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The Philistines Reject David

1 Samuel 29:2

In 11 translations

BSB
As the Philistine leaders marched out their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.
KJV
And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.
WEB
The lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.
ASV
And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.
LSV
and the princes of the Philistines are passing on by hundreds, and by thousands, and David and his men are passing on in the rear with Achish.
YLT
and the princes of the Philistines are passing on by hundreds, and by thousands, and David and his men are passing on in the rear with Achish.
DBY
And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.
DRC
And the lords of the Philistines marched with their hundreds and their thousands: but David and his men were in the rear with Achis.
GNV
And the princes of the Philistims went foorth by hundreths and thousandes, but Dauid and his men came behinde with Achish.
JPS
And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.
LXXE
And the lords of the Philistines went on by hundreds and thousands, and David and his men went on in the rear with Anchus.Gr. to or at.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְסַרְנֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ עֹֽבְרִ֔ים לְמֵא֖וֹת וְלַאֲלָפִ֑ים וְדָוִ֣ד וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו עֹֽבְרִ֛ים בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖ה עִם־אָכִֽישׁ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ οἱ σατράπαι τῶν ἀλλοφύλων παρεπορεύοντο εἰς ἑκατοντάδας καὶ χιλιάδας, καὶ Δαυὶδ καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτοῦ παρεπορεύοντο ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων μετὰ Ἀγχοῦς.

Who and where

👤 Achish👤 David◆ Reign of Saul

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Samuel 28:1–2Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.” David replied, “Then you will…
  • 1 Samuel 29:6–7So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright in my sight, and it seems right that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from…
  • Joshua 13:3from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
  • 1 Samuel 6:4“What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both…
  • 1 Samuel 5:8–11So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.…

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