Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And David will say, Jehovah lives, for shall not Jehovah strike him? or his day shall come and he died; or he shall go down in the war and perish.
New American Standard Bible
David also said, “As the Lord lives,
King James Version
David 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.
Holman Bible
David added, “As the Lord lives, the Lord will certainly strike him down:
International Standard Version
As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him down, or his time will come to die, or he will go into battle and perish.
A Conservative Version
And David said, As LORD lives, LORD will smite him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down into battle and perish.
American Standard Version
And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
Amplified
David also said, “As the Lord lives, most certainly the Lord will strike him [in His own time and way], or his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be carried off [dead].
Bible in Basic English
And David said, By the living Lord, the Lord will send destruction on him; the natural day of his death will come, or he will go into the fight and come to his end.
Darby Translation
And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will surely smite him; either his day shall come to die, or he shall descend into battle and perish.
King James 2000
David said furthermore, As the LORD lives, the LORD shall strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And David said, "{As Yahweh lives}, {certainly} Yahweh will strike him, or his day will come and he will die, or he will go down in the battle and {perish}.
Modern King James verseion
And David said, As Jehovah lives, except Jehovah strike him, or his day shall come, and he dies, or he goes down to battle and is consumed,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And David said furthermore, "As sure as the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall descend into battle and there perish:
NET Bible
David went on to say, "As the Lord lives, the Lord himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away.
New Heart English Bible
David said, "As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
The Emphasized Bible
And David said - By the life of Yahweh, surely, Yahweh himself, must smite him, - or, his day, must come that he die, or, into battle, must he go down, and be swept away.
Webster
David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD will smite him; or his day will come to die; or he will descend into battle and perish.
World English Bible
David said, "As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
Youngs Literal Translation
And David saith, 'Jehovah liveth; except Jehovah doth smite him, or his day come that he hath died, or into battle he go down, and hath been consumed --
Themes
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Loyalty » Instances of » David
Spears » Stuck in the ground beside the bolster during sleep
Interlinear
Nagaph
Yowm
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 26:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Again Spares Saul
9 And David will say to Abishai, Thou shalt not destroy him: for who stretching forth his hand against Jehovah's Messiah, and being innocent? 10 And David will say, Jehovah lives, for shall not Jehovah strike him? or his day shall come and he died; or he shall go down in the war and perish. 11 Far be it to me from Jehovah stretching forth my hand against Jehovah's Messiah: and now, take now the spear which is at his head, and the cruse of water, and we will go for ourselves.
Cross References
Genesis 47:29
And the days of Israel will draw near to die: and he will call to his son Joseph, and will say to him, If now I found grace in thine eyes, put now thy hand under my thigh, and thou shalt do to me kindness and truth: now thou shalt not bury me in Egypt
Deuteronomy 31:14
And Jehovah will say to Moses, Behold thy days draw near to die: call Joshua, and stand ye in the tent of appointment, and I will command him. And Moses will go, and Joshua, and they will stand in the tent of appointment.
1 Samuel 25:38
And it will be about ten days, and Jehovah will strike Nabal, and he will die.
1 Samuel 31:6
And Saul will die, and his three sons, and he lifting up his arms, also all his men in that day together.
Psalm 37:13
Jehovah shall laugh at him: for he saw that his day will come.
Romans 12:19
Avenging not yourselves, beloved, but give ye place to anger: for it has been written, Vengeance to me; I will repay, says the Lord.
Deuteronomy 32:35
To me vengeance and requital; At the time their foot shall waver: For the day of their destruction is near, And he hastened things prepared for them
1 Samuel 25:26
And now my lord, Jehovah lives and thy soul lives, for Jehovah withheld thee from coming by blood, and saving thy hand to thyself, and now thine enemies shall be as Nabal, they seeking out evil to my lord.
1 Samuel 24:15
And Jehovah being for defender, and judge between me and between thee; and he will see and plead my cause, and he will judge me out of thine hand.
Job 7:1
Is there not warfare to man upon the earth, and his days as the days of a hireling?
Job 14:5
If his days are determined, the number of his months with thee; thou madest his limit; he shall not pass over.
Job 14:14
If a man die, shall he live? All the days of my warfare I will wait till the coming of my change.
Psalm 37:10
Yet a little, and no unjust one thou didst mark upon his place, and he was not
Psalm 94:1-2
O God of vengeance, O Jehovah God of vengeance, shine forth.
Psalm 94:23
And he will turn back upon them their iniquity, and in their evil he will cut them off; Jehovah our God will cut them off.
Ecclesiastes 3:2
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up the planting
Luke 18:7
And shall not God do the avenging of his chosen, crying to him day and night, being slow to anger toward them?
Hebrews 9:27
And inasmuch as it is reserved to men once to die, and after this the judgment:
Revelation 18:8
Therefore in one day shall her blows come, death, and grief, and famine; and she shall be burned down in fire: for strong the Lord God judging her.