1 Samuel 26:9

David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him; for who can stretch out his hand against Yahweh’s anointed, and be guiltless?”

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WEBBE

David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?”

BSB

But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can extend a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”

KJV

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’S anointed, and be guiltless?

ASV

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against Jehovah’s anointed, and be guiltless?

BBE

And David said to Abishai Do not put him to death; for who, without sin, may put out his hand against the man on whom the Lord has put the holy oil?

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 אֲבִישַׁי 'a·vi·shai Abishai H52 אַל־ 'al- may not H408 תַּשְׁחִיתֵהוּ tash·chi·te·hu you destroy him H7843 כִּי ki for H3588 מִי mi who H4310 שָׁלַח sha·lach has he stretched out H7971 יָדוֹ ya·do hand his H3027 בִּמְשִׁיחַ bim·shi·ach on [the] [one] anointed of H4899 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וְנִקָּה פ ve·ni·kah and will he be free from guilt H5352

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–12

How soon do unholy hearts lose the good impressions convictions have made upon them! How helpless were Saul and all his men! All as though disarmed and chained, yet nothing is done to them; they are only asleep. How easily can God weaken the strongest, befool the wisest, and baffle the most watchful! David still resolved to wait till God thought fit to avenge him on Saul. He will by no means force his way to the promised crown by any wrong methods. The temptation was very strong; but if he yielded, he would sin against God, therefore he resisted the temptation, and trusted God with the event.

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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.