Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And when the Philistines came, they went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.
New American Standard Bible
Now the Philistines came and spread themselves out in
King James Version
The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
Holman Bible
So the Philistines came and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
International Standard Version
Meanwhile, the Philistines arrived and encamped in the Rephaim Valley,
A Conservative Version
Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
American Standard Version
Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
Amplified
Now the Philistines had come and spread out [for battle] in the Valley of Rephaim.
Darby Translation
And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
Julia Smith Translation
And the rovers came and they will be dispersed in the valley of Rephaim.
King James 2000
The Philistines also came and spread out in the valley of Rephaim.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now [the] Philistines had come, and they spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
Modern King James verseion
And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the Valley of the Giants.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the Philistines came and laid them along in the valley of Rephaim.
NET Bible
Now the Philistines had arrived and spread out in the valley of Rephaim.
New Heart English Bible
Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, the Philistines, had come, - and had spread themselves out in the vale of Rephaim.
Webster
The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
World English Bible
Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the Philistines have come, and are spread out in the valley of Rephaim.
Themes
Philistines » David » Often defeated in the course of his reign
Philistines » Defeated by david
Giants » The valley of » David obtained victories over the philistines in
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 5:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
War With The Philistines
17 And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over Israel, they all went up in search of David; and David, hearing of it, went down to the strong place. 18 And when the Philistines came, they went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim. 19 And David, desiring directions from the Lord, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? will you give them up into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up, for I will certainly give up the Philistines into your hands.
Names
Cross References
Joshua 15:8
Then the line goes up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusite (which is Jerusalem): then up to the top of the mountain in front of the valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the farthest point of the valley of Rephaim on the north:
Genesis 14:5
And in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings who were on his side, overcame the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Joshua 17:15
Then Joshua said to them, If you are such a great people, go up into the woodlands, clearing a place there for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, if the hill-country of Ephraim is not wide enough for you.
Joshua 18:16
And the line goes down to the farthest part of the mountain facing the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is on the north of the valley of Rephaim: from there it goes down to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite on the south as far as En-rogel;
2 Samuel 23:13
And three of the thirty went down at the start of the grain-cutting, and they came to David at the strong place of Adullam; and the band of Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.
1 Chronicles 11:15
And three of the thirty went down to David, to the rock, into the strong place of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.
Isaiah 17:5
And it will be like a man cutting the growth of his grain, pulling together the heads of the grain with his arm; even as when they get in the grain in the valley of Rephaim.