Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

After whom did the king of Israel come forth? after whom pursuest thou? after a dead dog? after one flea?

New American Standard Bible

After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog, a single flea?

King James Version

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

Holman Bible

Who has the king of Israel come after? What are you chasing after? A dead dog? A flea?

International Standard Version

After whom is the king of Israel going out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog or a single flea?

A Conservative Version

After whom is the king of Israel come out? After whom do thou pursue? After a dead dog, after a flea.

American Standard Version

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

Amplified

After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue [with three thousand men]? A dead dog, a single flea?

Bible in Basic English

After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.

Darby Translation

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a single flea.

King James 2000

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom do you pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

Lexham Expanded Bible

After whom did the king of Israel go out? After whom are you pursuing? After a dead dog? After one flea?

Modern King James verseion

After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog? After a flea?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

After whom art thou come out, thou king of Israel? After whom chasest thou? Even after a dead dog, and after a flea!

NET Bible

Who has the king of Israel come out after? Who is it that you are pursuing? A dead dog? A single flea?

New Heart English Bible

Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?

The Emphasized Bible

After whom, hath the king of Israel come forth? After whom, art thou in pursuit? After a dead dog! after a single flea!

Webster

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea?

World English Bible

Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?

Youngs Literal Translation

After whom hath the king of Israel come out? after whom art thou pursuing? -- after a dead dog! after one flea!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

whom is the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

אחר 
'achar 
אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488
Usage: 488

רדף 
Radaph 
Usage: 143

a dead
מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

dog
כּלב 
Keleb 
dog
Usage: 32

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

a
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

David Spares Saul In The Cave At En Gedi

13 As the ancient parable will say, Injustice will go forth from the unjust; and my hand shall not be upon thee. 14 After whom did the king of Israel come forth? after whom pursuest thou? after a dead dog? after one flea? 15 And Jehovah being for defender, and judge between me and between thee; and he will see and plead my cause, and he will judge me out of thine hand.


Cross References

1 Samuel 26:20

And now my blood shall not fall to the earth from before the face of Jehovah; for the king of Israel came forth to seek one flea, as when the partridge will pursue in the mountains.

1 Samuel 17:43

And he of the rovers will say to David, Am I a dog that thou camnest to me with rods? and he of the rovers will curse David by his gods.

2 Samuel 9:8

And he will worship him and say, What is thy servant that thou didst look to a dead dog which is like me?

Judges 8:1-3

And the men of Ephraim will say to him, Why didst thou this word to us, that thou calledst not to us when thou wentest to war against Midian? and they will contend with him with strength.

2 Samuel 3:8

And it will kindle to Abner greatly for the words of the man of shame, and he will say, Am I the head of a dog which against Judah this day will do mercy with the house of Saul thy father to his brethren and to his friends, and not delivering thee into the hand of David, and thou wilt review over me concerning the woman this day?

2 Samuel 6:20

And David turned back to bless his house. And Michal, Saul's daughter, will go forth to the meeting of David, and she will say, How honored the king of Israel this day who was uncovered this day to the eyes of the maids of his servants as one of the worthless uncovering was uncovered!

2 Samuel 16:9

And Abishai son of Zeruiah will say to the king, Wherefore shall this dead dog curse my lord the king? I will pass over now and take away his head.

1 Kings 21:7

And Jezebel his wife will say to him, Thou now wilt do the kingdom over Israel: arise, eat bread, and do thy heart good: I will give to thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

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