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Myles Coverdale Bible

1 Samuel 24:7

And Dauid withelde his seruautes with wordes, & suffred the not to ryse vp agaynst Saul. But whan Saul gat him vp out of the caue, and was goinge his waye,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cave;   Citizens;   David;   Loyalty;   Magnanimity;   Saul;   Self-Control;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Forgiveness of Injuries;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Right-Hand;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - David;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Shiggaion;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Hating, Hatred;   Old Testament (I. Christ as Fulfilment of);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Caves;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Da'vid;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
With these words David persuaded his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul.
Hebrew Names Version
So David checked his men with these words, and didn't allow them to rise against Sha'ul. Sha'ul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
King James Version
So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
Lexham English Bible
So David rebuked his men with the words and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave, and he went on his way.
English Standard Version
So David persuaded his men with these words and did not permit them to attack Saul. And Saul rose up and left the cave and went on his way.
New Century Version
David used these words to stop his men; he did not let them attack Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went his way.
New English Translation
David restrained his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and started down the road.
Amplified Bible
So David strongly rebuked his men with these words and did not let them rise up against Saul. Saul got up, left the cave and went on his way.
New American Standard Bible
And David rebuked his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. And Saul got up, left the cave, and went on his way.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Dauid ouercame his seruants with these words, & suffered them not to arise against Saul: so Saul rose vp out of the caue and went away.
Legacy Standard Bible
And David tore his men to pieces with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. And Saul arose, left the cave, and went on his way.
Complete Jewish Bible
He said to his men, " Adonai forbid that I should do such a thing to my lord, Adonai 's anointed, as raise my hand against him! After all, he is Adonai 's anointed."
Darby Translation
And David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on [his] way.
Easy-to-Read Version
David said these things to stop his men. He would not let his men hurt Saul. Saul left the cave and went on his way.
George Lamsa Translation
So David restrained the men who were with him with these words, and did not permit them to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave and went on his way.
Good News Translation
So David convinced his men that they should not attack Saul. Saul got up, left the cave, and started away.
Literal Translation
And David held back his men by words, and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. And Saul rose up from the cave and went in the way.
American Standard Version
So David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
Bible in Basic English
So with these words David kept his servants back, and did not let them make an attack on Saul. And Saul got up and went on his way.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so Dauid kept of his seruauntes with these wordes, and suffred them not to rise against Saul: But Saul rose vp out of the caue, and went away.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
King James Version (1611)
So Dauid stayed his seruants with these wordes, and suffered them not to rise against Saul: but Saul rose vp out of the caue, and went on his way.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David said to his men, The Lord forbid it me, that I should do this ting to my lord the anointed of the Lord, to lift my hand against him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.
English Revised Version
So David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
Berean Standard Bible
With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Saul roos out of the denne, and yede in the weie bigunnun.
Young's Literal Translation
And David subdueth his men by words, and hath not permitted them to rise against Saul; and Saul hath risen from the cave, and goeth on the way;
Update Bible Version
So David checked his men with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
Webster's Bible Translation
So David restrained his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose out of the cave, and went on [his] way.
World English Bible
So David checked his men with these words, and didn't allow them to rise against Saul. Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
New King James Version
So David restrained his servants with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave and went on his way.
New Living Translation
So David restrained his men and did not let them kill Saul. After Saul had left the cave and gone on his way,
New Life Bible
David stopped his men with these words. He did not let them go against Saul. So Saul stood up and left the cave, and went on his way.
New Revised Standard
So David scolded his men severely and did not permit them to attack Saul. Then Saul got up and left the cave, and went on his way.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So David did chide his men with the words, and did not suffer them to rise up against Saul. And, Saul, rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(24-8) And David stopped his men with his words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul: but Saul, rising up out of the cave, went on his way.
Revised Standard Version
So David persuaded his men with these words, and did not permit them to attack Saul. And Saul rose up and left the cave, and went upon his way.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David persuaded his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. And Saul arose, left the cave, and went on his way.

Contextual Overview

1 Now whan Saul came agayne from the Philistines, it was tolde him: Beholde, Dauid is in the wyldernes of Engaddi. 2 And Saul toke thre thousande chosen men out of all Israel, and wente to seke Dauid with his men vpon the stony rockes of the wylde goates. 3 And whan he came to the shepe foldes by ye waye, there was a caue, and Saul wente in to couer his fete. But Dauid and his men sat behinde within the caue. 4 Then sayde Dauids men vnto him: Lo, this is the daye, wherof the LORDE thy God hath sayde vnto the: Beholde, I wyll delyuer thyne enemye in to thy hande, that thou mayest do wt him what it pleaseth the. And Dauid stode vp, & cut of the typpe of Sauls garment quyetly. 5 Neuertheles it smote him afterwarde in his hert, because he had cut of the typpe of Sauls garment, 6 and sayde vnto his men: The LORDE let that be farre frome, that I shulde do it, & laye my hande vpo my lorde the LORDES anoyntd: for he is ye anoynted of the LORDE. 7 And Dauid withelde his seruautes with wordes, & suffred the not to ryse vp agaynst Saul. But whan Saul gat him vp out of the caue, and was goinge his waye, 8 Dauid rose vp also after him, and wente out of the caue, and cried behynde Saul, & sayde: My lorde the kynge. And Saul loked behynde him. And Dauid bowed downe his face to the earth, and worshipped,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

stayed: Heb. cut off, Psalms 7:4, Matthew 5:44, Romans 12:17-21

suffered: 1 Samuel 25:33

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:28 - evil hath 1 Samuel 26:9 - who can stretch 1 Samuel 26:23 - I would not Psalms 119:87 - but I forsook

Cross-References

Genesis 13:15
for all the londe that thou seist, wyll I geue vnto the and to thy sede for euer,
Genesis 15:18
The same daye made the LORDE a couenaut with Abram, and sayde: Vnto thy sede wil I geue this lode, from the water of Egipte, vnto the greate water Euphrates:
Genesis 17:8
And vnto the and to thy sede after the, will I geue the lande, wherin thou art a straunger: euen all the lande of Canaan for an euerlastinge possession, and will be their God.
Genesis 24:1
Abraham was olde and well stricken in age, and the LORDE had blessed him in all thinges.
Genesis 24:3
I maye make the sweare by ye LORDE the God of heauen and earth, that thou take no wife vnto my sonne amonge ye doughters of ye Cananites, (amonge whom I dwell)
Genesis 24:4
but that thou go in to my countre? and to myne owne kynred, and brynge my sonne Isaac a wife.
Genesis 24:5
The seruaunt sayde: What and the woman wyl not folowe me in to this countre? shal I then cary thy sonne agayne in to yonder londe, where thou camest out of?
Genesis 24:6
Abraham sayde vnto him: Beware of that, that thou brynge not my sonne thither agayne.
Genesis 24:7
The LORDE, the God of heauen, which toke me fro my fathers house and from the londe of my kynred, and that talked with me, and sware also vnto me, and sayde: Vnto yi sede wyll I geue this londe: Euen he shall sende his angell before the, that thou maiest brynge my sonne a wife from thence.
Genesis 24:16
and she was a very fayre damsell of face, and yet a virgin, and vnknowne of eny man: She wente downe to the well, and fylled hir pitcher, and came vp agayne.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So David stayed his servants with these words,.... Or pacified them, as the Targum, and made them quiet and easy in that he had not slain him, and reconciled their minds to his conduct, and restrained them from laying hands on him, by observing to them, that he was the anointed of the Lord:

and suffered them not to rise against Saul; to take away his life; he not only argued with them, but laid his commands on them that they should not slay him:

but Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on [his] way; he rose from his sleep, and went out of the cave unhurt, and proceeded on in the way he came to the sheepcotes, and which led on further, 1 Samuel 24:3.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 24:7. Suffered them not to rise against Saul. — As he could restrain them, it was his duty to do so; had he connived at their killing him, David would have been the murderer. In praying for the king we call God the only Ruler of princes, for this simple reason, that their authority is the highest among men, and next to that of God himself; hence he alone is above them. We find this sentiment well expressed by an elegant poet: -

Regum timendorum in proprios greges,

Reges in ipsos imperium est Jovis.

HORACE, Odar. lib. iii., Od. i., ver. 5.

Kings are supreme over their own subjects;

Jove is supreme over kings themselves.


 
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