1 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)

Other Translations

And he said, Wherefore doeth my lord thus pursue after his seruant? for what haue I done? or what euill is in mine hand?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

He also said, "Why then is my lord pursuing his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
- American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?
- Basic English Bible

And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
- Darby Bible

And he said, Why doth my lord thus pursue his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
- Webster's Bible

He said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?
- World English Bible

and he saith, `Why [is] this -- my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what [is] in my hand evil?
- Youngs Literal Bible

And he said: 'Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 26:18


26:19 The Lord - If the Lord hath by the evil spirit which he hath sent, or by his secret providence, directed thy rage against me for the punishment of thine, or my sins. An offering - Let us offer up a sacrifice to God to appease his wrath against us. Driven me - From the land which God hath given to his people for their inheritance, and where he hath established his presence and worship. Go serve - This was the language of their actions. For by driving him from God's land, and the place of his worship, into foreign and idolatrous lands, they exposed him to the peril of being either ensnared by their counsels, or examples; or forced by their power to worship idols.

26:20 Before the Lord - Remember, if thou dost it, God the judge of all men seeth it, and will avenge it; though I will not avenge myself.


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