1 Samuel 26:8
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And Abisai said to David: God hath shut up thy enemy this day into thy hands: now then I will run him through with my spear, even to the earth at once, and there shall be no need of a second time.

1 Samuel 24:4
And the servants of David said to him: Behold the day, of which the Lord said to thee: I will deliver thy enemy unto thee, that thou mayst do to him as it shall seem good in thy eyes. Then David arose, and secretly cut off the hem of Saul's robe.

1 Samuel 26:7
So David and Abisai came to the people by night, and found Saul lying and sleeping in the tent, and his spear fixed in the ground at his head: and Abner and the people sleeping round about him.

1 Samuel 26:9
And David said to Abisai: Kill him not: for who shall put forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and shall be guiltless?

2 Samuel 16:9
And Abisai the son of Sarvia said to the king: Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? I will go, and cut off his head.

Jeremiah 40:15
But Johanan the son of Caree, spoke to Godolias privately in Masphath, saying: I will go, and I will kill Ismahel the son of Nathanias, and no man shall know it, lest he kill thee, and all the Jews be scattered, that are gathered unto thee, and the remnant of Juda perish.

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And Abisai said to David: God hath shut up thy enemy this day into thy hands: now then I will run him through with my spear, even to the earth at once, and there shall be no need of a second time.

God

1 Samuel 26:23 And the Lord will reward every one according to his justice, and his faithfulness: for the Lord hath delivered thee this day into my hand, and I would not put forth my hand against the Lord's anointed.

1 Samuel 23:14 But David abode in the desert in strong holds, and he remained in a mountain of the desert of Ziph, in a woody hill. And Saul sought him always: but the Lord delivered him not into his hands.

1 Samuel 24:4,18,19 And the servants of David said to him: Behold the day, of which the Lord said to thee: I will deliver thy enemy unto thee, that thou mayst do to him as it shall seem good in thy eyes. Then David arose, and secretly cut off the hem of Saul's robe. . . .

Joshua 21:44 And he gave them peace from all nations round about: and none of their enemies durst stand against them, but were brought under their dominion.

Judges 1:4 And Juda went up, and the Lord delivered the Chanaanite, and the Pherezite into their hands: and they slew of them in Bezec ten thousand men.

delivered [heb] shut up

1 Samuel 24:18 And thou hast shewed this day what good things thou hast done to me: how the Lord delivered me into thy hand, and thou hast not killed me.

Deuteronomy 32:30 How should one pursue after a thousand, and two chase ten thousand? Was it not, because their God had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?

Psalm 31:8 And thou hast not shut me up in the hands of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a spacious place.

Romans 11:32 For God hath concluded all in unbelief, that he may have mercy on all.

Galatians 3:22,23 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise, by the faith of Jesus Christ, might be given to them that believe. . . .

the second time

Nahum 1:9 What do ye devise against the Lord? he will make an utter end: there shall not rise a double affliction.

Context
David Again Spares Saul
7So David and Abisai came to the people by night, and found Saul lying and sleeping in the tent, and his spear fixed in the ground at his head: and Abner and the people sleeping round about him. 8And Abisai said to David: God hath shut up thy enemy this day into thy hands: now then I will run him through with my spear, even to the earth at once, and there shall be no need of a second time.9And David said to Abisai: Kill him not: for who shall put forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and shall be guiltless?…
Lexicon
Abishai
אֲבִישַׁי֙ (’ă·ḇî·šay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 52: Abishai -- 'my father is Jesse', an Israelite name

said
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

David,
דָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

“Today
הַיּ֛וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

God
אֱלֹהִ֥ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

has delivered
סִגַּ֨ר (sig·gar)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5462: To shut up, to surrender

your enemy
אוֹיִבְךָ֖ (’ō·w·yiḇ·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 341: Hating, an adversary

into your hand.
בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ (bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

Now, therefore,
וְעַתָּה֩ (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

please
נָ֜א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

let me thrust the spear
בַּחֲנִ֤ית (ba·ḥă·nîṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2595: A lance

through him
אַכֶּ֨נּוּ (’ak·ken·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike

into the ground
וּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (ū·ḇā·’ā·reṣ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

with one
אַחַ֔ת (’a·ḥaṯ)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

stroke.
פַּ֣עַם (pa·‘am)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence

I will not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

need to strike him twice!”
אֶשְׁנֶ֖ה (’eš·neh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8138: To fold, duplicate, to transmute


Additional Translations
Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”Then said Abishai to David, God has delivered your enemy into your hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray you, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered up thine enemy into thy hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time.

And Abessa said to David, The Lord has this day shut up thine enemy into thine hands, and now I will smite him to the earth with the spear to the ground once for all, and I will not smite him again.

And Abishai said to David, God has delivered thine enemy into thy hand this day; and now let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the ground once, and I will not do it the second time.

Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered up thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time.

Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thy enemy into thy hand this day; now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

Then Abishai said to David, "God has delivered up your enemy into your hand this day. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time."

And Abishai saith unto David, 'God hath shut up to-day thine enemy into thy hand; and, now, let me smite him, I pray thee, with a spear, even into the earth at once -- and I do repeat it to him.'
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