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1 Samuel 24:18-20
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 24:18-20
International Standard Version
18 You have explained how you treated me well, in that the Lord delivered me into your hand but you didn’t kill me. 19 For who would find his enemy and then send him away safely?[a] May the Lord repay you for what you have done for me today. 20 Now I know for certain that you will be king, and that the kingdom will be established under your authority.[b]
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- 1 Samuel 24:19 Lit. on a good road
- 1 Samuel 24:20 Lit. hand
1 Samuel 24:18-20
New International Version
1 Samuel 24:18-20
New International Version
18 You have just now told me about the good you did to me; the Lord delivered(A) me into your hands, but you did not kill me. 19 When a man finds his enemy, does he let him get away unharmed? May the Lord reward(B) you well for the way you treated me today. 20 I know that you will surely be king(C) and that the kingdom(D) of Israel will be established in your hands.
1 Samuel 24:18-20
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 24:18-20
English Standard Version
18 And you have declared this day how you have dealt well with me, in that you did not kill me when the Lord put me into your hands. 19 For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safe? So may the Lord reward you with good for what you have done to me this day. 20 And now, behold, (A)I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.
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