Parallel Verses
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:
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.
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.
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,
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 But David said to Abishai, "Destroy him not - for who can lay his hand on the LORD's anointed and be guiltless?" 10 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: 11 but the LORD keep me from laying mine hand upon the LORD's anointed. Now then take a fellowship the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go."
Cross References
Genesis 47:29
When the time drew nigh that Israel must die, he sent for his son Joseph and said unto him, "If I have found grace in thy sight, put thy hand under my thigh and deal mercifully and truly with me, that thou bury me not in Egypt:
Deuteronomy 31:14
And the LORD said unto Moses, "Behold, thy days are come, that thou must die. Call Joshua and come and stand in the tabernacle of witness, that I may give him a charge." And Moses and Joshua went and stood in the tabernacle of witness.
1 Samuel 25:38
and upon a ten days after, the LORD smote Nabal that he died.
1 Samuel 31:6
And so Saul died and his three sons and his harness bearer, and thereto all his men, that same day together.
Psalm 37:13
But the LORD laugheth him to scorn, for he seeth that his day is coming.
Romans 12:19
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves but give room unto the wrath of God. For it is written, "Vengeance is mine, and I will reward, saith the Lord."
Deuteronomy 32:35
"'Vengeance is mine, and I will reward! Their feet shall slide, when the time cometh. For the time of their destruction is at hand, and the time that shall come upon them maketh haste.'
1 Samuel 25:26
And now my lord as sure as the LORD liveth and as thy soul liveth, the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood and from avenging thyself with thine own hand. Furthermore, I pray God that thine enemies and they that intend to do my lord evil, may be as Nabal.
1 Samuel 24:15
The LORD be judge, and judge between thee and me, and see and plead my cause, and judge me free out of thine hand."
Job 7:1
Is not the life of man upon earth a very battle? Are not his days like the days of a hired servant?
Job 14:5
The days of man are short, the number of his months are known only to thee. Thou hast appointed him his bounds; he cannot go beyond them.
Job 14:14
May a dead man live again? All the days of this my pilgrimage am I looking, till my changing shall come.
Psalm 37:10
Suffer yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone; thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away.
Psalm 94:1-2
O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself.
Psalm 94:23
He shall recompense them their wickedness, and destroy them in their own malice: yea the LORD our God shall destroy them.
Ecclesiastes 3:2
There is a time to be born, and a time to die. There is a time to plant, and a time to pluck up the thing, that is planted;
Luke 18:7
And shall not God avenge his elect, which cry night and day unto him? Yea though he defer them:
Hebrews 9:27
And as it is appointed unto men that they shall once die, and then cometh the judgment,
Revelation 18:8
Therefore shall her plagues come at one day; death, and sorrow, and hunger, and she shall be burnt with fire: for strong is the Lord God which judgeth her.