I Samuel 26:8
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 26:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered up thine enemy into thy hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Abisai sprach zu David: Heute hat Gott deinen Feind in deine Hand geliefert; und nun laß mich ihn doch mit dem Speere an die Erde spießen, ein einziges Mal, und ich werde es nicht zweimal tun.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces dijo Abisai á David: Hoy ha Dios entregado á tu enemigo en tus manos: ahora pues, herirélo luego con la lanza, cosiéndole con la tierra de un golpe, y no segundaré.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então disse Abisai a Davi: Hoje Deus entregou a teu inimigo em tuas mãos: agora pois, eu o ferirei logo com a lança, fincando-lhe com a terra de um golpe, e não precisarei repetir.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, Abisai disse a Davi: "Hoje, Deus colocou teu inimigo em tuas mãos. Agora, por favor, me permita encravá-lo ao chão com minha lança, com apenas um golpe. Não será necessário um segundo golpe".
📖 I Samuel 26:8 in Context
6Then 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.
7So 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.
8Then 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.
9And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?
10David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
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