He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed,(A) or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.”

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And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.

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But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed(A) and be guiltless?(B)

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And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and be guiltless?

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14 David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?(A)

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14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord's anointed?

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15 Then David called one of his men and said, “Go, strike him down!”(A) So he struck him down, and he died.(B)

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15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

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21 Then Abishai(A) son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this? He cursed(B) the Lord’s anointed.”(C)

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21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord's anointed?

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