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New King James Version

1 Samuel 19:8

And there was war again; and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and struck them with a mighty blow, and they fled from him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Jealousy;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Philistines, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jonathan;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel, Books of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Samuel, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When war broke out again, David went out and fought against the Philistines. He defeated them with such great force that they fled from him.
Hebrew Names Version
There was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Pelishtim, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
King James Version
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
Lexham English Bible
War came again, so David went out and fought against the Philistines and defeated them thoroughly so that they fled before him.
English Standard Version
And there was war again. And David went out and fought with the Philistines and struck them with a great blow, so that they fled before him.
New Century Version
When war broke out again, David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them, and they ran away from him.
New English Translation
Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly and they ran away from him.
Amplified Bible
Then there was war again, and David went out and fought with the Philistines and defeated them with a great slaughter, and they fled before him.
New American Standard Bible
When there was war again, David went out and fought the Philistines and defeated them with great slaughter, so that they fled from him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Againe the warre began, & Dauid went out & fought with the Philistims, and slew them with a great slaughter, and they fled from him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then there was war again. And David went out and fought with the Philistines and struck them with a great slaughter, so that they fled before him.
Contemporary English Version
The next time there was a war with the Philistines, David fought hard and forced them to retreat.
Complete Jewish Bible
War broke out again, and David went and fought the P'lishtim. He defeated them with a great slaughter, and they fled before him.
Darby Translation
And there was war again; and David went forth and fought with the Philistines, and smote them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
Easy-to-Read Version
Once again there was war with the Philistines, and David went out to fight. He defeated them badly, and they ran away.
George Lamsa Translation
And there was war again; and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
Good News Translation
War with the Philistines broke out again. David attacked them and defeated them so thoroughly that they fled.
Literal Translation
And there was war again. And David went out and fought against the Philistines, and struck among them with a great slaughter. And they fled from his face.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But there arose a battayll agayne, and Dauid wente forth, and fought agaynst the Philistynes, and smote a greate slaughter, so that they fled before him.
American Standard Version
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
Bible in Basic English
And there was war again: and David went out fighting the Philistines, causing great destruction among them; and they went in flight before him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the warre began againe, and Dauid went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slue them with a great slaughter, and they fled from hym.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And there was war again; and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
King James Version (1611)
And there was warre againe, and Dauid went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter, & they fled from him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And there was again war against Saul; and David did valiantly, and fought against the Philistines, and smote them with a very great slaughter, and they fled from before him.
English Revised Version
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
Berean Standard Bible
When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe batel was moued eft; and Dauyd yede out, and fauyt ayens Filisteis, and he smoot hem with a greet wounde, and thei fledden fro his face.
Young's Literal Translation
And there addeth to be war, and David goeth out and fighteth against the Philistines, and smiteth among them -- a great smiting, and they flee from his face.
Update Bible Version
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
World English Bible
There was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
New Living Translation
War broke out again after that, and David led his troops against the Philistines. He attacked them with such fury that they all ran away.
New Life Bible
When there was war again, David went out and fought with the Philistines. He killed many of them, and the others ran away from him.
New Revised Standard
Again there was war, and David went out to fight the Philistines. He launched a heavy attack on them, so that they fled before him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, when the war again brake out, - and David went forth and fought with the Philistines, and smote them with a great smiting, and they fled before him,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the war began again, and David went out, and fought against the Philistines, and defeated them with a great slaughter, and they fled from his face.
Revised Standard Version
And there was war again; and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and made a great slaughter among them, so that they fled before him.
THE MESSAGE
War broke out again and David went out to fight Philistines. He beat them badly, and they ran for their lives.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When there was war again, David went out and fought with the Philistines and defeated them with great slaughter, so that they fled before him.

Contextual Overview

8 And there was war again; and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and struck them with a mighty blow, and they fled from him. 9 Now the distressing spirit from the LORD came upon Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing music with his hand. 10 Then Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away from Saul's presence; and he drove the spear into the wall. So David fled and escaped that night.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

David: Psalms 18:32-50, Psalms 27:3

him: Heb. his face

Cross-References

Genesis 18:5
And I will bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh your hearts. After that you may pass by, inasmuch as you have come to your servant." They said, "Do as you have said."
Genesis 19:31
Now the firstborn said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is no man on the earth to come in to us as is the custom of all the earth.
Genesis 19:38
And the younger, she also bore a son and called his name Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the people of Ammon to this day.
Genesis 42:37
Then Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you; put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you."
Exodus 32:22
So Aaron said, "Do not let the anger of my lord become hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.
Judges 9:15
And the bramble said to the trees, "If in truth you anoint me as king over you, Then come and take shelter in my shade; But if not, let fire come out of the bramble And devour the cedars of Lebanon!'
Judges 19:24
Look, here is my virgin daughter and the man's [fn] concubine; let me bring them out now. Humble them, and do with them as you please; but to this man do not do such a vile thing!"
Isaiah 58:7
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh?
Mark 9:6
because he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid.
Romans 3:8
And why not say, "Let us do evil that good may come"?--as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their condemnation is just.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there was war again,.... Between Israel and the Philistines; it does not appear that either of them sent out their whole force, only some parties or detachments, between which there were skirmishes:

and David went out and fought with the Philistines; he went out with his thousand men, over which he was made captain, 1 Samuel 18:13; for he had not the command of the whole army; that belonged to Abner:

and slew them with a great slaughter, and they fled from him; he killed many of them in his engagements with them, and the rest fled, and he returned victorious; which stirred up the envy and increased the jealousy of Saul, to observe which this is related.


 
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