17 Then Saul recognized David’s voice and said, “(A)Is this your voice, my son David?” And David said, “It is my voice, my lord the king.” 18 He also said, “(B)Why then is my lord pursuing his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand? 19 Now then, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If (C)the Lord has incited you against me, (D)may He [a]accept an offering; but (E)if it is [b]people, cursed [c]are they before the Lord, because (F)they have driven me out today so that I would have no share in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 26:19 Lit smell
  2. 1 Samuel 26:19 Lit the sons of mankind
  3. 1 Samuel 26:19 Or may they be

17 Saul recognized David’s voice and said, “Is that your voice,(A) David my son?”

David replied, “Yes it is, my lord the king.” 18 And he added, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done, and what wrong(B) am I guilty of? 19 Now let my lord the king listen(C) to his servant’s words. If the Lord has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering.(D) If, however, people have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord! They have driven me today from my share in the Lord’s inheritance(E) and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.’(F)

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