Berean Standard Bible
“David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.””
David has twice spared Saul's life, yet still lives as a fugitive. Discouraged, he begins to talk to himself about the future.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”
World English Bible (WEB)
David said in his heart, “I will now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel. So shall I escape out of his hand.”
King James Version (KJV)
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And David said to himself, Some day death will come to me by the hand of Saul: the only thing for me to do is to get away into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will give up hope of taking me in any part of the land of Israel: and so I may be able to get away from him.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y DIJO David en su corazón: Al fin seré muerto algún día por la mano de Saúl: nada por tanto me será mejor que fugarme á la tierra de los Filisteos, para que Saúl se deje de mí, y no me ande buscando más por todos los términos de Israel, y así me escaparé de sus manos.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Pero David se dijo: «Algún día Saúl me va a encontrar y me dará muerte, por lo tanto me iré a territorio de los filisteos hasta que Saúl deje de buscarme. Sólo así volveré a tener seguridad».
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