1 Samuel 26:14
And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?
1 Samuel 26:14 in other translations
| BSB | And David shouted to the troops and to Abner son of Ner, “Will you not answer me, Abner?” “Who calls to the king?” Abner replied. |
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| WEB | and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, “Don’t you answer, Abner?” Then Abner answered, “Who are you who calls to the king?” |
| ASV | and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king? |
| YLT | and David calleth unto the people, and unto Abner son of Ner, saying, ‘Dost thou not answer, Abner?' and Abner answereth and saith, ‘Who art thou who hast called unto the king?' |
| DARBY | And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king? |
| BBE | And crying out to the people and to Abner, the son of Ner, David said, Have you no answer to give, Abner? Then Abner said, Who is that crying out to the king? |
| Webster | And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king? |
What does 1 Samuel 26:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 26:13-20
13-20. Then David ... stood on the top of an hill afar off ... and cried to the people--(See on Jud 9:7). The extraordinary purity and elasticity of the air in Palestine enable words to be distinctly heard that are addressed by a speaker from the top of one hill to people on that of another, from which it is separated by a deep intervening ravine. Hostile parties can thus speak to each other, while completely beyond…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 26:13-20
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…
1 Samuel 26:14 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Samuel 26:13
Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
- 1 Samuel 26:14
And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?
- 1 Samuel 26:15
And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.
1 Samuel 26:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dió voces David al pueblo, y á Abner hijo de Ner, diciendo: ¿No respondes, Abner? Entonces Abner respondió y dijo: ¿Quién eres tú que das voces al rey? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et David cria au peuple et à Abner, fils de Ner, disant: Ne répondras-tu pas, Abner? Et Abner répondit et dit: Qui es-tu, toi qui cries au roi? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und David rief dem Volke und Abner, dem Sohne Ners, zu und sprach: Antwortest du nicht, Abner? Und Abner antwortete und sprach: Wer bist du, der du dem Könige zurufst? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | clamavit David ad populum, et ad Abner filium Ner, dicens: Nonne respondebis, Abner? Et respondens Abner, ait: Quis es tu, qui clamas, et inquietas regem? |