1 Samuel 22:23 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. With me you shall be in safekeeping.”

NIV: Stay with me; don't be afraid. The man who wants to kill you is trying to kill me too. You will be safe with me.'

NASB: Stay with me; do not be afraid, even though he who is seeking my life is seeking your life. For you are safe with me.'

CSB: Stay with me. Don't be afraid, for the one who wants to take my life wants to take your life. You will be safe with me."

NLT: Stay here with me, and don’t be afraid. I will protect you with my own life, for the same person wants to kill us both.'

KJV: Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

NKJV: Stay with me; do not fear. For he who seeks my life seeks your life, but with me you shall be safe.”

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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