I 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?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 26:18 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und er sprach: Warum doch verfolgt mein Herr seinen Knecht? Denn was habe ich getan, und was für Böses ist in meiner Hand?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dijo: ¿Por qué persigue así mi señor á su siervo? ¿qué he hecho? ¿qué mal hay en mi mano?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E disse: Por que persegue assim meu senhor a seu servo? que fiz? que mal há em minha mão?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ele disse: "Por que meu mestre persegue seu servo? O que tenho feito? Que maldade há em minhas mãos?
📖 I Samuel 26:18 in Context
16This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
17And 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.
18And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
19Now 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.
20Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
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