1 Samuel 24:6,12
1 Samuel 24:5-7 The Message (MSG)
Immediately, he felt guilty. He said to his men, “GOD forbid that I should have done this to my master, GOD’s anointed, that I should so much as raise a finger against him. He’s GOD’s anointed!” David held his men in check with these words and wouldn’t let them pounce on Saul. Saul got up, left the cave, and went on down the road.
1 Samuel 24:8-13 The Message (MSG)
Then David stood at the mouth of the cave and called to Saul, “My master! My king!” Saul looked back. David fell to his knees and bowed in reverence. He called out, “Why do you listen to those who say ‘David is out to get you’? This very day with your very own eyes you have seen that just now in the cave GOD put you in my hands. My men wanted me to kill you, but I wouldn’t do it. I told them that I won’t lift a finger against my master—he’s GOD’s anointed. Oh, my father, look at this, look at this piece that I cut from your robe. I could have cut you—killed you!—but I didn’t. Look at the evidence! I’m not against you. I’m no rebel. I haven’t sinned against you, and yet you’re hunting me down to kill me. Let’s decide which of us is in the right. GOD may avenge me, but it is in his hands, not mine. An old proverb says, ‘Evil deeds come from evil people.’ So be assured that my hand won’t touch you.
1 Samuel 24:6 King James Version (KJV)
And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
1 Samuel 24:12 King James Version (KJV)
The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
1 Samuel 24:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
So he said to his men, “Far be it from me because of the LORD that I should do this thing to my lord, the LORD’S anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is the LORD’S anointed.”
1 Samuel 24:12 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.
1 Samuel 24:6 New Century Version (NCV)
He said to his men, “May the LORD keep me from doing such a thing to my master! Saul is the LORD’s appointed king. I should not do anything against him, because he is the LORD’s appointed king!”
1 Samuel 24:12 New Century Version (NCV)
May the LORD judge between us, and may he punish you for the wrong you have done to me! But I am not against you.
1 Samuel 24:6 American Standard Version (ASV)
And he said unto his men, Jehovah forbid that I should do this thing unto my lord, Jehovah’s anointed, to put forth my hand against him, seeing he is Jehovah’s anointed.
1 Samuel 24:12 American Standard Version (ASV)
Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
1 Samuel 24:6 New International Version (NIV)
He said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed, or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the LORD.”
1 Samuel 24:12 New International Version (NIV)
May the LORD judge between you and me. And may the LORD avenge the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not touch you.
1 Samuel 24:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
And he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.”
I Samuel 24:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
Let the LORD judge between you and me, and let the LORD avenge me on you. But my hand shall not be against you.
1 Samuel 24:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD’S anointed, to put out my hand against him, since he is the anointed of the LORD.”
1 Samuel 24:12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
May the LORD judge between me and you; and may the LORD avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.
1 Samuel 24:6 New Living Translation (NLT)
He said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do this to my lord the king. I shouldn’t attack the LORD’s anointed one, for the LORD himself has chosen him.”
1 Samuel 24:12 New Living Translation (NLT)
“May the LORD judge between us. Perhaps the LORD will punish you for what you are trying to do to me, but I will never harm you.