1 Samuel 24:5 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And afterward David’s heart struck him, because he had cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

NIV: Afterward, David was conscience-stricken for having cut off a corner of his robe.

NASB: But it came about afterward that David’s conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s robe.

CSB: Afterward, David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off the corner of Saul's robe.

NLT: But then David’s conscience began bothering him because he had cut Saul’s robe.

KJV: And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.

NKJV: Now it happened afterward that David’s heart troubled him because he had cut Saul’s robe.

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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