David said, “As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
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David said, “As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
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David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
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And David said: 'As the LORD liveth, nay, but the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle, and be swept away.
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 26:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 47:29 The time came near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please don’t bury me in Egypt,
- Deuteronomy 31:14 Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, your days approach that you must die. Call Joshua, and present yourselves in the Tent of Meeting, that I may commission him.” Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the Tent of Meeting.
- Romans 12:19 Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
- 1 Samuel 25:38 About ten days later, Yahweh struck Nabal, so that he died.
- 1 Samuel 31:6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
- Psalms 37:13 The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
- 1 Samuel 25:26 Now therefore, my lord, as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, since Yahweh has withheld you from blood guiltiness, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies, and those who seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
- Deuteronomy 32:35 Vengeance is mine, and recompense, at the time when their foot slides; for the day of their calamity is at hand. Their doom rushes at them.”
- 1 Samuel 24:15 May Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.”
- Job 7:1 “Isn’t a man forced to labor on earth? Aren’t his days like the days of a hired hand?
- Job 14:5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his bounds that he can’t pass;
- Job 14:14 If a man dies, will he live again? I would wait all the days of my warfare, until my release should come.
- Psalms 37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.
- Psalms 94:1-2 Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out. Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.
- Ecclesiastes 3:2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
- Luke 18:7 Won’t God avenge his chosen ones who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?
- Hebrews 9:27 Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,
- Revelation 18:8 Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire; for the Lord God who has judged her is strong.
- Psalms 94:23 He has brought on them their own iniquity, and will cut them off in their own wickedness. Yahweh, our God, will cut them off.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 26:10 David said furthermore, [As] the LORD liveth,…
1Sa 26:10 David said furthermore, [As] the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
Ver. 10. The Lord shall smite him.] The offending lion is not to be lashed with every man’s whip, but by the rod of his accustomed governor. And as men endure with patience a barren year, if it happen, or unseasonable weather: so must they tolerate the imperfections of their rulers, and quietly expect either reformation or alteration. But ill accidents attend such princes, as being absolute in power, will be too resolute in will, and dissolute in life.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The Lord shall smite him, by some sudden and…
The Lord shall smite him, by some sudden and mortal stroke.
Or his day shall come to die, according to the course of nature.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And David said furthermore,.... In order to make Abishai…
And David said furthermore,.... In order to make Abishai easy, and prevent his doing what he proposed:
as the Lord liveth; which was the form of an oath, made to assure Abishai of the truth of what follows, and therefore he need not be hasty to put Saul to death, since it would not be long before he should die, in one or other of the three following ways: either
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the Lord shall smite him; suddenly, which the Jews call cutting off, or death by the hand of heaven, by the immediate hand of God:
or his day shall come to die; the time appointed for him to die a natural death, of some disease common to men:
or he shall descend into battle, and perish; which was commonly reckoned death, casual or accidental, and in which last way Saul did die, Sa1 31:3.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 10. The Lord shall smite him] He shall…
Verse 10. The Lord shall smite him] He shall die by a stroke of the Divine judgment; or his day shall come to die-he shall die a natural death; which in the course of things must be before mine, and thus I shall get rid of mine enemy; or he shall descend into the battle, and perish-he shall fall by the enemies of his country. These are the three ordinary ways by which man accomplishes, as a hireling, his day. Murder David could not consider to be lawful; this would have been taking the matter out of God's hand, and this David would not do.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Sa 26:10-11. The Lord shall smite him, &c. —…
1Sa 26:10-11. The Lord shall smite him, &c. — David leaves it to the sovereign will and pleasure of God to put an end to Saul’s life when he saw best; either by a sudden stroke, or in the course of nature, or by causing him to fall in battle. Take the spear — Which will show where we have been, and what we could have done. And the cruise of water — Set there either for Saul to drink, if he were thirsty, or to wash himself, as was prescribed to the Israelites by the law, for many accidental pollutions.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain To die a natural death. Thus those who are…
To die a natural death. Thus those who are slain, are said to die before their day, Psalm liv. 28. Jesus was not taken, because his hour was not yet come, John ii. 4., and vii. 30. (Calmet) --- David waits with patience, that God might take off his adversary by sickness, old age, or the sword. (Menochius) -- He will not ascend the throne before the time appointed, and he will not kill Saul, except it be in battle, in his own defence. (Haydock)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. David said, &c.] And David said, Nay, but…
10. David said, &c.] And David said, Nay, but Jehovah shall strike him, &c. The person of the anointed king is inviolable: his life is in Jehovah’s hands. It may be ended either (a) by a sudden stroke, such as that which smote Nabal (1Sa_25:38); or (b) by a natural death; or (c) by death in battle; but violent hands may not be laid upon him with impunity.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) David said furthermore.—David suggests three possible cases in…
(10) David said furthermore.—David suggests three possible cases in which the Divine arm might smite the “anointed of Jehovah.” The first, the Lord “shall smite him” by some sudden death from disease—no doubt, the recent death of Nabal was in his mind; the second by what is termed “natural death;” and the third by some blow received in battle. The idea of an arrow winged by some unseen hand was evidently here in the speaker’s thoughts.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 26:10 David was confident that God would judge between…
26:10 David was confident that God would judge between him and Saul just as he had done between him and Nabal (see 25:38). Saul did die . . . in battle against the Philistines (31:6).
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