Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And David said unto him, "How is it that thou wast not afraid to lay thine hand on the LORD's anointed, to destroy him?"

New American Standard Bible

Then David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”

King James Version

And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?

Holman Bible

David questioned him, “How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”

International Standard Version

At this David asked him, "How is it that you weren't afraid to raise your hand to strike the LORD's anointed?"

A Conservative Version

And David said to him, Why were thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy LORD's anointed?

American Standard Version

And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?

Amplified

David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”

Bible in Basic English

And David said to him, Had you no fear of stretching out your hand to put to death the one marked with the holy oil?

Darby Translation

And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?

Julia Smith Translation

And David will say to him, How, wert thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy Jehoyah's Messiah?

King James 2000

And David said unto him, How were you not afraid to stretch forth your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?

Lexham Expanded Bible

David said to him, "How [is it that] you [were] not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Yahweh's anointed one?"

Modern King James verseion

And David said, Why were you not afraid to stretch forth your hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?

NET Bible

David replied to him, "How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the Lord's anointed?"

New Heart English Bible

David said to him, "How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?"

The Emphasized Bible

And David said unto him, - How wast thou not afraid to thrust forth thy hand, to destroy the Anointed of Yahweh?

Webster

And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?

World English Bible

David said to him, "How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy Yahweh's anointed?"

Youngs Literal Translation

And David saith unto him, 'How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

unto him, How wast thou not afraid
ירא 
Yare' 
Usage: 334

שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

to destroy
שׁחת 
Shachath 
Usage: 146

the Lord's

Usage: 0

References

Easton

Context Readings

David Orders The Amalekite Killed

13 Then said David unto the young man that brought him tidings, "Whence art thou?" And he said, "I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite." 14 And David said unto him, "How is it that thou wast not afraid to lay thine hand on the LORD's anointed, to destroy him?" 15 And David called one of his young men, and said, "Go and run upon him." And he smote him that he died.

Cross References

1 Samuel 24:6

And he said unto his men, "The LORD keep me from doing that thing unto my master that is the LORD's anointed, to lay mine hand upon him: seeing he is the LORD's anointed."

1 Samuel 26:9

But David said to Abishai, "Destroy him not - for who can lay his hand on the LORD's anointed and be guiltless?"

1 Samuel 31:4

Then said Saul unto his harness bearer, "Draw out thy sword and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come thrust me through and make a mockingstock of me." But his harness bearer would not, for he was sore afraid. Wherefore Saul took a sword and fell upon it.

Numbers 12:8

Unto him I speak mouth to mouth and he seeth the sight and the fashion of the LORD, and not through riddles. Wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"

Psalm 105:15

"Touch not mine anointed, do my prophets no harm."

2 Peter 2:10

namely, them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise the rulers. Presumptuous are they, and stubborn, and fear not to speak evil of them that are in authority;

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