1 Samuel 19:8 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And there was war again. And David went out and fought with the Philistines and struck them with a great blow, so that they fled before him.

NIV: Once more war broke out, and David went out and fought the Philistines. He struck them with such force that they fled before him.

NASB: When there was war again, David went out and fought the Philistines and defeated them with great slaughter, so that they fled from him.

CSB: When war broke out again, David went out and fought against the Philistines. He defeated them with such great force that they fled from him.

NLT: War broke out again after that, and David led his troops against the Philistines. He attacked them with such fury that they all ran away.

KJV: 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.

NKJV: And there was war again; and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and struck them with a mighty blow, and they fled from him.

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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