17 He said to him, “(A)Do not be afraid, because the hand of Saul my father will not find you, and you will be king over Israel, and I will be second in command to you; and (B)Saul my father knows that as well.”

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17 “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king(A) over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.”

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28 Please forgive (A)the offense of your slave; for (B)the Lord will certainly make for my lord an [a]enduring house, because my lord is (C)fighting the battles of the Lord, and (D)evil will not be found in you all your days. 29 Should anyone rise up to pursue you and to seek your [b]life, then the [c]life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the Lord your God; but the [d]lives of your enemies (E)He will sling out [e]as from the hollow of a sling. 30 And when the Lord does for my lord in accordance with all the good that He has spoken concerning you, and (F)appoints you ruler over Israel,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:28 Or permanent
  2. 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul
  3. 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul
  4. 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul
  5. 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit in the midst of

28 “Please forgive(A) your servant’s presumption. The Lord your God will certainly make a lasting(B) dynasty for my lord, because you fight the Lord’s battles,(C) and no wrongdoing(D) will be found in you as long as you live. 29 Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life,(E) the life of my lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God, but the lives of your enemies he will hurl(F) away as from the pocket of a sling.(G) 30 When the Lord has fulfilled for my lord every good thing he promised concerning him and has appointed him ruler(H) over Israel,

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