KJV King James Version
Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space [being] between them:
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1 Samuel 26:13
Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space [being] between them:
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then David crossed to the other side and stood atop the mountain at a distance; there was a wide gulf between them.
WEB World English Bible
Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain afar off; a great space being between them;
ASV American Standard Version
Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain afar off; a great space being between them;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And David passeth over to the other side, and standeth on the top of the hill afar off—great is the place between them;
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 26
10 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.
11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that [is] at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw [it], nor knew [it], neither awaked: for they [were] all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.
13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space [being] between them:
14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who [art] thou [that] criest to the king?
15 And David said to Abner, [Art] not thou a [valiant] man? and who [is] like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.
16 This thing [is] not good that thou hast done. [As] the LORD liveth, ye [are] worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD’S anointed. And now see where the king’s spear [is], and the cruse of water that [was] at his bolster.
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וַיַּעֲבֹ֤רH5674 · a.varto passדָּוִד֙H1732 · da.vidDavidהָעֵ֔בֶרH5676 · e.verside: besideוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דH5975 · a.madto stand: standעַל־H5921 · aluponרֹאשׁ־H7218 · roshheadהָהָ֖רH2022 · harmountain: mountמֵֽרָחֹ֑קH7350 · ra.choqdistantרַ֥בH7227 · ravmanyהַמָּק֖וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceבֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃H996 · ba.yinbetween
Cross-references
1 Samuel 24:8David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.Judges 9:7And when they told [it] to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
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