1 Chronicles 11:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Beth–lehem.”

1 Chronicles 11:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 11:16 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 1 Chronicles 11:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

1 Chronicles 11:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time.”

1 Chronicles 11:16 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 11:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.”

1 Chronicles 11:16 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 11:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and David <FI>is<Fi> then in the fortress, and the station of the Philistines <FI>is<Fi> then in Beth-Lehem,”

1 Chronicles 11:16 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 11:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.”

1 Chronicles 11:16 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 11:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when Dauid was in the hold, the Philistims garison was at Beth-lehem.”

1 Chronicles 11:16 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 11:16 in Context — 1 Chronicles 11

14 Pusiéronse ellos en medio de la haza, y la defendieron, y vencieron á los Filisteos; y favoreciólos Jehová con grande salvamento.

15 Y tres de los treinta principales descendieron á la peña á David, á la cueva de Adullam, estando el campo de los Filisteos en el valle de Raphaim.

16 Y David estaba entonces en la fortaleza, y había á la sazón guarnición de Filisteos en Beth-lehem.

17 David deseó entonces, y dijo: ¡Quién me diera á beber de las aguas del pozo de Beth-lehem, que está á la puerta!

18 Y aquellos tres rompieron por el campo de los Filisteos, y sacaron agua del pozo de Beth-lehem, que está á la puerta, y tomaron y trajéronla á David: mas él no la quiso beber, sino que la derramó á Jehová, y dijo:

Read the full chapter: 1 Chronicles 11 — A Branch from Jesse — The Spirit of the Lord →

What Does 1 Chronicles 11:16 Mean?

1 Chronicles 11:16 is a verse from the Book of 1 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Chronicles chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free