1 Samuel 26:9

KJV Bible

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

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1 Samuel 26:9 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in ASV →

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

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in DRB →

And David said to Abisai: Kill him not: for who shall put forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and shall be guiltless?

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in DBT →

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

English Revised Version (ERV)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in ERV →

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

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in WBT →

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

World English Bible (WEB)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in WEB →

David said to Abishai, |Don't destroy him; for who can put forth his hand against Yahweh's anointed, and be guiltless?|

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in YLT →

And David saith unto Abishai, 'Destroy him not; for who hath put forth his hand against the anointed of Jehovah, and been acquitted?'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in AKJV →

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

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in WNT →

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1 Samuel 26:9 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

Primary

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

American Standard Version (ASV)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in ASV →

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

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in DRB →

And David said to Abisai: Kill him not: for who shall put forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and shall be guiltless?

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in DBT →

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

English Revised Version (ERV)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in ERV →

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

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in WBT →

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

World English Bible (WEB)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in WEB →

David said to Abishai, |Don't destroy him; for who can put forth his hand against Yahweh's anointed, and be guiltless?|

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in YLT →

And David saith unto Abishai, 'Destroy him not; for who hath put forth his hand against the anointed of Jehovah, and been acquitted?'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in AKJV →

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

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in WNT →

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Read 1 Samuel 26:9 in Other Translations

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About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →