1 Samuel 24:17 - Printer Friendly

ESV: He said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil.

NIV: You are more righteous than I,' he said. 'You have treated me well, but I have treated you badly.

NASB: And he said to David, 'You are more righteous than I; for you have dealt well with me, while I have dealt maliciously with you.

CSB: and said to David, "You are more righteous than I, for you have done what is good to me though I have done what is evil to you.

NLT: And he said to David, 'You are a better man than I am, for you have repaid me good for evil.

KJV: And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

NKJV: Then he said to David: “You are more righteous than I; for you have rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded you with evil.

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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