Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors.

New American Standard Bible

Then they told David, saying, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are plundering the threshing floors.”

King James Version

Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.

Holman Bible

It was reported to David: “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and raiding the threshing floors.”

International Standard Version

Someone told David, "Look, the Philistines are fighting at Keilah and are plundering the threshing floors."

A Conservative Version

And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors.

Amplified

Then they told David, saying, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are plundering (robbing) the threshing floors [of the grain].”

Bible in Basic English

And they sent word to David, saying, The Philistines are fighting against Keilah and taking the grain from the grain-floors.

Darby Translation

And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will announce to David, saying, Behold, the rovers fighting against Keilah, and they are plundering the threshing-floors.

King James 2000

Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing floors. .

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now they told David, "Look, [the] Philistines [are] fighting in Keilah and they [are] raiding the threshing floors."

Modern King James verseion

And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then men told David, saying, "Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and spoil the barns."

NET Bible

They told David, "The Philistines are fighting in Keilah and are looting the threshing floors."

New Heart English Bible

David was told, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors."

The Emphasized Bible

Then told they David, saying, - Lo! the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are plundering the threshing-floors.

Webster

Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.

World English Bible

David was told, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors."

Youngs Literal Translation

And they declare to David, saying, 'Lo, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are spoiling the threshing-floors.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נגד 
Nagad 
Usage: 370

דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

פּלשׁתּי 
P@lishtiy 
Usage: 288

לחם 
Lacham 
Usage: 177

קעילה 
Q@`iylah 
Usage: 18

and they rob
שׁשׂה שׁסה 
Shacah 
Usage: 11

References

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Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

David Defeats The Philistines At Keilah

1 And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors. 2 Therefore David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Jehovah said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.


Cross References

Joshua 15:44

and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.

Nehemiah 3:17-18

After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district.

Leviticus 26:16

I also will do this unto you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall consume the eyes, and make the soul to pine away; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

Deuteronomy 28:33

The fruit of thy ground, and all thy labors, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway;

Deuteronomy 28:51

and shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, until thou be destroyed; that also shall not leave thee grain, new wine, or oil, the increase of thy cattle, or the young of thy flock, until they have caused thee to perish.

Judges 6:4

and they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance in Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

Judges 6:11

And the angel of Jehovah came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

Micah 6:15

Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but shalt not anoint thee with oil; and the vintage, but shalt not drink the wine.

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