Parallel Verses
NET Bible
David took all the flocks and herds and drove them in front of the rest of the animals. People were saying, "This is David's plunder!"
New American Standard Bible
So David had
King James Version
And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
Holman Bible
He took all the sheep and cattle, which were driven ahead of the other livestock, and the people shouted, “This is David’s plunder!”
International Standard Version
David took all the rest of the sheep and cattle, driving them ahead of their rescued livestock. People said about all this, "This is David's spoil."
A Conservative Version
And David took all the flocks and the herds, [which] they drove before those [other] cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
American Standard Version
And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
Amplified
So David captured all the flocks and herds [which the enemy had], and [the people] drove those animals before him and said, “This is David’s spoil.”
Bible in Basic English
And they took all the flocks and herds, and driving them in front of him, said, These are David's.
Darby Translation
And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before the other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
Julia Smith Translation
And David will take all the sheep and the oxen they drove before those cattle, and they will say, This David's spoil.
King James 2000
And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And David took all of the sheep, and the cattle they drove along in front of that livestock, and they said, "This [is] David's plunder."
Modern King James verseion
And David took all the flock, and the herd. They drove on before those cattle. And they said, This is David's spoil.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And David took all the sheep, and the oxen. And they drave the cattle before, and said, "This is David's prey."
New Heart English Bible
David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other livestock, and said, "This is David's spoil."
The Emphasized Bible
And David took all the flocks and the herds, - they drave them before those other cattle, and they said, This, is David's spoil.
Webster
And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
World English Bible
David took all the flocks and the herds, [which] they drove before those [other] livestock, and said, "This is David's spoil."
Youngs Literal Translation
and David taketh the whole of the flock, and of the herd, they have led on before these cattle, and they say, 'This is David's spoil.'
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 30:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Defeats The Amalekites
19 There was nothing missing, whether small or great. He retrieved sons and daughters, the plunder, and everything else they had taken. David brought everything back. 20 David took all the flocks and herds and drove them in front of the rest of the animals. People were saying, "This is David's plunder!" 21 Then David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 30:26
When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah who were his friends, saying, "Here's a gift for you from the looting of the Lord's enemies!"
Numbers 31:9-12
The Israelites took the women of Midian captives along with their little ones, and took all their herds, all their flocks, and all their goods as plunder.
2 Chronicles 20:25
Jehoshaphat and his men went to gather the plunder; they found a huge amount of supplies, clothing and valuable items. They carried away everything they could. There was so much plunder, it took them three days to haul it off.
Isaiah 53:12
So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes, he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful, because he willingly submitted to death and was numbered with the rebels, when he lifted up the sin of many and intervened on behalf of the rebels."
Romans 8:37
No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us!