Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But David’s men said to him, “Here in Judah we are afraid. How much more, then, if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces!” New Living Translation But David’s men said, “We’re afraid even here in Judah. We certainly don’t want to go to Keilah to fight the whole Philistine army!” English Standard Version But David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” Berean Standard Bible But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” King James Bible 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? New King James Version But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” New American Standard Bible But David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are fearful here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the ranks of the Philistines?” NASB 1995 But David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the ranks of the Philistines?” NASB 1977 But David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the ranks of the Philistines?” Legacy Standard Bible But David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the battle lines of the Philistines?” Amplified Bible But David’s men said to him, “Listen, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the battle lines of the Philistines?” Christian Standard Bible But David’s men said to him, “Look, we’re afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible But David’s men said to him, “Look, we’re afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces!” American Standard Version And David's men said unto him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And his men said to David: “Here we are suddenly afraid! How will we go to Qayla to the ranks of the Philistines?” Brenton Septuagint Translation And the men of David said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judea; and how shall it be if we go to Keila? Shall we go after the spoils of the Philistines? Contemporary English Version But David's men said, "Look, even here in Judah we're afraid of the Philistines. We will be terrified if we try to fight them at Keilah!" Douay-Rheims Bible And the men that were with David, said to him: Behold we are in fear here in Judea, how much more if we go to Ceila against the hands of the Philistines? English Revised Version And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? GOD'S WORD® Translation David's men told him, "We're afraid of staying here in Judah. How much more [afraid do you think we'll be] if we go to Keilah against the Philistine army?" Good News Translation But David's men said to him, "We have enough to be afraid of here in Judah; it will be much worse if we go to Keilah and attack the Philistine forces!" International Standard Version David's men told him, "Look, we're afraid here in Judah. How much then, if we go to Keilah against the Philistine army?" JPS Tanakh 1917 And David's men said unto him: 'Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?' Literal Standard Version And David’s men say to him, “Behold, we here in Judah are afraid; and how much more when we go to Keilah, to the ranks of the Philistines?” Majority Standard Bible But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” New American Bible But David’s men said to him: “Even in Judah we have reason to fear. How much more so if we go to Keilah against the forces of the Philistines!” NET Bible But David's men said to him, "We are afraid while we are still here in Judah! What will it be like if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?" New Revised Standard Version But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” New Heart English Bible David's men said to him, "Look, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?" Webster's Bible Translation And David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? World English Bible David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” Young's Literal Translation And David's men say unto him, 'Lo, we here in Judah are afraid; and how much more when we go to Keilah, unto the ranks of the Philistines?' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Delivers Keilah…2So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.” 3But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” 4Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”… Cross References 1 Samuel 23:2 So David inquired of the LORD, "Should I go and attack these Philistines?" And the LORD said to David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah." 1 Samuel 23:4 Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: "Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand." Treasury of Scripture And David's men said to him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? Behold 1 Samuel 23:15,23,26 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood… Psalm 11:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? Jeremiah 12:5 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? Jump to Previous Afraid Armies David's Judah Keilah Kei'lah Philistine Philistines RanksJump to Next Afraid Armies David's Judah Keilah Kei'lah Philistine Philistines Ranks1 Samuel 23 1. David, enquiring of the Lord by Abiathar, rescues Keilah7. God showing him the coming of Saul, and the treachery of the Keilites, 13. he escapes from Keilah 14. In Ziph Jonathan comes and comforts him 19. The Ziphites discover him to Saul 25. At Maon he is rescued from Saul by the invasion of the Philistines 29. He dwells at En Gedi (3) Here in Judah.--This does not imply that Keilah was out of the territory of Judah, but simply that the district in the neighbourhood round Keilah was at that time under Philistine domination. The open country in times of Philistine supremacy first fell under their control; their strong places, like Keilah, would resist for a much longer period. Hebrew But David’sדָוִד֙ (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse men אַנְשֵׁ֤י (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person said וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say to him, אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “Look, הִנֵּ֨ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! we אֲנַ֥חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 587: We are afraid יְרֵאִ֑ים (yə·rê·’îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten here פֹ֛ה (p̄ōh) Adverb Strong's 6311: This place, here in Judah; בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה (bî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites how much more וְאַף֙ (wə·’ap̄) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though if כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction we go נֵלֵ֣ךְ (nê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to Keilah קְעִלָ֔ה (qə·‘i·lāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7084: Keilah -- a city in Judah against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the armies of מַֽעַרְכ֖וֹת (ma·‘ar·ḵō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4634: An arrangement, a pile, a military array the Philistines?” פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia Links 1 Samuel 23:3 NIV1 Samuel 23:3 NLT 1 Samuel 23:3 ESV 1 Samuel 23:3 NASB 1 Samuel 23:3 KJV 1 Samuel 23:3 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 23:3 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 23:3 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 23:3 French Bible 1 Samuel 23:3 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 23:3 David's men said to him Behold we (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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