1 Samuel 30:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.”

1 Samuel 30:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 30:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 30:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.”

1 Samuel 30:9 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 30:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.”

1 Samuel 30:9 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 30:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And David goeth on, he and six hundred men who <FI>are<Fi> with him, and they come in unto the brook of Besor, and those left have stood still,”

1 Samuel 30:9 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 30:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor; and those that were left stayed behind.”

1 Samuel 30:9 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 30:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So Dauid and the sixe hundreth men that were with him, went, and came to the riuer Besor, where a part of them abode:”

1 Samuel 30:9 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 30:9 in Context — 1 Samuel 30

7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

8 And David enquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

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What Does 1 Samuel 30:9 Mean?

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