1 Samuel 26:9 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 26:9

But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”

BSB

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ASV

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against Jehovah’s anointed, and be guiltless?

KJV

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?

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Commentary

3 voices

Gregory of Nyssa

ON THE INSCRIPTIONS OF THE PSALMS 2.16.266 (395)

But this is marvelous not only for the fact that he grants life to the one who is doing everything against his life, but because David, although he had been anointed to the office of king and knew that he would not otherwise partake of that position unless Saul were out of the way, judged it better to suffer ill patiently in his private low estate than to enter upon the kingship by satisfying his anger against the one who had caused him grief.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And he gave two reasons for it:-- 1. It would be a sinful affront to God's ordinance. Saul was the Lord's anointed, king of Israel by the special appointment and nomination of the God of Israel, the power that was, and to resist him was to resist the ordinance of God, Rom. xiii.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Besides, he was the sovereign; Though God had rejected him from the kingdom, it was in every way the best and most dutiful course, instead of precipitating his fall by imbruing their hands in his blood and thereby contracting the guilt of a great crime, to wait the awards of that retributive providence which sooner or later would take him off by some sudden and mortal blow.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
דָּוִ֛ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אֲבִישַׁ֖י	'a.vi.Shai	Abishai	H52 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּ	tash.chi.Te.hu	you destroy him	H7843 →
כִּ֠י	ki	for	H3588 →
מִ֣י	mi	who?	H4310 →
שָׁלַ֥ח	sha.Lach	has he stretched out	H7971 →
יָד֛וֹ	ya.Do	hand his	H3027 →
בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ	bim.Shi.ach	on [the] [one] anointed of	H4899 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וְנִקָּֽה׃ פ	ve.ni.Kah	and will he be free from guilt?	H5352 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 105:15
“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
leads to
- Zechariah 2:8
  For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
- Genesis 26:11
  So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”
- Genesis 20:7
  Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and…
- 1 John 2:27
  And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all…
- Genesis 49:8–33
  Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
Through
2 Samuel 1:16
For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”
leads to
- Matthew 27:25
  All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
- Luke 19:22
  His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did…
Through
2 Samuel 1:14
So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
leads to
- Numbers 12:8
  I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”

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PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.

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