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1 Samuel 26:6-8
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1 Samuel 26:6-8
New International Version
6 David then asked Ahimelek the Hittite(A) and Abishai(B) son of Zeruiah,(C) Joab’s brother, “Who will go down into the camp with me to Saul?”
“I’ll go with you,” said Abishai.
7 So David and Abishai went to the army by night, and there was Saul, lying asleep inside the camp with his spear stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the soldiers were lying around him.
8 Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won’t strike him twice.”
1 Samuel 26:6-8
King James Version
1 Samuel 26:6-8
King James Version
6 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.
7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
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1 Samuel 26:6-8
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 26:6-8
English Standard Version
6 Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Joab's brother (A)Abishai the son of Zeruiah, (B)“Who will go down with me into the camp to Saul?” And Abishai said, “I will go down with you.” 7 So David and Abishai went to the army by night. And there lay Saul sleeping within (C)the encampment, with his spear stuck in the ground (D)at his head, and Abner and the army lay around him. 8 Then Abishai said to David, (E)“God has given your enemy into your hand this day. Now please let me pin him to the earth with one stroke of the spear, and I will not strike him twice.”
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1 Samuel 26:6-8
New King James Version
1 Samuel 26:6-8
New King James Version
6 Then David answered, and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai (A)the son of Zeruiah, brother of (B)Joab, saying, “Who will (C)go down with me to Saul in the camp?”
And (D)Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”
7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and there Saul lay sleeping within the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the people lay all around him. 8 Then Abishai said to David, (E)“God has delivered your enemy into your hand this day. Now therefore, please, let me strike him [a]at once with the spear, right to the earth; and I will not have to strike him a second time!”
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1 Samuel 26:6-8
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 26:6-8
New American Standard Bible
6 Then David said to Ahimelech (A)the Hittite and to (B)Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, saying, “Who (C)will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” And Abishai said, “I will go down with you.” 7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night, and behold, Saul lay sleeping inside the circle of the camp with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people were lying around him. 8 Then Abishai said to David, “Today God has handed your enemy over to you; now then, please let me [a]pin him with the spear to the ground with one thrust, and I will not [b]do it to him a second time.”
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- 1 Samuel 26:8 Lit strike him...even into
- 1 Samuel 26:8 Lit repeat it to him
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