Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
The rulers of [the] Philistines [were] passing on according to hundreds and thousands, David and his men passing on at the rear with Achish.
New American Standard Bible
And the lords of the Philistines were proceeding on by hundreds and by thousands, and
King James Version
And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.
Holman Bible
As the Philistine leaders were passing in review with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men
International Standard Version
The Philistine leaders were passing in review among the military units, and David and his men were among them in the rear with Achish.
A Conservative Version
And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands, and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.
American Standard Version
And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.
Amplified
As the Philistine lords (governors) were proceeding on [marching] by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were proceeding on in the rear with Achish [the king of Gath],
Bible in Basic English
And the lords of the Philistines went on with their hundreds and their thousands, and David and his men came after with Achish.
Darby Translation
And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.
Julia Smith Translation
And the princes of the rovers passing over by hundreds and by thousands: and David and his men passing over at last with Achish.
King James 2000
And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.
Modern King James verseion
And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands. But David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the lords of the Philistines went forth by hundreds and by thousands. But David and his men came behind with Achish.
NET Bible
When the leaders of the Philistines were passing in review at the head of their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men were passing in review in the rear with Achish.
New Heart English Bible
The lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.
The Emphasized Bible
And, the lords of the Philistines, were passing on by hundreds, and by thousands, - but, David and his men, were passing on in the rear, with Achish.
Webster
And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.
World English Bible
The lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the princes of the Philistines are passing on by hundreds, and by thousands, and David and his men are passing on in the rear with Achish.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 29:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Leaves The Service Of Achish
1 Now [the] Philistines assembled all their forces at Aphek, and Israel [was] encamped at the spring that [is] in Jezreel. 2 The rulers of [the] Philistines [were] passing on according to hundreds and thousands, David and his men passing on at the rear with Achish. 3 Then the commanders of [the] Philistines said, "What [are] these Hebrews [doing here]?" And Achish said to the commanders of [the] Philistines, "Is this not David, the servant of Saul, the king of Israel, who has been with me {for days and years}? I have not found anything [threatening] in him from the day of his desertion until this day!"
Cross References
1 Samuel 28:1-2
{Now} in those days [the] Philistines gathered their forces for war to fight against Israel. So Achish said to David, "Certainly you realize that you must go out with me in the army, you and your men."
Joshua 13:3
from the Shihor, which [is] {east of Egypt}, up to the border of Ekron to [the] north, which is reckoned as Canaanite; [there are] five Philistine rulers: the Gazites, Ashdodites, Ashkelonites, Gittites, Ekronites, and the Avvim.
1 Samuel 5:8-11
So they sent and gathered all the rulers of [the] Philistines to them, and they asked, "What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?" And they said, "Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around toward Gath." So they moved the ark of the God of Israel [to Gath].
1 Samuel 6:4
And they said, "What [is] the guilt offering that we should return to him?" They said, "The number of the rulers of [the] Philistines [is] five. Therefore send five gold tumors and five gold mice, because one plague [was] on all of you and all your rulers.
1 Samuel 29:6-7
So Achish called David and said to him, "{As Yahweh lives}, certainly you were honest, and {I am pleased to have you marching with me} in the campaign. For I have not found any wrong in you from the day you came to me until this day, but in the eyes of the rulers, you [are] not good.