The Meaning of 1 Samuel 26:9 Explained

1 Samuel 26:9

KJV: And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?

YLT: And David saith unto Abishai, 'Destroy him not; for who hath put forth his hand against the anointed of Jehovah, and been acquitted?'

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

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

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 26:9?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 1 Samuel 26:9 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 26:1-12 - Sparing His Enemy's Life

The Ziphites' treachery served as a foil to the intrinsic nobility of David's character. God made the wrath of man to praise Him, and restrained the remainder, Psalms 76:10, so that His servant escaped as a bird out of the fowler's snare. Read here, Psalms 54:1-7.

It was a bold act for David and Abishai to thread their way between watch-fires and sentries, and talk in whispers over the prostrate body of the sleeping monarch. As David says in one of the Psalms, "By thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall." The special share attributed here to God is the deep sleep which had fallen on the camp, 1 Samuel 26:12. The Lord who put the resolve into David's mind, cooperated in its execution. We are sometimes led by a divine impulse, and God will set His seal on our act; but we should not throw ourselves into peril unless the occasion plainly requires it. We are not at liberty to cast ourselves down from the mountain, unless it is clearly God's will. In David's case, there was sufficient reason for this adventure; first, that Saul might be warned once more; and second, that the integrity of the young outlaw might be established. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 26

¹ Saul, by the discovery of the Ziphites, comes to Hachilah against David
⁴ David coming into the trench keeps Abishai from killing Saul,
¹¹ but takes his spear and jug
¹³ David reproves Abner
¹⁷ and exhorts Saul
²¹ Saul acknowledges his sin

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 26:9 mean?

And said David to Abishai not do destroy him for who can stretch out his hand against anointed of Yahweh and be guiltless -

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר דָּוִ֛ד אֶל־ אֲבִישַׁ֖י אַל־ תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּ כִּ֠י מִ֣י שָׁלַ֥ח יָד֛וֹ בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָ֖ה ؟ וְנִקָּֽה פ

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
דָּוִ֛ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אֲבִישַׁ֖י	Abishai
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲבִישַׁי Sense: grandson of Jesse, nephew of David via his sister Zeruiah, brother of Joab.
תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּ	do destroy him
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁחַת Sense: to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay.
שָׁלַ֥ח	can stretch out
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
יָד֛וֹ	his hand
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: יָד Sense: hand.
בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ	against anointed
Parse: Preposition-b, Adjective, masculine singular construct Root: מָשִׁיחַ Sense: anointed, anointed one.
יְהוָ֖ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
؟ וְנִקָּֽה	and be guiltless
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָקָה Sense: to be empty, be clear, be pure, be free, be innocent, be desolate, be cut off.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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