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David’s Mighty Men

1 Chronicles 11:16

In 11 translations

BSB
At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
KJV
And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Beth-lehem.
WEB
David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time.
ASV
And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
LSV
and David [is] then in the fortress, and the station of the Philistines [is] then in Beth-Lehem,
YLT
and David [is] then in the fortress, and the station of the Philistines [is] then in Beth-Lehem,
DBY
And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
DRC
And David was in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines in Bethlehem.
GNV
And when Dauid was in the hold, the Philistims garison was at Beth-lehem.
JPS
And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
LXXE
And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethleem.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְדָוִ֖יד אָ֣ז בַּמְּצוּדָ֑ה וּנְצִ֣יב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אָ֖ז בְּבֵ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ Δαυὶδ τότε ἐν τῇ περιοχῇ, καὶ τὸ σύστημα τῶν ἀλλοφύλων τότε ἐν Βηθλεέμ.

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  • 1 Samuel 10:5After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and…
  • 1 Samuel 13:23And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.
  • 1 Samuel 13:4And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
  • Psalms 142:1I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
  • 1 Samuel 22:1So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.
  • 1 Samuel 23:25and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.

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