1 Samuel 26:22
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Here is the king's spear," David answered. "Let one of your young men come over and get it.

New Living Translation
“Here is your spear, O king,” David replied. “Let one of your young men come over and get it.

English Standard Version
And David answered and said, “Here is the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and take it.

Berean Study Bible
“Here is the king’s spear,” David answered. “Let one of the young men come over and get it.

New American Standard Bible
David replied, “Behold, the spear of the king! Now have one of the young men come over and take it.

NASB 1995
David replied, "Behold the spear of the king! Now let one of the young men come over and take it.

NASB 1977
And David answered and said, “Behold the spear of the king! Now let one of the young men come over and take it.

Amplified Bible
David answered, “Look, here is the king’s spear! Now let one of the young men come over and get it.

Christian Standard Bible
David answered, “Here is the king’s spear; have one of the young men come over and get it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
David answered, "Here is the king's spear; have one of the young men come over and get it.

Contemporary English Version
"Your Majesty, here's your spear! Let one of your soldiers come and get it.

Good News Translation
David replied, "Here is your spear, Your Majesty. Let one of your men come over and get it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
David responded, "Here's the king's spear. One of the young men should come over and get it.

International Standard Version
David replied, "Here's the king's spear. Have one of the young men come over and get it.

NET Bible
David replied, "Here is the king's spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

New King James Version
And David answered and said, “Here is the king’s spear. Let one of the young men come over and get it.

King James 2000 Bible
And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and get it.

New Heart English Bible
And David answered and said, "Look, the king's spear. Now let one of the young men come over and get it.

World English Bible
David answered, "Behold the spear, O king! Then let one of the young men come over and get it.

American King James Version
And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

American Standard Version
And David answered and said, Behold the spear, O king! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it.

A Faithful Version
And David answered and said, "Behold the king's spear! And let one of the young men come over and get it.

Darby Bible Translation
And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear, and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

English Revised Version
And David answered and said, Behold the spear, O king! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it.

Webster's Bible Translation
And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and take it.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then Dauid answered, and saide, Beholde the Kings speare, let one of the yong men come ouer and set it.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Dauid aunswered and said: Beholde the kinges speare, let one of the young men come ouer and fet it.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Dauid answered and sayde: Beholde, here is the kynges speare, let one of the yongemen come ouer here and fetch it.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And David answers and says, “Behold, the king’s spear; and let one of the young men pass over, and receive it;

Young's Literal Translation
And David answereth and saith, 'Lo, the king's spear; and let one of the young men pass over, and receive it;

Smith's Literal Translation
And David will answer and say, Behold the king's spear: and will one of the boys pass over and take it?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David answering, said: Behold the king's spear: let one of the king's servants come over and fetch it.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And responding, David said: “Behold, the king’s spear. Let one of the servants of the king cross over and take it.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And David answered and said: “Behold, the scepterspear of the King! Let one of the young men cross over and take it!

Lamsa Bible
And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! Let one of the young men come over and take it.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And David answered and said: 'Behold the king's spear! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And David answered and said, Behold, the spear of the king: let one of the servants come over and take it.
















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