The Meaning of 1 Samuel 26:8 Explained

1 Samuel 26:8

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.

YLT: And Abishai saith unto David, 'God hath shut up to-day thine enemy into thy hand; and, now, let me smite him, I pray thee, with a spear, even into the earth at once -- and I do repeat it to him.'

Darby: And Abishai said to David, God has delivered thine enemy into thy hand this day; and now let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the ground once, and I will not do it the second time.

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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Samuel 26:8?

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 26:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 1 Samuel 26:8 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 26:8 mean?

and said Abishai to David has delivered God this day - your enemy into your hand therefore now let me strike him please with the spear and right to the earth time at one and not I will [have to strike] a second time him

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲבִישַׁי֙ אֶל־ דָּוִ֔ד סִגַּ֨ר אֱלֹהִ֥ים הַיּ֛וֹם אֶת־ אוֹיִבְךָ֖ בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וְעַתָּה֩ אַכֶּ֨נּוּ נָ֜א בַּחֲנִ֤ית וּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙ פַּ֣עַם אַחַ֔ת וְלֹ֥א אֶשְׁנֶ֖ה לֽוֹ

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲבִישַׁי֙	Abishai
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲבִישַׁי Sense: grandson of Jesse, nephew of David via his sister Zeruiah, brother of Joab.
דָּוִ֔ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
סִגַּ֨ר	has delivered
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: סָגוּר Sense: to shut, close.
אֱלֹהִ֥ים	God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
הַיּ֛וֹם	this day
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אוֹיִבְךָ֖	your enemy
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: אֹיֵב Sense: (Qal) enemy.
בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ	into your hand
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: יָד Sense: hand.
וְעַתָּה֩	therefore now
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: עַתָּה Sense: now.
אַכֶּ֨נּוּ	let me strike him
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect Cohortative if contextual, first person common singular, third person masculine singular Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
נָ֜א	please
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
בַּחֲנִ֤ית	with the spear
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: חֲנִית Sense: spear.
וּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙	and right to the earth
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
פַּ֣עַם	time
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: פַּעַם Sense: stroke, beat, foot, step, anvil, occurrence.
אַחַ֔ת	at one
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
וְלֹ֥א	and not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
אֶשְׁנֶ֖ה	I will [have to strike] a second time
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: שָׁנָה Sense: to repeat, do again, change, alter.

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