1 Samuel 27:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.”
1 Samuel 27:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 27:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 27:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David struck the land, and saved no man or woman alive, and took away the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he returned, and came to Achish.”
1 Samuel 27:9 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 27:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David smote the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel; and he returned, and came to Achish.”
1 Samuel 27:9 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 27:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and David hath smitten the land, and doth not keep alive man and woman, and hath taken sheep, and oxen, and asses, and camels, and garments, and turneth back, and cometh in unto Achish.”
1 Samuel 27:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 27:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.”
1 Samuel 27:9 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 27:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid smote the lande, and left neither man nor woman aliue, and tooke sheepe, and oxen, and asses, and camels, and apparell, and returned and came to Achish.”
1 Samuel 27:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 27:9 in Context — 1 Samuel 27
7 And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
8 And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
9 And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
10 And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.
What Does 1 Samuel 27:9 Mean?
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