1 Samuel 20:26 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Yet Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him. He is not clean; surely he is not clean.”

NIV: Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, 'Something must have happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean--surely he is unclean.'

NASB: Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, because he thought, 'It must have been an accident; he is not clean, undoubtedly he is not clean.'

CSB: Saul did not say anything that day because he thought, "Something unexpected has happened; he must be ceremonially unclean--yes, that's it, he is unclean."

NLT: Saul didn’t say anything about it that day, for he said to himself, 'Something must have made David ceremonially unclean.'

KJV: Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

NKJV: Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him; he is unclean, surely he is unclean.”

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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