1 Samuel 26:18

He said, “Why does my lord pursue his servant? For what have I done? What evil is in my hand?

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WEBBE

He said, “Why does my lord pursue his servant? For what have I done? What evil is in my hand?

BSB

And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?

KJV

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

ASV

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

BBE

And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 לָמָּה la·mah (to) why H4100 זֶּה zeh this H2088 אֲדֹנִי 'a·do·ni [is] lord my H113 רֹדֵף ro·def pursuing H7291 אַחֲרֵי 'a·cha·rei after H310 עַבְדּוֹ av·do servant his H5650 כִּי ki for H3588 מֶה meh what H4100 עָשִׂיתִי 'a·si·ti have I done H6213 וּמַה־ u·mah- and what H4100 בְּיָדִי be·ya·di [is] in hand my H3027 רָעָה ra·'ah evil H7451

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 13–20

David reasoned seriously and affectionately with Saul. Those who forbid our attendance on God's ordinances, do what they can to estrange us from God, and to make us heathens. We are to reckon that which exposes us to sin the greatest injury that can be done us. If the Lord stirred thee up against me, either in displeasure to me, taking this way to punish me for my sins against him, or in displeasure to thee, if it be the effect of that evil spirit from the Lord which troubles thee; let Him accept an offering from us both. Let us join in seeking peace, and to be reconciled with God by sacrifice.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.