I Samuel 26:21
“Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 26:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David; for I will no more do thee harm, because my life was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Saul sprach: Ich habe gesündigt; kehre zurück, mein Sohn David! Denn ich will dir nichts Übles mehr tun, darum daß mein Leben an diesem Tage teuer gewesen ist in deinen Augen. Siehe, ich habe töricht gehandelt und gar sehr gefehlt!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces dijo Saúl: He pecado: vuélvete, hijo mío David, que ningún mal te haré más, pues que mi vida ha sido estimada hoy en tus ojos. He aquí, yo he hecho neciamente, y he errado en gran manera.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então disse Saul: Pequei: volta-te, filho meu Davi, que nenhum mal te farei mais, pois que minha vida foi estimada hoje em teus olhos. Eis que eu agi loucamente, e errei em grande maneira.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então Saul disse: "Tenho pecado. Volta, meu filho Davi, pois não te farei mais mal, porque hoje tu preservaste minha vida. Vê, tenho agido como um tolo e cometido grande e terrível erro".
📖 I Samuel 26:21 in Context
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.
21Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
22And David answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
23The 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.
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