26Nevertheless Saul spoke not any thing that day: for he thought, Something has befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.


In Context

23 And as touching the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between you and me for ever.

24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

25 And the king sat on his seat, as at other times, even on a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.

26 Nevertheless Saul spoke not any thing that day: for he thought, Something has befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

27 And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why comes not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?

28 And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem:

1 Samuel 20:26 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:26Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, "Something must have happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean-surely he is unclean."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:26Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he [is] not clean.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:26And Saul said nothing that day, for he thought it might have happened to him, that he was not clean, nor purified.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:26Nevertheless Saul spake not anything that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:26And Saul said nothing that day; for he thought, Something has befallen him, that he is not clean: surely he is not clean.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:26Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:26Nevertheless Saul spoke not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:26Nevertheless Saul didn't say anything that day: for he thought, |Something has happened to him. He is not clean. Surely he is not clean.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:26And Saul hath not spoken anything on that day, for he said, 'It is an accident; he is not clean — surely not clean.'