Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Then told they David, saying, - Lo! the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are plundering the threshing-floors.
New American Standard Bible
Then they told David, saying, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against
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
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.
American Standard 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."
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.'
Themes
David » King of israel » Saves keilah
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » David » Often defeated during saul's reign
Interlinear
Nagad
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 23:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Defeats The Philistines At Keilah
1 Then told they David, saying, - Lo! the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are plundering the threshing-floors. 2 So David enquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Yahweh 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 son of Bani, - at his hand, repaired, Hashabiah, ruler of the half-circuit of Keilah, for his circuit;
Leviticus 26:16
I also, will do this unto you - I will set over you, for terror, consumption and fever, Causing the eyes to fail and the soul to pine away, - And ye shall sow, in vain, your seed, for it shall be eaten by your foes.
Deuteronomy 28:33
The fruit of thy soil, and all thy toilsome produce, shall a people whom thou knowest not, eat up, - and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed, all the days;
Deuteronomy 28:51
then shall be eat the young of thy cattle and the fruit of thy ground until thou art destroyed, who will not leave for thee corn, new wine or oil, the young of thy kine, or the ewes of thy flock, - until he hath caused thee to perish.
Judges 6:4
and encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the land, until thou comest unto Gaza, - neither left they sustenance in Israel, nor sheep nor ox, nor ass;
Judges 6:11
Then came the messenger of Yahweh, and sat down under the oak which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash, the Abiezrite; and, Gideon his son, was beating out wheat in the winepress, to escape the notice of the Midianites;
Micah 6:15
Thou, shalt sow, but shalt not reap, - thou, shalt tread the olive, but shalt not anoint thee with oil, also the grape, but shalt not drink the wine.