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New Century Version

1 Chronicles 11:16

At that time David was in a stronghold, and some of the Philistines were in Bethlehem.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abishai;   Armies;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Eleazar;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Giants;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Adullam;   Aholah;   Bethlehem;   Philistia;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bethlehem;   Chronicles, I;   Ithrite, the;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Garrison;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Rephaim;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Garrison;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Adullam;   Bethlehem;   Hold;   Jashobeam;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
At that time David was in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.
Hebrew Names Version
David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Pelishtim was then in Beit-Lechem.
King James Version
And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
English Standard Version
David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.
New English Translation
David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.
Amplified Bible
David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.
New American Standard Bible
David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
World English Bible
David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Dauid was in the hold, the Philistims garison was at Beth-lehem.
Legacy Standard Bible
And David was then in the fortress, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
Berean Standard Bible
At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
Contemporary English Version
and had taken over Bethlehem. David was in a fortress,
Complete Jewish Bible
At that time David was in the fortress, and the garrison of the P'lishtim was in Beit-Lechem.
Darby Translation
And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
Easy-to-Read Version
Another time David was in the fortress, and a group of Philistine soldiers was stationed in Bethlehem.
George Lamsa Translation
And David dwelt then in the tent, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.
Good News Translation
At that time David was on a fortified hill, and a group of Philistines had occupied Bethlehem.
Lexham English Bible
And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
Literal Translation
And David was then in the stronghold, and the command post of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
As for Dauid, he was in the castell. And the Philistynes people were then at Bethleem.
American Standard Version
And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
Bible in Basic English
At that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Dauid was in the holde, the Philistines watch was at Bethlehem that same tyme.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid was then in the hold, and the Philistines garison was then at Bethlehem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethleem.
English Revised Version
And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth–lehem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Dauid was in a strong hold, and the stacioun, `that is, the oost gaderid, of Filisteis was in Bethleem.
Update Bible Version
And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
Webster's Bible Translation
And David [was] then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison [was] then at Beth-lehem.
New King James Version
David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
New Living Translation
David was staying in the stronghold at the time, and a Philistine detachment had occupied the town of Bethlehem.
New Life Bible
David was in a strong-place, while the Philistine soldiers had their place in Bethlehem.
New Revised Standard
David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, David, then was in the stronghold, - and, a garrison of Philistines, then was in Bethlehem.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David was in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines in Bethlehem.
Revised Standard Version
David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.
Young's Literal Translation
and David [is] then in the fortress, and the station of the Philistines [is] then in Beth-Lehem,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David was then in the stronghold, while the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

Contextual Overview

10 This is a list of the leaders over David's warriors who helped make David's kingdom strong. All the people of Israel also supported David's kingdom. These heroes and all the people of Israel made David king, just as the Lord had promised. 11 This is a list of David's warriors: Jashobeam was from the Hacmonite people. He was the head of the Three, David's most powerful soldiers. He used his spear to fight three hundred men at one time, and he killed them all. 12 Next was Eleazar, one of the Three. Eleazar was Dodai's son from the Ahohite people. 13 Eleazar was with David at Pas Dammim when the Philistines came there to fight. There was a field of barley at that place. The Israelites ran away from the Philistines, 14 but they stopped in the middle of that field and fought for it and killed the Philistines. The Lord gave them a great victory. 15 Once, three of the Thirty, David's chief soldiers, came down to him at the rock by the cave near Adullam. At the same time the Philistine army had camped in the Valley of Rephaim. 16 At that time David was in a stronghold, and some of the Philistines were in Bethlehem. 17 David had a strong desire for some water. He said, "Oh, I wish someone would get me water from the well near the city gate of Bethlehem!" 18 So the Three broke through the Philistine army and took water from the well near the city gate in Bethlehem. Then they brought it to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out before the Lord , 19 saying, "May God keep me from drinking this water! It would be like drinking the blood of the men who risked their lives to bring it to me!" So David refused to drink it. These were the brave things that the three warriors did.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in the hold: 1 Samuel 22:1, 1 Samuel 23:25, Psalms 142:1, *title

the Philistines': 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 13:4, 1 Samuel 13:23

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 5:17 - the hold 1 Chronicles 12:8 - into the hold

Cross-References

Genesis 10:21
Shem, Japheth's older brother, also had sons. One of his descendants was the father of all the sons of Eber.
Genesis 10:25
Eber was the father of two sons—one named Peleg, because the earth was divided during his life, and the other was named Joktan.
Numbers 24:24
Ships will sail from the shores of Cyprus and defeat Assyria and Eber, but they will also be destroyed."
1 Chronicles 1:19
Eber had two sons. One son was named Peleg, because the people on the earth were divided into different languages during his life. Peleg's brother was named Joktan.
Luke 3:35
Nahor was the son of Serug. Serug was the son of Reu. Reu was the son of Peleg. Peleg was the son of Eber. Eber was the son of Shelah.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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