1 Samuel 24:5

Modern

Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.

Traditional

And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.

Literal

And it came to pass after thus, that the heart of David troubled him, upon that he had cut off the skirt that was on Saul.

Latin

Post hæc percussit cor suum David, eo quod abscidisset oram chlamydis Saul.

Hebrew

English

Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.

David felt guilty because he had dishonored God's anointed king.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Samuel 24:10
After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
1 John 3:20–21
Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.
2 Kings 22:19
…because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
2 Samuel 12:9
Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel