1 Samuel 26:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“That night David and Abishai came to the troops, and Saul was lying there asleep in the inner circle of the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the troops were lying around him.”
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“That night David and Abishai came to the troops, and Saul was lying there asleep in the inner circle of the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the troops were lying around him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And David cometh--and Abishai--unto the people by night, and lo, Saul is lying sleeping in the path, and his spear struck into the earth at his pillow, and abner and the people are lying round about him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 26:7 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
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