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21Then Saul said, “I have sinned.e Come back, David my son. Because you considered my life preciousf today, I will not try to harm you again. Surely I have acted like a fool and have been terribly wrong.”

22“Here is the king’s spear,” David answered. “Let one of your young men come over and get it. 23The Lord rewardsg everyone for their righteousnessh and faithfulness. The Lord deliveredi you into my hands today, but I would not lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed. 24As surely as I valued your life today, so may the Lord value my life and deliverj me from all trouble.”

25Then Saul said to David, “May you be blessed,k David my son; you will do great things and surely triumph.”

So David went on his way, and Saul returned home.

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1 Samuel 26:21–25 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have acted foolishly, and have made a great mistake.” 22And David answered and said, “Here is the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and take it. 23The Lord rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness, for the Lord gave you into my hand today, and I would not put out my hand against the Lord’s anointed. 24Behold, as your life was precious this day in my sight, so may my life be precious in the sight of the Lord, and may he deliver me out of all tribulation.” 25Then Saul said to David, “Blessed be you, my son David! You will do many things and will succeed in them.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

1 Samuel 26:21–25 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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. 24And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation. 25Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

1 Samuel 26:21–25 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21Then Saul confessed, “I have sinned. Come back home, my son, and I will no longer try to harm you, for you valued my life today. I have been a fool and very, very wrong.”

22“Here is your spear, O king,” David replied. “Let one of your young men come over and get it. 23The Lord gives his own reward for doing good and for being loyal, and I refused to kill you even when the Lord placed you in my power, for you are the Lord’s anointed one. 24Now may the Lord value my life, even as I have valued yours today. May he rescue me from all my troubles.”

25And Saul said to David, “Blessings on you, my son David. You will do many heroic deeds, and you will surely succeed.” Then David went away, and Saul returned home.

1 Samuel 26:21–25 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David. For I will harm you no more, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Indeed I have played the fool and erred exceedingly.”

22And David answered and said, “Here is the king’s spear. Let one of the young men come over and get it. 23May the Lord repay every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the Lord delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the Lord’s anointed. 24And indeed, as your life was valued much this day in my eyes, so let my life be valued much in the eyes of the Lord, and let Him deliver me out of all tribulation.”

25Then Saul said to David, “May you be blessed, my son David! You shall both do great things and also still prevail.”

So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

1 Samuel 26:21–25 — New Century Version (NCV)

21Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. Today you respected my life, so I will not try to hurt you. I have been very stupid and foolish.”

22David answered, “Here is your spear. Let one of your young men come here and get it. 23The Lord rewards us for the things we do right and for our loyalty to him. The Lord handed you over to me today, but I wouldn’t harm the Lord’s appointed king. 24As I respected your life today, may the Lord also respect my life and save me from all trouble.”

25Then Saul said to David, “You are blessed, my son David. You will do great things and succeed.”

So David went on his way, and Saul went back home.

1 Samuel 26:21–25 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21Then 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. 22And David answered and said, Behold the spear, O king! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it. 23And Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; forasmuch as Jehovah delivered thee into my hand to-day, and I would not put forth my hand against Jehovah’s anointed. 24And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of Jehovah, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation. 25Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do mightily, and shalt surely prevail. So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

1 Samuel 26:21–25 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21And Saul said, 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 acted foolishly, 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. 23And Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; for Jehovah gave thee into my hand this day, and I would not stretch forth my hand against Jehovah’s anointed. 24And behold, as thy life was highly esteemed this day in mine eyes, so let my life be highly esteemed in the eyes of Jehovah, that he may deliver me out of all distress. 25And Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt certainly do great things, and shalt certainly prevail. And David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

1 Samuel 26:21–25 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21“My servant David,” Saul said, “I have sinned. Come back. I will not harm you again, because you valued my life today. I’ve acted like a fool and made a terrible mistake.”

22David responded, “Here’s the king’s spear. One of the young men should come over and get it. 23The Lord will reward any person who is righteous and faithful. The Lord handed you over to me today, but I refused to attack the Lord’s anointed king. 24As I placed great value on your life today, may the Lord place great value on my life and rescue me from all trouble.”

25Then Saul said, “Blessed are you, my servant David. You will accomplish many things and certainly will succeed.”

So David went his way, while Saul returned home.

1 Samuel 26:21–25 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21Saul responded, “I have sinned. Come back, my son David, I will never harm you again because today you considered my life precious. I have been a fool! I’ve committed a grave error.”

22David answered, “Here is the king’s spear; have one of the young men come over and get it. 23May the Lord repay every man for his righteousness and his loyalty. I wasn’t willing to lift my hand against the Lord’s anointed, even though the Lord handed you over to me today. 24Just as I considered your life valuable today, so may the Lord consider my life valuable and rescue me from all trouble.”

25Saul said to him, “You are blessed, my son David. You will certainly do great things and will also prevail.” Then David went on his way, and Saul returned home.

1 Samuel 26:21–25 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21Then Saul said, “I have done wrong; come back, my son David, for I will never harm you again, because my life was precious in your sight today; I have been a fool, and have made a great mistake.” 22David replied, “Here is the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and get it. 23The Lord rewards everyone for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the Lord gave you into my hand today, but I would not raise my hand against the Lord’s anointed. 24As your life was precious today in my sight, so may my life be precious in the sight of the Lord, and may he rescue me from all tribulation.” 25Then Saul said to David, “Blessed be you, my son David! You will do many things and will succeed in them.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

1 Samuel 26:21–25 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21Then Saul said, “I have sinned! Come back, David my son, for I will not harm you again, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Look, I have acted like a fool and have made a terrible mistake.” 22David answered and said, “Here is the king’s spear; let one of the young men come over and take it. 23Yahweh repays to each one his righteousness and his faithfulness, for Yahweh gave you into my hand today, but I was not willing to stretch out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed. 24Look, as your life was precious in my eyes this day, may my life be great in the eyes of Yahweh, and may he rescue me from all trouble.” 25Then Saul said to David, “Blessed are you, my son David; you will not only do many things, but also will always succeed!” Then David went on his way and Saul returned to his place.

1 Samuel 26:21–25 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21Then Saul said, “I have sinned. My son David, come back. Today you thought my life was very special. So I won’t try to harm you again. I’ve really acted like a foolish person. I’ve made a huge mistake.”

22“Here’s your spear,” David answered. “Send one of your young men over to get it.

23“The Lord rewards everyone for doing what is right and being faithful. He handed you over to me today. But I wouldn’t lay a hand on you. You are the Lord’s anointed king. 24Today I thought your life had great value. In the same way, may the Lord think of my life as having great value. May he save me from all trouble.”

25Then Saul said to David, “My son David, may the Lord bless you. You will do great things. You will also have great success.”

So David went on his way. And Saul returned home.

1 Samuel 26:21–25 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will not harm you again because my life was precious in your sight this day. Behold, I have played the fool and have committed a serious error.”

22David replied, “Behold the spear of the king! Now let one of the young men come over and take it.

23“The Lord will repay each man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the Lord delivered you into my hand today, but I refused to stretch out my hand against the Lord’s anointed.

24“Now behold, as your life was highly valued in my sight this day, so may my life be highly valued in the sight of the Lord, and may He deliver me from all distress.”

25Then Saul said to David, “Blessed are you, my son David; you will both accomplish much and surely prevail.” So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

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1 Samuel 26:21-25 New International Version (NIV)

What did David say to Saul? ›

David said to Saul, "Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him." Saul replied, "You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a boy, and he has been a fighting man from his youth."

What is the lesson of 1 Samuel 26? ›

In 1 Samuel 26, David found himself in a compromising situation. He had to decide whether he wanted to follow God and not kill King Saul, or follow what his men were telling him to do and take it upon himself to take the throne. Decisions made in the moment are usually moments we end up regretting.

What did Saul do when Samuel told him he had sinned? ›

Saul replied, "I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel; come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD your God." So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.

When Samuel told Saul his kingdom would not endure after Saul had? ›

"You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him leader of his people, because you have not kept the LORD's command."

What was David's promise to Saul? ›

May the LORD reward you well for the way you treated me today. I know that you will surely be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands. Now swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father's family." So David gave his oath to Saul.

Who is Saul to David? ›

David and Saul had a complicated relationship, as Saul was extremely jealous of David's popularity. David was also Saul's son-in-law. Saul tried to have David killed but was unsuccessful. Saul died during a battle with the Philistines when he took his own life.

What is the meaning of 1 Samuel 26 20? ›

David's request, that his blood not fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD, means that he does not want to be killed in another country where the God of Israel is not known and worshiped.

What does 1 Samuel 25 teach us? ›

From this chapter, God reveals seven lessons for maintaining a Spirit-led walk with Him. Centered in faith, these lessons include: (1) persistence; (2) purity; (3) generosity; (4) forgiveness; (5) submission; (6) gratitude; and (7) fearing God. First, Samuel persisted in his faith despite many adversities.

Why did David take Saul's spear and water? ›

He quietly took Saul's spear and water jug to prove to Saul how close he had been. After walking a long distance away, David called to Saul and told him that he could have killed him but chose to show mercy. Mercy means to show kindness even though we have the power or opportunity to hurt someone.

Why did God repent Saul? ›

After Saul disobeys Samuel, God says, "I regret [= repent] that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not carried out My commands" (1 Samuel 15:11). Some have argued that since God "repents" of things he has done, therefore he could not have foreseen what was coming.

What happened to Saul after disobeying God? ›

Saul's failure to follow God's instructions concerning the “ban” (15:1-33) is the most serious disobedience and results in Samuel's caustic rebuke: “Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has also rejected you from being king” (15:23).

Why did Saul become jealous of David? ›

Saul's jealousy stemmed from fear and insecurity. Saul was afraid because David was closer to God than he was, and he was worried David would take over as king of the Israelites. Saul fed his own insecurities and let his jealousy grow, and in doing that he gave Satan a foothold in his life.

How long did Samuel tell Saul to wait? ›

The prophet Samuel had told Saul to wait for him for seven days at Gilgal (10:8). But a solid week had gone by—and no Samuel! Imagine waiting an entire week for someone to show up, while enemy soldiers are breathing down your neck. As each day slipped by, army morale began to slide and more soldiers deserted camp.

What did Samuel tell Saul when he disobeyed God? ›

When Samuel arrived, Saul said, “I obeyed God and did what He asked.” But Samuel said to Saul, “You are telling a lie, Saul. You only did part of what God told you to do. He said to destroy the Amalekites and to not take any of their animals home with you.

Will the holy spirit ever leave a believer? ›

Thus, as the Heavenly Father has promised, “I will never leave you, nor will I ever forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5; Deuteronomy 31:8) and so has Jesus Christ, “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” (John 14:18), so the Holy Spirit will also never leave a believer (John 14:16).

What did David do that made Saul jealous? ›

Saul appointed David leader over his armies, but he became jealous and angry because of David's success and sought to kill him.

Did God tell David not to touch Saul? ›

God did not tell David not to attack Saul, David reasoned that God had anointed Saul and when it was His time for doing so, Jehovah Himself would remove him. So, David restrained himself from lifting his hand against Saul.

How did David react to the death of Saul and Jonathan? ›

Then David and all the men with him took hold of their clothes and tore them. They mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the army of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

Why did Saul weep at the voice of David? ›

(16-19) Saul honors David's mercy towards him. So it was, when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.

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