Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “You are more righteous than I,” he said. “You have treated me well, but I have treated you badly. New Living Translation And he said to David, “You are a better man than I am, for you have repaid me good for evil. English Standard Version He said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil. Berean Standard Bible and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil. King James Bible And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. New King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible 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. NASB 1995 He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have dealt well with me, while I have dealt wickedly with you. NASB 1977 And he said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have dealt well with me, while I have dealt wickedly with you. Legacy Standard Bible And he said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have dealt well with me, while I have dealt evil with you. Amplified Bible He said to David, “You are more righteous and upright [in God’s eyes] than I; for you have done good to me, but I have done evil to you. Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Shaul said to David: “You are more righteous than I, because you paid me good and I have paid you evil! Brenton Septuagint Translation And Saul said to David, Thou art more righteous that I, for thou hast recompensed me good, but I have recompensed thee evil. Contemporary English Version and said: David, you're a better person than I am. You treated me with kindness, even though I've been cruel to you. Douay-Rheims Bible And he said to David: Thou art more just than I: for thou hast done good to me, and I have rewarded thee with evil. English Revised Version And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil. GOD'S WORD® Translation He told David, "You are more righteous than I. You treated me well while I treated you badly. Good News Translation Then he said to David, "You are right, and I am wrong. You have been so good to me, while I have done such wrong to you! International Standard Version to David, "You are more righteous than I am, because you have treated me well even though I've treated you poorly. JPS Tanakh 1917 And he said to David: 'Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil. Literal Standard Version And he says to David, “You [are] more righteous than I; for you have done me good, and I have done you evil; Majority Standard Bible and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil. New American Bible Saul then admitted to David: “You are more in the right than I am. You have treated me graciously, while I have treated you badly. NET Bible He said to David, "You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you! New Revised Standard Version He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil. New Heart English Bible He said to David, "You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you. Webster's Bible Translation And he said to David, thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded thee with evil. World English Bible He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you. Young's Literal Translation And he saith unto David, 'More righteous thou art than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Oath to Saul16When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud 17and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil. 18And you have shown this day how well you have dealt with me; for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me.… Cross References Matthew 5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, Genesis 38:26 Judah recognized the items and said, "She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah." And he did not have relations with her again. 1 Samuel 26:21 Then Saul replied, "I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!" Treasury of Scripture And he said to David, You are more righteous than I: for you have rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded you evil. Thou art 1 Samuel 26:21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly. Genesis 38:26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. Exodus 9:27 And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. thou hast Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; Romans 12:20,21 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head… Jump to Previous Badly David Dealt Evil Rendered Repaid Rewarded Right Righteous Treated Whereas Wickedly WrongJump to Next Badly David Dealt Evil Rendered Repaid Rewarded Right Righteous Treated Whereas Wickedly Wrong1 Samuel 24 1. David, in a cave at En Gedi, spares his life8. He shows thereby his innocence, 16. Saul, acknowledging his fault, takes an oath of David, and departs. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to David, דָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse “You אַתָּ֖ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are more righteous צַדִּ֥יק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous than I, מִמֶּ֑נִּי (mim·men·nî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you אַתָּה֙ (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you have rewarded me גְּמַלְתַּ֣נִי (gə·mal·ta·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 1580: To deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripen with good, הַטּוֹבָ֔ה (haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good though I וַאֲנִ֖י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I have rewarded you גְּמַלְתִּ֥יךָ (gə·mal·tî·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 1580: To deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripen with evil. הָרָעָֽה׃ (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil Links 1 Samuel 24:17 NIV1 Samuel 24:17 NLT 1 Samuel 24:17 ESV 1 Samuel 24:17 NASB 1 Samuel 24:17 KJV 1 Samuel 24:17 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 24:17 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 24:17 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 24:17 French Bible 1 Samuel 24:17 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 24:17 He said to David You are more (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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