1 Samuel 23:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.”
1 Samuel 23:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 23:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 23:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their livestock, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.”
1 Samuel 23:5 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 23:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and slew them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. ”
1 Samuel 23:5 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 23:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David goeth, and his men, to Keilah, and fighteth with the Philistines, and leadeth away their cattle, and smiteth among them--a great smiting, and David saveth the inhabitants of Keilah.”
1 Samuel 23:5 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 23:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought against the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. ”
1 Samuel 23:5 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 23:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So Dauid and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistims, and brought away their cattel, and smote them with a great slaughter: thus Dauid saued the inhabitants of Keilah.”
1 Samuel 23:5 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 23:5 in Context — 1 Samuel 23
3 And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
4 Then David enquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
What Does 1 Samuel 23:5 Mean?
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