David Spares Saul
1 Samuel 24:5
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.
- KJV
- And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.
- WEB
- Afterward, David’s heart struck him because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.
- ASV
- And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.
- LSV
- And it comes to pass afterward that the heart of David strikes him, because that he has cut off the skirt which [is] on Saul,
- YLT
- And it cometh to pass afterwards that the heart of David smiteth him, because that he hath cut off the skirt which [is] on Saul,
- DBY
- And it came to pass afterwards that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
- DRC24:6
- After which David’s heart struck him, because he had cut off the hem of Saul’s robe.
- GNV24:6
- And afterward Dauid was touched in his heart, because he had cut off the lappe which was on Sauls garment.
- JPS24:6
- And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
- LXXE24:6
- And it came to pass after this that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off the skirt of his garment.
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Original-language editions
- WLC24:6
- וַֽיְהִי֙ אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן וַיַּ֥ךְ לֵב־דָּוִ֖ד אֹת֑וֹ עַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּרַ֔ת אֶת־כָּנָ֖ף אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְשָׁאֽוּל׃KJV:1Sam.24.5
- LXX-Br24:6
- Καὶ ἐγενήθη μετὰ ταῦτα, καὶ ἐπάταξε καρδία Δαυὶδ αὐτὸν, ὅτι ἀφεῖλε τὸ πτερύγιον τῆς διπλοΐδος αὐτοῦ.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
DavidHeartMagnanimityFleaSelf-ControlEn-GediCaveHyke or Upper GarmentApparelHeart, Character of the Renewed
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Cross-references most cited first
- 2 Samuel 24:10After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted…
- 1 John 3:20–21Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things. Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
- 2 Kings 22:19because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn…
- 2 Samuel 12:9Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own, for you have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 24:6 in some Bibles
- 24:5 in most Bibles