1 Samuel 27:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

David attacked the land and did not leave alive a man or woman. He took sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing, and then he returned and went to Achish.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And David struck the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothes, and returned and came to Achish.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David{H1732} smote{H5221} the land,{H776} and saved neither man{H376} nor woman{H802} alive,{H2421} and took away{H3947} the sheep,{H6629} and the oxen,{H1241} and the asses,{H2543} and the camels,{H1581} and the apparel;{H899} and he returned,{H7725} and came{H935} to Achish.{H397}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David{H1732} smote{H5221}{(H8689)} the land{H776}, and left neither man{H376} nor woman{H802} alive{H2421}{(H8762)}, and took away{H3947}{(H8804)} the sheep{H6629}, and the oxen{H1241}, and the asses{H2543}, and the camels{H1581}, and the apparel{H899}, and returned{H7725}{(H8799)}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} to Achish{H397}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But wha Dauid smote ye londe, he let nether man ner woman lyue, and toke the shepe, oxen, asses, Camels and rayment, and returned and came to Achis.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Dauid smote the lande, and left neither man nor woman aliue, and tooke sheepe, & oxen, and asses, and camels, and apparell, and returned and came to Achish.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Dauid smote the lande, & left neither man nor woman alyue, and droue away the sheepe, the oxen, the asses, camelles, and clothes, and returned, and came to Achis.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    David struck the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the clothing; and he returned, and came to Achish.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And David again and again made attacks on the land till not a man or a woman was still living; and he took away the sheep and the oxen and the asses and the camels and the clothing; and he came back to Achish.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    David struck the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the cattle, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the clothing; and he returned, and came to Achish.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When David would attack a district, he would leave neither man nor woman alive. He would take sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing and would then go back to Achish.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 15:3 : 3 Now go and attack Amalek. Devote to destruction everything they have. Do not spare them; kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.'
  • 1 Sam 15:7 : 7 Then Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.
  • Gen 16:7 : 7 The angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur.
  • Gen 25:18 : 18 Ishmael's descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go toward Assyria. He lived in hostility toward all his brothers.
  • Exod 15:22 : 22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went into the Desert of Shur. They traveled for three days in the desert without finding water.
  • Deut 25:17-19 : 17 Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey out of Egypt, 18 how he met you on the road, attacked all who were lagging behind you when you were tired and weary, and he did not fear God. 19 Therefore, when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies around you in the land He is giving you as an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
  • Josh 6:21 : 21 They devoted to destruction everything in the city—men and women, young and old, as well as oxen, sheep, and donkeys—by the edge of the sword.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Sam 27:10-12
    3 verses
    84%

    10 When Achish asked, "Where did you raid today?" David replied, "Against the Negev of Judah, against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites, and against the Negev of the Kenites."

    11 David did not leave alive a man or woman to bring to Gath, for he thought, "They might inform against us, saying, 'This is what David did.'" This was his practice the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.

    12 Achish trusted David and thought, "He has made himself utterly detestable to his own people Israel, and he will be my servant forever."

  • 1 Sam 30:1-3
    3 verses
    80%

    1 On the third day, when David and his men arrived at Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had invaded the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it to the ground.

    2 The Amalekites had taken the women and everyone in the city captive, from the youngest to the oldest. They had not killed anyone but had taken them away as prisoners and gone on their way.

    3 When David and his men came to the city, they saw that it had been burned, and their wives, sons, and daughters had been taken captive.

  • 1 Sam 27:8
    80%

    8 Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for they had been living in the land from ancient times, from the route to Shur as far as the land of Egypt.

  • 1 Sam 30:14-20
    7 verses
    78%

    14 "We raided the Negev of the Kerethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag."

    15 David asked him, "Can you lead me to this raiding party?" He answered, "Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor hand me over to my master, and I will lead you to them."

    16 He led David down to them, and there they were, scattered over the countryside, eating, drinking, and celebrating because of the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah.

    17 David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. None of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled.

    18 David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.

    19 Nothing was missing, whether young or old, son or daughter, or anything else they had taken. David brought everything back.

    20 David took all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, "This is David’s spoil."

  • 1 Sam 27:2-4
    3 verses
    76%

    2 So David arose and went over with his six hundred men to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

    3 David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each with their households, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel.

    4 When Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he no longer pursued him.

  • 1 Sam 22:19
    76%

    19 He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, killing its men and women, children and infants, and also its oxen, donkeys, and sheep.

  • 1 Sam 23:5
    76%

    5 David and his men went to Keilah and fought against the Philistines. He drove their livestock away and struck them with a great blow. Thus, David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

  • 1 Sam 15:3
    75%

    3 Now go and attack Amalek. Devote to destruction everything they have. Do not spare them; kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.'

  • 1 Sam 17:54
    75%

    54 David took the Philistine's head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he kept the Philistine's weapons in his tent.

  • 1 Sam 17:57
    74%

    57 As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the Philistine's head still in his hand.

  • 1 Sam 15:8
    74%

    8 He captured Agag, king of Amalek, alive, but he utterly destroyed all the people with the sword.

  • 2 Sam 8:4
    74%

    4 From Hadadezer, David captured a thousand chariots, seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all the chariot horses but spared enough horses for a hundred chariots.

  • 2 Sam 12:29
    74%

    29 So David gathered all the troops, went to Rabbah, fought against it, and captured it.

  • 1 Chr 18:4
    73%

    4 David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers from Hadadezer. He hamstrung all the chariot horses but kept enough for 100 chariots.

  • 1 Sam 25:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12 David’s men turned and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word.

    13 David said to his men, "Each of you, strap on your sword!" So they did, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men went with David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
    73%

    1 In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies to wage war against Israel, and Achish said to David, "You surely know that you and your men will go out with me in the army."

  • 1 Sam 14:48
    73%

    48 He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.

  • 1 Sam 21:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8 Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the Lord; he was Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s chief shepherd.

    9 David asked Ahimelech, 'Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I haven’t brought my sword or any other weapon, because the king’s mission was urgent.'

  • 1 Sam 29:2
    73%

    2 The Philistine rulers marched with their units of hundreds and thousands, and David and his men were marching at the rear with Achish.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    73%

    8 War broke out again. David went out to fight the Philistines and struck them with a great slaughter, causing them to flee before him.

  • 1 Sam 25:21
    73%

    21 David had just been saying, "It’s been for nothing that I guarded everything belonging to this man in the wilderness. Nothing was missing, yet he has repaid me evil for good.

  • 2 Sam 12:31
    73%

    31 He brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws, iron picks, and axes, and made them work at brickmaking. David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then he and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Sam 30:23
    73%

    23 But David said, "You must not act this way, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us. He has protected us and delivered the raiding party that came against us into our hands.

  • 1 Chr 20:3
    73%

    3 He brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron tools, and axes. David did this to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    72%

    16 David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

  • 1 Chr 18:1
    72%

    1 After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 17:52
    72%

    52 The men of Israel and Judah rose up, shouted, and pursued the Philistines all the way to the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The dead Philistines lay scattered along the road to Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron.

  • 2 Sam 18:7
    72%

    7 There, the army of Israel was defeated by David's servants, and the casualties were heavy that day—twenty thousand men.

  • 2 Sam 23:10
    72%

    10 but Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines until his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The LORD gave a great victory that day. The troops returned to him only to strip the dead.

  • 2 Sam 1:10
    72%

    10 So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew he could not survive after he had fallen. I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.

  • 1 Sam 23:2
    72%

    2 So David asked the LORD, saying, "Should I go and attack these Philistines?" The LORD answered David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah."

  • Judg 6:4
    72%

    4 They camped against them and destroyed the crops of the land all the way to Gaza, leaving nothing for the Israelites to live on—not even sheep, cattle, or donkeys.

  • 1 Sam 17:50
    72%

    50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone. Without a sword in his hand, he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

  • 2 Sam 1:1
    72%

    1 After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag for two days.