Tree of Life Version
1 Samuel 24:11
11Moreover, my father, see! Yes, look at the corner of your robe in my hand! For in cutting off the corner of your robe, yet not killing you, you should know and realize that there is no evil or rebellion in my hand. I haven’t sinned against you, even though you are lying in wait for my life, to take it.
1 Samuel 24:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
- New International Version (NIV)See, my father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. See that there is nothing in my hand to indicate that I am guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not wronged you, but you are hunting me down to take my life.
- English Standard Version (ESV)See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For by the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt my life to take it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover, my father, see! Yes, see the corner of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the corner of your robe, and did not kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. Yet you hunt my life to take it.
Context of 1 Samuel 24:11
9Then David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to men’s words saying: ‘Look, David intends you harm’? 10Look, today your own eyes should see how Adonai delivered you today into my hand, in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but my eye had pity on you, and I said: ‘I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is Adonai’s anointed.’ Moreover, my father, see! Yes, look at the corner of your robe in my hand! For in cutting off the corner of your robe, yet not killing you, you should know and realize that there is no evil or rebellion in my hand. I haven’t sinned against you, even though you are lying in wait for my life, to take it. 12May Adonai judge between me and you, and may Adonai avenge me of you, but my hand will not be against you. 13As the old proverb goes, ‘Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness’—but my hand will never be on you.
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וְאָבִ֣י רְאֵ֔ה גַּ֗ם רְאֵ֛ה אֶת־כְּנַ֥ף מְעִילְךָ֖ בְּיָדִ֑י כִּ֡י בְּכָרְתִי֩ אֶת־כְּנַ֨ף מְעִֽילְךָ֜ וְלֹ֣א הֲרַגְתִּ֗יךָ דַּ֤ע וּרְאֵה֙ כִּי֩ אֵ֨ין בְּיָדִ֜י רָעָ֤ה וָפֶ֙שַׁע֙ וְלֹא־חָטָ֣אתִי לָ֔ךְ וְאַתָּ֛ה צֹדֶ֥ה אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Moreover, my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- the skirtכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
- of thy robeמְעִילme‛îyl · robeH4598
- in my handיָדyâd · handH3027
- for in that I cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
- and killedהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
- thee not, knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- neither evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
- nor transgressionפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
- and I have not sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
- against thee; yet thou huntestצָדָהtsâdâh · to ambushH6658
- my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
- to takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 24:11
- 1 Samuel 18:27David had risen, gone with his men and killed 200 Philistine men. Then David brought their foreskins and gave them in full number to the king—to become the king’s son-in-law. So Saul gave him Michal his daughter as a wife.
- 2 Kings 5:13But his servants approached him and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do something difficult, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he told you only to ‘Wash and be clean’?”
- Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- 1 Samuel 26:18then added, “Yet why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
- Psalms 7:3Otherwise he will rip me apart like a lion, with no one to rescue me.
- Psalms 35:7For without cause they hid their net for me, and without cause they dug a pit for my soul.
- John 15:25So is fulfilled the word written in their Scripture, ‘They hated Me for no reason.’
- 1 Samuel 23:14So David stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness, remaining in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul searched for him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.
- 1 Samuel 26:20So now, let not my blood fall to the ground, away from the presence of Adonai. For the king of Israel has come out to search for but a single flea, just as one hunts for a partridge in the mountains.”
- Job 10:16If my head is held high, You hunt me like a lion, and again work wonders against me.
- Psalms 140:11Let burning coals fall upon them. May they be cast into the fire, into deep pits, never to rise again.
- Lamentations 4:18They hunted our steps, so we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near. Our days were numbered, for our end had come.
- Ezekiel 13:18saying, thus says Adonai Elohim, ‘Oy to the women who sew magic charms on all their wrists and make veils of every size for their heads in order to ensnare souls! You hunt down the souls of My people, but preserve yourselves.
- Micah 7:2The pious have perished from the land, there is none upright among mankind. All of them lie in wait for blood. A man hunts his brother with a net.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11My father - The respectful address of a junior and an inferior (see 2 Kings 5:13, and compare 1 Samuel 24:16; 1 Samuel 25:8).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 David was falsely charged with seeking Saul's hurt; he shows Saul that God's providence had given him opportunity to do it. And it was upon a good principle that he refused to do it. He declares his fixed resolution never to be his own avenger. If men wrong us, God will right us, at farthest, in the judgment of the great day.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11my father: Saul was actually David’s father-in-law (1 Samuel 18:27). David was demonstrating his respect for the king and recalling a day when their relationship had been much friendlier.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-158-15. David also arose ... and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul--The closeness of the precipitous cliffs, though divided by deep wadies, and the transparent purity of the air enable a person standing on one rock to hear distinctly the words uttered by a speaker standing on another (Jud 9:7). The expostulation of David, followed by the visible tokens he furnished of his cherishing no evil design against either the person or the government of the…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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