1 Samuel 19:15

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.””

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BSBPD

“But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Saul sendeth the messengers to see David, saying, `Bring him up in the bed unto me,' --to put him to death.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 19:15 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 19:6Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”
  2. Job 31:31if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
  3. Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
  4. Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
  5. Romans 3:15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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