1 Samuel 24:9 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David seeks your harm’?

NIV: He said to Saul, 'Why do you listen when men say, 'David is bent on harming you'?

NASB: And David said to Saul, 'Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David is seeking to harm you’?

CSB: David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of people who say, 'Look, David intends to harm you'?

NLT: Then he shouted to Saul, 'Why do you listen to the people who say I am trying to harm you?

KJV: And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

NKJV: And David said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Indeed David seeks your harm’?

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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