KJV King James Version
And David answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 26:22
And David answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Here is the king’s spear,” David answered. “Let one of the young men come over and get it.
WEB World English Bible
David answered, “Behold the spear, O king! Then let one of the young men come over and get it.
ASV American Standard Version
And David answered and said, Behold the spear, O king! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And David answereth and saith, ‘Lo, the king’s spear; and let one of the young men pass over, and receive it;
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 26
19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if [they be] the children of men, cursed [be] they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
22 And David answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.
23 The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into [my] hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’S anointed.
24 And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.
25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed [be] thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great [things], and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
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