Parallel Verses
NET Bible
You have explained today how you have treated me well. The Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.
New American Standard Bible
You have declared today that you have done good to me, that
King James Version
And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.
Holman Bible
You yourself have told me today what good you did for me: when the Lord handed me over to you, you didn’t kill me.
International Standard Version
You have explained how you treated me well, in that the LORD delivered me into your hand but you didn't kill me.
A Conservative Version
And thou have declared this day how that thou have dealt well with me, inasmuch as when LORD had delivered me up into thy hand, thou killed me not.
American Standard Version
And thou hast declared this day how that thou hast dealt well with me, forasmuch as when Jehovah had delivered me up into thy hand, thou killedst me not.
Amplified
You have declared today the good that you have done to me, for when the Lord put me into your hand, you did not kill me.
Bible in Basic English
And you have made clear to me how good you have been to me today: because, when the Lord gave me up into your hands, you did not put me to death.
Darby Translation
And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me, forasmuch as when Jehovah had delivered me up into thy hand, thou didst not kill me.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou didst announce to me this day that thou didst good with me; when Jehovah shut me up in thine hand and thou killedst me not
King James 2000
And you have shown this day how that you have dealt well with me: for when the LORD had delivered me into your hand, you killed me not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You have explained to me today that you have dealt well with me, how Yahweh delivered me into your hand but you did not kill me.
Modern King James verseion
And you have shown this day how you have dealt well with me, because when Jehovah shut me up into your hand, you did not kill me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And thou hast showed this day how that thou hast dealt lovingly with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had locked me in thine hands, thou slewest me not.
New Heart English Bible
You have declared this day how you have dealt well with me, because when the LORD had delivered me up into your hand, you did not kill me.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou, then, hast told to-day, how thou hast dealt with me, for good, - how, when Yahweh had surrendered me into thy hand, thou didst not slay me.
Webster
And thou hast showed this day how thou hast dealt with me; forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thy hand, thou didst not kill me.
World English Bible
You have declared this day how you have dealt well with me, because when Yahweh had delivered me up into your hand, you didn't kill me.
Youngs Literal Translation
and thou hast declared to-day how that thou hast done good with me, how that Jehovah shut me up into thy hand, and thou didst not slay me,
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 24:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Spares Saul In The Cave At En Gedi
17 He said to David, "You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you! 18 You have explained today how you have treated me well. The Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me. 19 Now if a man finds his enemy, does he send him on his way in good shape? May the Lord repay you with good this day for what you have done to me.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 26:23
The Lord rewards each man for his integrity and loyalty. Even though today the Lord delivered you into my hand, I was not willing to extend my hand against the Lord's chosen one.
1 Samuel 23:7
When Saul was told that David had come to Keilah, Saul said, "God has delivered him into my hand, for he has boxed himself into a corner by entering a city with two barred gates."
1 Samuel 23:12
David asked, "Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me and my men into Saul's hand?" The Lord said, "They will deliver you over."
1 Samuel 24:10
Today your own eyes see how the Lord delivered you -- this very day -- into my hands in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I had pity on you and said, 'I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord's chosen one.'
1 Samuel 26:8
Abishai said to David, "Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me drive the spear right through him into the ground with one swift jab! A second jab won't be necessary!"
Psalm 31:8
You do not deliver me over to the power of the enemy; you enable me to stand in a wide open place.