1 Samuel 29 - Compare Translations
3 translations side by side. Tap any verse number to hear it read aloud.
3 translations
1 Samuel 29:1
KJVNow the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
WEBNow the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek; and the Israelites encamped by the spring which is in Jezreel.
YLTAnd the Philistines gather all their camps to Aphek, and the Israelites are encamping at a fountain which [is] in Jezreel,
1 Samuel 29:2
KJVAnd the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.
WEBThe lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.
YLTand 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.
1 Samuel 29:3
KJVThen said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?
WEBThen the princes of the Philistines said, “What about these Hebrews?”
YLTAnd the heads of the Philistines say, `What [are] these Hebrews?' and Achish saith unto the heads of the Philistines, `Is not this David servant of Saul king of Israel, who hath been with me these days or these years, and I have not found in him anything [wrong] from the day of his falling away till this day.'
1 Samuel 29:4
KJVAnd the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?
WEBBut the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, “Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For with what should this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Should it not be with the heads of these men?
YLTAnd the heads of the Philistines are wroth against him, and the heads of the Philistines say to him, `Send back the man, and he doth turn back unto his place whither thou hast appointed him, and doth not go down with us into battle, and is not to us for an adversary in battle; and wherewith doth this one reconcile himself unto his lord -- is it not with the heads of those men?'
1 Samuel 29:5
KJVIs not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
WEBIsn’t this David, of whom people sang to one another in dances, saying,
YLTIs not this David, of whom they answer in choruses, saying, Saul hath smitten among his thousands, and David among his myriads?'
1 Samuel 29:6
KJVThen Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the Lord liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.
WEBThen Achish called David, and said to him, “As Yahweh lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the lords don’t favor you.
YLTAnd Achish calleth unto David, and saith unto him, `Jehovah liveth, surely thou [art] upright, and good in mine eyes is thy going out, and thy coming in, with me in the camp, for I have not found in thee evil from the day of thy coming in unto me till this day; and in the eyes of the princes thou art not good;
1 Samuel 29:7
KJVWherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.
WEBTherefore now return, and go in peace, that you not displease the lords of the Philistines.”
YLTand now, turn back, and go in peace, and thou dost do no evil in the eyes of the princes of the Philistines.'
1 Samuel 29:8
KJVAnd David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?
WEBDavid said to Achish, “But what have I done? What have you found in your servant so long as I have been before you to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
YLTAnd David saith unto Achish, `But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant from the day that I have been before thee till this day -- that I go not in and have fought against the enemies of my lord the king?'
1 Samuel 29:9
KJVAnd Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
WEBAchish answered David, “I know that you are good in my sight, as an angel of God. Notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, ‘He shall not go up with us to the battle.’
YLTAnd Achish answereth and saith unto David, `I have known that thou [art] good in mine eyes as a messenger of God; only, the princes of the Philistines have said, He doth not go up with us into battle;
1 Samuel 29:10
KJV
WEB
YLT
1 Samuel 29:11
KJVSo David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
WEBSo David rose up early, he and his men, to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines, and the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
YLTAnd David riseth early, he and his men, to go in the morning, to turn back unto the land of the Philistines, and the Philistines have gone up to Jezreel.
11 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT