1 Samuel 26 · Verse 23

1 Samuel 26:23

The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed.
1 Samuel 26:23, King James Version

1 Samuel 26:23 in other translations

BSBMay the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.
WEBThe LORD will give to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because the LORD delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn’t stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.
ASVAnd Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; forasmuch as Jehovah delivered thee into my hand to-day, and I would not put forth my hand against Jehovah’s anointed.
YLTand Jehovah doth turn back to each his righteousness and his faithfulness, in that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand, and I have not been willing to put forth my hand against the anointed of Jehovah,
DARBYAnd Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; for Jehovah gave thee into my hand this day, and I would not stretch forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed.
BBEAnd the Lord will give to every man the reward of his righteousness and his faith: because the Lord gave you into my hands today, and I would not put out my hand against the man who has been marked with the holy oil.
WebsterThe LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to-day, but I would not stretch forth my hand against the LORD'S anointed.

What does 1 Samuel 26:23 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 26:21-25

Saul repeated his good words and good wishes. But he showed no evidence of true repentance towards God. David and Saul parted to meet no more. No reconciliation among men is firm, which is not founded in an cemented by peace with God through Jesus Christ. In sinning against God, men play the fool, and err exceedingly. Many obtain a passing view of these truths, who hate and close their eyes against the light. Fair…

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1 Samuel 26:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
יָשִׁ֣יבya.Shivhe will returnH7725
לָאִ֔ישׁla.'Ishto <the> everyoneH376
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
צִדְקָת֖וֹtzid.ka.Torighteousness hisH6666
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אֱמֻנָת֑וֹ'e.mu.na.Tofaithfulness hisH530
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherthatH834
נְתָנְךָ֨ne.ta.ne.Khahe gave youH5414
יְהוָ֤ה\׀Yah.wehYahwehH3068
הַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmthis dayH3117
בְּיָ֔דbe.Yadin a handH3027
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
אָבִ֔יתִי'a.Vi.tiI was willingH14
לִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achto stretch outH7971
יָדִ֖יya.Dihand myH3027
בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achon [the] [one] anointed ofH4899
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 26:23

  • 1 Samuel 24:6-7

    And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord. So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

  • Psalms 62:12

    Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

  • Psalms 7:8-9

    The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me. Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

  • Psalms 18:20-26

    The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. …

  • 1 Samuel 26:11

    The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

  • 1 Samuel 26:9

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

  • Nehemiah 13:14

    Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.

  • 1 Kings 8:32

    Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

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render.
1Ki 8:32; Ne 13:14; Ps 7:8,9; 18:20-26
I would not.
9,11; 24:6,7

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 26:22

    And David answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

  • 1 Samuel 26:23

    The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed.

  • 1 Samuel 26:24

    And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.

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1 Samuel 26:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová pague á cada uno su justicia y su lealtad: que Jehová te había entregado hoy en mi mano, mas yo no quise extender mi mano sobre el ungido de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel rendra à chacun sa justice et sa fidélité, puisque l’ Éternel t’avait livré aujourd’hui en ma main, et que je n’ai pas voulu étendre ma main sur l’oint de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova wird einem jeden seine Gerechtigkeit und seine Treue vergelten; denn Jehova hatte dich heute in meine Hand gegeben, und ich wollte meine Hand nicht ausstrecken gegen den Gesalbten Jehovas.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dominus autem retribuet unicuique secundum justitiam suam et fidem: tradidit enim te Dominus hodie in manum meam, et nolui extendere manum meam in christum Domini.