1 Samuel 24:9
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New International Version (©1984)
He said to Saul, "Why do you listen when men say, 'David is bent on harming you'?

New Living Translation (©2007)
Then he shouted to Saul, "Why do you listen to the people who say I am trying to harm you?

English Standard Version (©2001)
And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David seeks your harm’?

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men, saying, 'Behold, David seeks to harm you'?

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
David asked Saul, "Why do you listen to rumors that I am trying to harm you?

King James Bible
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

American King James Version
And David said to Saul, Why hear you men's words, saying, Behold, David seeks your hurt?

American Standard Version
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

Bible in Basic English
And David said to Saul, Why do you give any attention to those who say that it is my desire to do you wrong?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And said to Saul: Why dost thou hear the words of men that say David seeketh thy hurt?

Darby Bible Translation
And David said to Saul, Why dost thou listen to words of men, saying, Behold, David seeks thy hurt?

English Revised Version
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

Webster's Bible Translation
And David said to Saul, Why hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

World English Bible
David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to men's words, saying, 'Behold, David seeks your hurt?'

Young's Literal Translation
And David saith to Saul, 'Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?

Geneva Study Bible

And David said to Saul, {e} Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

(e) Contrary to the report of those who said David was Saul's enemy, he proves himself to be his friend.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

24:8-15 David was falsely charged with seeking Saul's hurt; he shows Saul that God's providence had given him opportunity to do it. And it was upon a good principle that he refused to do it. He declares his fixed resolution never to be his own avenger. If men wrong us, God will right us, at farthest, in the judgment of the great day.


1 Samuel 24:8 Now afterward David arose and went out of the cave and called after Saul, saying, "My lord the king!" And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.
1 Samuel 24:10 "Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the LORD had given you today into my hand in the cave, and some said to kill you, but my eye had pity on you; and I said, 'I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD'S anointed.' (NASB ©1995)

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And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

1Sa 26:19 Le 19:16 Ps 101:5 141:6 Pr 16:28 17:4 18:8 25:23 26:20-22,28 29:12 Ec 7:21,22 Jas 3:6

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