1 Samuel
King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 26:18
“And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?”
King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 26:18 Context
15And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord. 16This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster. 17And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king. 18And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand? 19Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. 20Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains. 21Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
"And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?" 1 Samuel 26:18 KJV Similar Verses Save
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Translation Details for 1 Samuel 26:18
And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
Other Translations for 1 Samuel 26:18
Bible Commentary for 1 Samuel 26:18
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 26:18
26:19 The Lord - If the Lord hath by the evil spirit which he hath sent, or by his secret providence, directed thy rage against me for the punishment of thine, or my sins. An offering - Let us offer up a sacrifice to God to appease his wrath against us. Driven me - From the land which God hath given to his people for their inheritance, and where he hath established his presence and worship. Go serve - This was the language of their actions. For by driving him from God's land, and the place of his worship, into foreign and idolatrous lands, they exposed him to the peril of being either ensnared by their counsels, or examples; or forced by their power to worship idols.
26:20 Before the Lord - Remember, if thou dost it, God the judge of all men seeth it, and will avenge it; though I will not avenge myself.
And he said, Wherefore doeth my lord thus pursue after his seruant? for what haue I done? or what euill is in mine hand?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
He also said, "Why then is my lord pursuing his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?
- Basic English Bible
And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
- Darby Bible
And he said, Why doth my lord thus pursue his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
- Webster's Bible
He said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?
- World English Bible
and he saith, `Why [is] this -- my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what [is] in my hand evil?
- Youngs Literal Bible
And he said: 'Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible