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.
KJV
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.
As the Philistine leaders marched out their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.
and the princes of the Philistines are passing on by hundreds, and by thousands, and David and his men are passing on in the rear with Achish.
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.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy