1 Samuel 24:17
“And he said to Dauid, Thou art more righteous then I: for thou hast rewarded mee good, whereas I haue rewarded thee euill.”
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1 Samuel 24:17 Context
15The Lord therfore be Iudge, and iudge betweene me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliuer me out of thine hand. 16¶ And it came to passe when Dauid had made an ende of speaking these words vnto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my sonne Dauid? And Saul lift vp his voice, and wept. 17And he said to Dauid, Thou art more righteous then I: for thou hast rewarded mee good, whereas I haue rewarded thee euill. 18And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had deliuered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not. 19For if a man finde his enemie, will hee let him goe well away? wherefore the Lord reward thee good, for that thou hast done vnto me this day.
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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 24:17
And he said to David, Thou [art] more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
- King James Version
He said to David, "You are more righteous than I; for you have dealt well with me, while I have dealt wickedly with you.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he said to David, You are right and I am wrong: for you have given me back good, but I have given you evil.
- Basic English Bible
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
- Darby Bible
And he said to David, thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded thee with evil.
- Webster's Bible
He said to David, "You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.
- World English Bible
And he saith unto David, `More righteous thou [art] than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;
- Youngs Literal Bible
(24:18) And he said to David: `Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 24:17
24:17 More righteous than I - He ingenuously acknowledges David's integrity, and his own iniquity.