Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

And the lords of the Philistines were proceeding on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were proceeding on in the rear with Achish.

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 were passing in review behind them with Achish.

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.

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.

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the lords
סרן 
Ceren 
Usage: 22

of the Philistines
פּלשׁתּי 
P@lishtiy 
Usage: 288

passed on
עבר 
`abar 
עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557
Usage: 557

מאיה מאה 
me'ah 
Usage: 581

and by thousands
אלף 
'eleph 
Usage: 504

but David
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

and his men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

in the rereward
אחרן אחרין 
'acharown 
Usage: 50

References

Easton

Context Readings

David Leaves The Service Of Achish

1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek, while the Israelites were camping by the spring which is in Jezreel. 2 And the lords of the Philistines were proceeding on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were proceeding on in 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 these days, or rather these years, and I have found no fault in him from the day he deserted to me to this day?”

Cross References

1 Samuel 28:1-2

Now it came about in those days that the Philistines gathered their armed camps for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, “Know assuredly that you will go out with me in the camp, you and your men.”

Joshua 13:3

from the Shihor which is east of Egypt, even as far as the border of Ekron to the north (it is counted as Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines: the Gazite, the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, the Ekronite; and the Avvite

1 Samuel 5:8-11

So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them and said, “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 to Gath.” And they brought the ark of the God of Israel around.

1 Samuel 6:4

Then they said, “What shall be the guilt offering which we shall return to Him?” And they said, “Five golden tumors and five golden mice according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, for one plague was on all of you and on your lords.

1 Samuel 29:6-7

Then Achish called David and said to him, “As the Lord lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army are pleasing in my sight; for I have not found evil in you from the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, you are not pleasing in the sight of the lords.

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