Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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."

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."

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

American

Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

David Defeats The Philistines At Keilah

1 And they declare to David, saying, 'Lo, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are spoiling the threshing-floors.' 2 And David asketh at Jehovah, saying, 'Do I go? -- and have I smitten among these Philistines?' And Jehovah saith unto David, 'Go, and thou hast smitten among the Philistines, and saved Keilah.'

Cross References

Joshua 15:44

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

Nehemiah 3:17-18

After him have the Levites strengthened, and Rehum son of Bani: by his hand hath Hashabiah, head of the half of the district of Keilah, strengthened, for his district.

Leviticus 26:16

I also do this to you, and I have appointed over you trouble, the consumption, and the burning fever, consuming eyes, and causing pain of soul; and your seed in vain ye have sowed, and your enemies have eaten it;

Deuteronomy 28:33

The fruit of thy ground, and all thy labour, eat up doth a people whom thou hast not known; and thou hast been only oppressed and bruised all the days;

Deuteronomy 28:51

and it hath eaten the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, till thou art destroyed; which leaveth not to thee corn, new wine, and oil, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock, till it hath destroyed thee.

Judges 6:4

and encamp against them, and destroy the increase of the land till thine entering Gaza; and they leave no sustenance in Israel, either sheep, or ox, or ass;

Judges 6:11

And the messenger of Jehovah cometh and sitteth under the oak which is in Ophrah, which is to Joash the Abi-Ezrite, and Gideon his son is beating out wheat in the wine-press, to remove it from the presence of the Midianites;

Micah 6:15

Thou -- thou sowest, and thou dost not reap, Thou -- thou treadest the olive, And thou pourest not out oil, And new wine -- and thou drinkest not wine.

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