1 Samuel 26:19-21
Lexham English Bible
19 And so then, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant: If Yahweh has incited you against me, may he delight in an offering; but if it is mortals,[a] may they be accursed before[b] Yahweh, for they have driven me away today from sharing in the inheritance of Yahweh, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods!’ 20 And so then, do not let my blood fall to the ground away from[c] the presence of Yahweh, for the king of Israel has gone out to seek a single flea, as one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
21 Then Saul said, “I have sinned! Come back, David my son, for I will not harm you again, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Look, I have acted like a fool and have made a terrible mistake.”[d]
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- 1 Samuel 26:19 Literally “it is the sons of humankind”
- 1 Samuel 26:19 Literally “to the face of”
- 1 Samuel 26:20 Literally “from before”
- 1 Samuel 26:21 Literally “have gone greatly astray”
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