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Berean Standard Bible

“Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!””

1 Samuel 26:8

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David and Abishai slip into Saul's camp at night and find him sleeping with his spear beside him. Abishai sees an opportunity.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”

World English Bible (WEB)

Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered up your enemy into your hand today. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.”

King James Version (KJV)

Then 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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then Abishai said to David, God has given up your hater into your hands today; now let me give him one blow through to the earth with his spear, and there will be no need to give him a second.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces dijo Abisai á David: Hoy ha Dios entregado á tu enemigo en tus manos: ahora pues, herirélo luego con la lanza, cosiéndole con la tierra de un golpe, y no segundaré.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―Dios ha vuelto a poner a tu enemigo en tus manos —susurró Abisay—. Déjame que lo atraviese con su lanza. Lo clavaré en tierra con ella y no necesitaré darle un segundo golpe.

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