1 Samuel 26:18 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And he said, “Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? What evil is on my hands?

NIV: And he added, 'Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done, and what wrong am I guilty of?

NASB: He also said, 'Why then is my lord pursuing his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

CSB: Then he continued, "Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What crime have I committed?

NLT: Why are you chasing me? What have I done? What is my crime?

KJV: And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

NKJV: And he said, “Why does my lord thus pursue his servant? For what have I done, or what evil is in my hand?

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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