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1 Samuel 24:4-6
1599 Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 24:4-6
1599 Geneva Bible
4 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way where there was a cave, and Saul went in [a]to do his easement: and David and his men sat in the [b]inward parts of the cave.
5 And the men of David said unto him, See, the day is [c]come, whereof the Lord said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seem good to thee. Then David arose and cut off the lap of Saul’s garment privily.
6 And afterward David [d]was touched in his heart, because he had cut off the lap which was on Saul’s garment.
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- 1 Samuel 24:4 Hebrew, to cover his feet.
- 1 Samuel 24:4 Hebrew, in the sides.
- 1 Samuel 24:5 Here we see how ready we are to hasten God’s promise, if the occasion serve never so little.
- 1 Samuel 24:6 For seeing it was his own private cause, he repented that he had touched his enemy.
1 Samuel 24:4-6
New International Version
1 Samuel 24:4-6
New International Version
4 The men said, “This is the day the Lord spoke(A) of when he said[a] to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hands for you to deal with as you wish.’”(B) Then David crept up unnoticed and cut(C) off a corner of Saul’s robe.
5 Afterward, David was conscience-stricken(D) for having cut off a corner of his robe. 6 He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed,(E) or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 24:4 Or “Today the Lord is saying
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