Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were greatly afraid.
King James Version
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
Holman Bible
When all the Israelite men saw Goliath, they retreated from him terrified.
International Standard Version
When all the Israelis saw the man, they fled from him and were very frightened.
A Conservative Version
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were greatly afraid.
American Standard Version
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
Amplified
When the men of Israel all saw the man, they fled from him, and were very frightened.
Bible in Basic English
And all the men of Israel, when they saw him, went in flight, overcome with fear.
Darby Translation
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were greatly afraid.
Julia Smith Translation
And every man of Israel in their seeing the man, will flee from his face, and they will fear greatly.
King James 2000
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were greatly afraid.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from his presence and were very afraid.
Modern King James verseion
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, they ran from him and were very much afraid.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, ran away from him, and were sore afraid.
NET Bible
When all the men of Israel saw this man, they retreated from his presence and were very afraid.
New Heart English Bible
All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were terrified.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from before him, and feared exceedingly.
Webster
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were exceedingly afraid.
World English Bible
All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were terrified.
Youngs Literal Translation
and all the men of Israel when they see the man flee from his presence, and are greatly afraid.
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Champions fight instead of
Championship » Instances of » Goliath and david
Cowardice » Cowardice, examples of » Israel before goliath
Cowardice » Instances of » The israelites » To meet goliath
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Powerlessness » Of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Apostasy produced a nation of cowards
Interlinear
Ra'ah
Nuwc
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 17:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Enters The Scene Of Battle
23 David talked to his brothers. Goliath came out from the line of Philistines and boasted as usual. David heard him. 24 When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were greatly afraid. 25 They said to each other: Look how he keeps coming out to insult us. The king offers a big reward to the man who kills Goliath. That man will even get to marry the king's daughter. No one in his family will ever have to pay taxes again.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:36
I will fill those who are left in the land of their enemies with despair. The sound of a windblown leaf will make them run. They will run away and fall, but no one will be chasing them.
Numbers 13:33
We saw Nephilim there. The descendants of Anak are Nephilim. We felt as small as grasshoppers. That is no doubt how we must have looked to them.
Deuteronomy 32:30
Why were a thousand defeated by one? Why ten thousand by only two? Jehovah their God abandoned them! Their mighty God gave them up.
1 Samuel 13:6-7
The Israelite army realized that they were outnumbered and were going to lose the battle. Some of the Israelite men hid in caves, thickets and rocks. Others hid in tombs or in deep dry pits.
1 Samuel 17:11
Saul and all the Israelites were overcome with fear when they heard what this Philistine said.
Isaiah 7:2
A report was made to the house of David saying: Aram has allied itself with Ephraim. The heart of Ahaz and the heart of his people shook (their courage failed) as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.
Isaiah 30:17
One thousand people will flee when one person threatens them. You will flee when five threaten you. Then you will be left alone like a flagpole on top of a mountain, like a signpost on a hill.