1 Samuel 29:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As the Philistine leaders marched out their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.”
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“As the Philistine leaders marched out their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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 · Public Domain“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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 29:2 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 13:3All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
- 1 Samuel 5:8So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.
- 1 Samuel 6:4“What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers.
- 1 Samuel 28:1Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.”
- 1 Samuel 29:6So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright in my sight, and it seems right that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you have no favor in the sight of the leaders.
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