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1 Samuel 24:17

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

KJV

Cum autem complesset David loquens sermones hujuscemodi ad Saul, dixit Saul : Numquid vox hæc tua est, fili mi David ? Et levavit Saul vocem suam, et flevit :

Vulgate

καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς συνετέλεσεν Δαυεὶδ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα λαλῶν πρὸς Σαούλ, καὶ εἶπεν Σαούλ Ἡ φωνή σου αὕτη, τέκνον Δαυείδ; καὶ ἦρεν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ Σαοὺλ καὶ ἔκλαυσεν.

LXX

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.

ASV

וַ/יְהִ֣י כְּ/כַלּ֣וֹת דָּוִ֗ד לְ/דַבֵּ֞ר אֶת הַ/דְּבָרִ֤ים הָ/אֵ֨לֶּה֙ אֶל שָׁא֔וּל וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל הֲ/קֹלְ/ךָ֥ זֶ֖ה בְּנִ֣/י דָוִ֑ד וַ/יִּשָּׂ֥א שָׁא֛וּל קֹל֖/וֹ וַ/יֵּֽבְךְּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
יֵּ֥בְךְּ
ybk
verb · 115×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 203×
ק֣וֹל
qvl
noun · 503×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 26:21 — Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
  • 1Sam 26:21 — Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
  • Dan 6:5 — Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
  • Gen 38:26 — And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
  • Gen 38:26 — And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
  • Jer 18:20 — Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
  • Matt 5:44 — But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
  • Prov 17:13 — Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
  • Prov 19:19 — A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
  • Ps 7:4 — If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
  • Ps 59:3 — For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
  • Ps 119:78 — Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
  • Rom 12:20 — Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.