1 Samuel 24:16–22

¹⁷And Saul knew David’s voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

¹⁷And Saul knew Dauids voyce, and said, Is this thy voice, my sonne Dauid? And Dauid saide, It is my voice, my lord, O king.

¹⁰And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

¹⁰And they were not able to resist the wisedome and the spirit by which he spake.

⁴And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

⁴And Esau ran to meete him, and imbraced him, and fell on his necke, and kissed him, and they wept.

²⁵How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

²⁵How forcible are right wordes? but what doeth your arguing reproue?

¹⁵For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

¹⁵For I will giue you a mouth and wisedome, which all your aduersaries shall not be able to gainsay, nor resist.

¹A SOFT answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

¹¶ ^*A soft answere turneth away wrath: but grieuous words stirre vp anger.

¹¹A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

^11†A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of siluer.

⁴⁴But 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;

⁴⁴But I say vnto you, ^*Loue your enemies, blesse them that curse you, doe good to them that hate you, and ^*pray for them which despitefully vse you, and persecute you:

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.

²¹¶ Then said Saul, I haue sinned: Returne, my sonne Dauid, for I will no more doe thee harme, because my soule was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I haue played the foole, and haue erred exceedingly.

²⁶And 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.

²⁶And Iudah acknowledged them, and said, She hath bin more righteous then I: because that I gaue her not to Shelah my sonne: and he knew her againe no more.

²⁰Therefore 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.

²¹Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

^20*Therefore if thine enemie hunger, feed him: if he thirst, giue him drink. For in so doing thou shalt heape coales of fire on his head.

²¹Be not ouercome of euill, but ouercome euill with good.

²⁷¶ And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

²⁷¶ And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said vnto them, I haue sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

⁴Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

⁴Saying, I haue sinned, in that I haue betraied the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to vs? see thou to that.

⁶And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

⁶And he shall bring forth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.

²³The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed.

²³The LORD render to euery man his righteousnesse, and his faithfulnesse: for the LORD deliuered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch foorth mine hand against the LORDs Anointed.

¹²Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up.

¹²Then said Dauid, Will the men of Keilah ^†deliuer me, and my men, into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliuer thee vp.

⁷¶ And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.

⁷¶ And it was told Saul that Dauid was come to Keilah: and Saul said, God hath deliuered him into mine hand: for he is shut in, by entring into a towne that hath gates and barres.

¹⁰Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the Lord had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the Lord’s anointed.

¹⁰Behold, this day thine eyes haue seene, how that the LORD had deliuered thee to day into mine hand in the caue: and some bade me kill thee, but mine eye spared thee, and I said, I will not put foorth mine hand against my lord, for hee is the LORDs Anointed.

⁸Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

⁸Then said Abishai to Dauid, God hath ^†deliuered thine enemie into thine hand this day: now therefore let mee smite him, I pray thee, with the speare, euen to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

⁸And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

⁸And hast not shut me vp into the hand of the enemie: thou hast set my feete in a large roome.

²¹And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.

²¹And Saul said, Blessed be yee of the LORD, for yee haue compassion on me.

²⁵Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

²⁵Then Saul said to Dauid, Blessed be thou, my sonne Dauid: thou shalt both doe great things, and also shalt still preuaile. So Dauid went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

²And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son.

²And he said vnto his mother, The eleuen hundred shekels of siluer, that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine eares, behold, the siluer is with mee, I tooke it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my sonne.

²¹If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

²²For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

^21*If thine enemie be hungry, giue him bread to eate: and if hee be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.

²²For thou shalt heape coales of fire vpon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

²⁰The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

²⁰The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousnesse, according to the cleannesse of my hands hath hee recompensed me.

¹⁷And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.

¹⁷And he said vnto him, Feare not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not finde thee, and thou shalt be king ouer Israel, and I shall be next vnto thee: and that also Saul my father knoweth.

¹⁷¶ And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:

¹⁸Now then do it: for the Lord hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

¹⁷¶ And Abner had communication with the Elders of Israel, saying, Yee sought for Dauid ^†in times past, to be king ouer you.

¹⁸Now then doe it, for the LORD hath spoken of Dauid, saying; By the hand of my seruant Dauid I will saue my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

³When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

⁴And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

⁵And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet,

⁶And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

³When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Hierusalem with him.

⁴And when he had gathered all the chiefe Priests and Scribes of the people together, hee demanded of them where Christ should be borne.

⁵And they said vnto him, In Bethlehem of Iudea: For thus it is written by the Prophet;

^6*And thou Bethlehem in the land of Iuda, art not the least among the Princes of Iuda: for out of thee shall come a Gouernour, that shall ^‖rule my people Israel.

¹⁴But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.

¹⁴But now thy kingdome shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his owne heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to bee captaine ouer his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.

³⁰Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?

³¹For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.

³⁰Then Sauls anger was kindled against Ionathan, and hee said vnto him, ^‖Thou sonne of the peruerse rebellious woman, doe not I know that thou hast chosen the sonne of Iesse to thine owne confusion, and vnto the confusion of thy mothers nakednesse?

³¹For as long as the sonne of Iesse liueth vpon the ground, thou shalt not be stablished, nor thy kingdome: wherefore now send and fetch him vnto mee, for he ^†shall surely die.

²⁵For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.

²⁵For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himselfe against the Almightie.

¹³And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

¹³And when they were departed, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeareth to Ioseph in a dreame, saying, Arise and take the young childe, and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and bee thou there vntill I bring thee word: for Herode will seeke the young childe, to destroy him.

¹⁶¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

¹⁶¶ Then Herode, when hee saw that hee was mocked of the Wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent foorth, and slewe all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two yeeres olde and vnder, according to the time, which he had diligently enquired of the Wise men.

²³Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

²³Now therefore sweare vnto mee here by God, that thou wilt not ^†deale falsly with me, nor with my sonne, nor with my sonnes sonne: but according to the kindnesse that I haue done vnto thee, thou shalt doe vnto me, and to the land wherein thou hast soiourned.

⁶Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I will give them.

⁷But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

⁸But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

⁶Let seuen men of his sonnes bee deliuered vnto vs, and wee will hang them vp vnto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, ^‖whome the LORD did chuse. And the king said, I will giue them.

⁷But the king spared Mephibosheth the sonne of Ionathan the sonne of Saul, because of the ^* LORDs othe that was between them, betweene Dauid, and Ionathan the sonne of Saul.

⁸But the king tooke the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare vnto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth, and the fiue sonnes of ^‖Michal the daughter of Saul, whome she ^†brought vp for Adriel the sonne of Barzillai the Meholathite.

¹⁴And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not:

¹⁵But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

¹⁶So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.

¹⁷And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

¹⁴And thou shalt not onely while yet I liue, shew me the kindnesse of the LORD, that I die not:

¹⁵But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindnesse from my house for euer: no not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of Dauid, euery one from the face of the earth.

¹⁶So Ionathan ^†made a couenant with the house of Dauid, saying, Let the LORD euen require it at the hande of Dauids enemies.

¹⁷And Ionathan caused Dauid to sweare againe, ^‖because he loued him: for he loued him as he loued his owne soule.

⁴⁸And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

⁴⁸And Laban said, This heape is a witnesse betweene mee and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed,

⁵³The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

⁵³The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, iudge betwixt vs. And Iacob sware by the feare of his father Isaac.

¹⁶For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

¹⁶For men verily sweare by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

²⁹¶ And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.

²⁹¶ And Dauid went vp from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.

²⁴But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,

²⁴But Iesus did not commit himselfe vnto them, because he knew al men,

¹⁶¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

¹⁷But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

¹⁶¶ ^*Behold, I send you foorth as sheepe in the middest of wolues: be yee therefore wise as serpents, and ^‖harmelesse as doues.

¹⁷But beware of men: for they will deliuer you vp to the Councils, and they will scourge you in their Synagogues,

²⁴He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

²⁵When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

^24‖Hee that hateth, dissembleth with his lips, and layeth vp deceit within him.

^25†When he speaketh faire, beleeue him not: for there are seuen abominations in his heart.