1 Samuel 14:52 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him. ”

1 Samuel 14:52 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 14:52 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 14:52 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man or any valiant man, he took him into his service.”

1 Samuel 14:52 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 14:52 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him. ”

1 Samuel 14:52 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 14:52 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the war is severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul; when Saul hath seen any mighty man, and any son of valour, then he doth gather him unto himself.”

1 Samuel 14:52 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 14:52 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him to himself. ”

1 Samuel 14:52 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 14:52 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And there was sore warre against the Philistims all the dayes of Saul: and whomsoeuer Saul sawe to be a strong man, and meete for the warre, he tooke him vnto him. ”

1 Samuel 14:52 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 14:52 in Context — 1 Samuel 14

50 And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.

51 And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.

52 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.

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What Does 1 Samuel 14:52 Mean?

1 Samuel 14:52 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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