Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And they will announce to David, saying, Behold, the rovers 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.
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.'
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 And they will announce to David, saying, Behold, the rovers fighting against Keilah, and they are plundering the threshing-floors. 2 And David will ask in Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and strike against these rovers? And Jehovah will say to David, Go and strike against the rovers, and save Keilah.
Cross References
Joshua 15:44
And Keilah, and Achzib and Mareshah; nine cities and their enclosures:
Nehemiah 3:17-18
After him held fast the Levites, Rehum, son of Bani. Upon his hand held fast Hashabiah chief of half the circuit of Keilah to his circuit
Leviticus 26:16
Surely I will do this to you, and I appointed over you terror, consumption, and burning fever, destroying the eyes and consuming the soul: and ye sowed in vain your seed, and your enemies shall eat it.
Deuteronomy 28:33
The fruit of thy land and all thy labors, a people which thou knewest not shall eat: and thou wert only oppressed and broken all the days.
Deuteronomy 28:51
And it shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land till he destroyed thee: which shall not leave to thee grain, new wine or new oil, the offspring of thine oxen and the flocks of thy sheep, till his destroying thee.
Judges 6:4
And they will encamp against them, and they will destroy the produce of the land even to thy coming to Gaza; and they will not leave means of life in Israel, and sheep and ox and ass.
Judges 6:11
And a messenger of Jehovah will come and sit under an oak which is in Ophrah, which is to Joash, father of Ezri: and Gideon his son threshed wheat in the wine press to place in safety from the face of Midian.
Micah 6:15
Thou shalt sow and thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olive and thou shalt not anoint thyself with oil; and new wine, and thou shalt not drink wine.