King James Version
1 Samuel 26:19 KJV
“Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. accept: Heb. smell abiding: Heb. cleaving”
Self-Control
1 Samuel 26 — Context
1 Samuel 26:18 — “And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?”
1 Samuel 26:19 — “Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. accept: Heb. smell abiding: Heb. cleaving”
1 Samuel 26:20 — “Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to see...”