1 Samuel 29:2
1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
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.
3 Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?
4 And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?
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- BSB
- As the Philistine leaders marched out their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- The lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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.
- BLB
- And the princes of the Philistines were passing over by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were passing over at the rear with Achish.
- ÅB
- Da nå filistrenes høvdinger dro fram med sine hundreder og tusener, dro også David og hans menn fram sammen med Akis; de var bakerst i hæren.
- OTB
- Og filisternes høvdinger dro fram med hundreder og tusener, og David og hans menn dro i baktroppen med Akisj.
- B1930
- Da nu filistrenes høvdinger drog frem med sine hundreder og tusener, drog også David og hans menn frem sammen med Akis; de var bakerst i hæren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 28:1–2
And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.
Read in context1 Samuel 29:6–7
Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.
Read in contextJoshua 13:3
From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
Read in context1 Samuel 6:4
Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
Read in context1 Samuel 5:8–11
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.
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