1 Samuel 19:8
“¶ And there was warre againe, and Dauid went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter, & they fled from him.”
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1 Samuel 19:8 Context
6And Saul hearkened vnto the voyce of Ionathan; and Saul sware, As the Lord liueth, he shall not be slaine. 7And Ionathan called Dauid, and Ionathan shewed him all those things: and Ionathan brought Dauid to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past. 8¶ And there was warre againe, and Dauid went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter, & they fled from him. 9And the euill spirit from the Lord was vpon Saul, as he sate in his house with his iauelin in his hand: and Dauid played with his hand. 10And Saul sought to smite Dauid euen to the wall with the iauelin: but hee slipt away out of Sauls presence, and he smote the iauelin into the wall: and Dauid fled, and escaped that night.
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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 19:8
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
- King James Version
When there was war again, David went out and fought with the Philistines and defeated them with great slaughter, so that they fled before him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And there was war again: and David went out fighting the Philistines, causing great destruction among them; and they went in flight before him.
- Basic English Bible
And there was war again; and David went forth and fought with the Philistines, and smote them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
- Darby Bible
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
- Webster's Bible
There was war again. David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
- World English Bible
And there addeth to be war, and David goeth out and fighteth against the Philistines, and smiteth among them -- a great smiting, and they flee from his face.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And there was war again; and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 19:8
19:8 And David, &c. - So David continues his good service, tho' it was ill requited. They who are ill paid for doing good, yet must not be weary of well doing, remembering how bountiful a benefactor God is, even to the evil and unthankful.