Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 24:6
6And he said to his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD’S anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
1 Samuel 24:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)He said to his men, "The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord's anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is the Lord's anointed."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And 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.”
Context of 1 Samuel 24:6
4And the men of David said to him, Behold the day of which the LORD said to thee, Behold, I will deliver thy enemy into thy hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good to thee. Then David arose, and secretly cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe. 5And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt. And he said to his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD’S anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD. 7So David restrained his servants with these words, and permitted them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose out of the cave, and went on his way. 8David also rose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו חָלִ֧ילָה לִּ֣י מֵֽיהוָ֗ה אִם־אֶעֱשֶׂה֩ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֨ר הַזֶּ֤ה לַֽאדֹנִי֙ לִמְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהוָ֔ה לִשְׁלֹ֥חַ יָדִ֖י בּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָ֖ה הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- forbidחָלִ֫ילָהchâlîylâh châlilâh · forbidH2486
- doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
- anointedמָשִׁיחַmâshîyach · anointedH4899
- forthשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
- handיָדyâd · handH3027
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 24:6
- 1 Samuel 26:9And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’S anointed, and be guiltless?
- 2 Samuel 1:14And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy the LORD’S anointed?
- 1 Kings 21:3And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee.
- Job 31:29If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or have lifted up myself when evil found him:
- Matthew 5:44But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you, and persecute you;
- Romans 12:14Bless them who persecute you: bless, and curse not.
- Romans 13:1Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. For there is no power but from God: the powers that are, are ordained by God.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15See that none render evil for evil to any man ; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men .
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The Lord's anointed - However unworthily Saul was now acting, he had been appointed to his high office by God himself, and he could only be removed by the authority which placed him on the throne. Even David, who knew he was appointed to reign in his stead, and whose life Saul had often sought to destroy, did not conceive that he had any right to take away his life; and he grounds the reasons of his forbearance on this - He is my master, I am his subject…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The Lord's anointed one was not to be harmed (1 Samuel 26:9, 11, 16, 23; 2 Samuel 1:14, 16; 19:21). David refused to hurt Saul, even though God had chosen David to be the next king (1 Samuel 16:13).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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