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