1 Samuel 26:18
And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
1 Samuel 26:18 in other translations
| BSB | And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand? |
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| WEB | He said, “Why does my lord pursue his servant? For what have I done? What evil is in my 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? |
| YLT | and he saith, ‘Why is this--my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what is in my hand evil? |
| DARBY | And he said, Why does my lord thus 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? |
| Webster | And he said, Why doth my lord thus pursue his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand? |
What does 1 Samuel 26:18 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 26:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 26:18
- 1 Samuel 24:9
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
- 1 Samuel 24:11-14
Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it. The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee. As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee. After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
- John 8:46
Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
- John 18:23
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
- John 10:32
Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
- Psalms 7:3-5
O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
- Psalms 69:4
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
- Psalms 35:7
For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
- 1 Samuel 17:29
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
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- 1 Samuel 26:17
And Saul knew David’s voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
- 1 Samuel 26:18
And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
- 1 Samuel 26:19
Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.
1 Samuel 26:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo: ¿Por qué persigue así mi señor á su siervo? ¿qué he hecho? ¿qué mal hay en mi mano? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit: Pourquoi mon seigneur poursuit-il son serviteur? car qu’ai-je fait, et quel mal y a-t-il dans ma main? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach: Warum doch verfolgt mein Herr seinen Knecht? denn was habe ich getan, und was für Böses ist in meiner Hand? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait: Quam ob causam dominus meus persequitur servum suum? quid feci? aut quod est malum in manu mea? |