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1 Samuel 29:2

As the Philistine leaders marched out their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.

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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.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.Neiand [the] rulers ofH5633 →
פְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
עֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.Rim[were] passing alongH5674 →
לְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otto hundredsH3967 →
וְלַאֲלָפִ֑יםve.la.'a.la.Fimand to thousandsH505 →
וְדָוִ֣דve.da.Vidand DavidH1732 →
וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.Shavand men hisH582 →
עֹֽבְרִ֛ים'oe.Rim[were] passing alongH5674 →
בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖הba.'a.cha.ro.Nahat the lastH314 →
עִם־'im-withH5973 →
אָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishAchishH397 →

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1 Samuel 28:1–2Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.”Joshua 13:3All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;1 Samuel 29:6–7So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright in my sight, and it seems right that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you have no favor in the sight of the leaders.1 Samuel 6:4“What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers.1 Samuel 5:8–11So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.1 Samuel 27:1David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”2 Samuel 18:4“I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.Judges 3:3the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.

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