1 Samuel 27:9
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.
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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.
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.
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 strike Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.
- 1 Sam 15:7 : 7 And Saul struck the Amalekites from Havilah until you come to Shur, which is opposite Egypt.
- Gen 16:7 : 7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.
- Gen 25:18 : 18 And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, which is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria; and he died in the presence of all his brothers.
- Exod 15:22 : 22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water.
- Deut 25:17-19 : 17 Remember what Amalek did to you on the way, when you came forth out of Egypt; 18 How he met you on the way and attacked your rear, all who were feeble behind you, when you were faint and weary; and he did not fear God. 19 Therefore it shall be, when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies all around, in the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance to possess, that you shall blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; you shall not forget it.
- Josh 6:21 : 21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- 1 Sam 27:10-123 verses84%
10 And Achish said, Where have you made a raid today? And David said, Against the south of Judah, against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, Thus did David, and so will be his way all the time he dwells in the country of the Philistines.
12 And Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly detest him; therefore he will be my servant forever.
- 1 Sam 30:1-33 verses80%
1 And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
2 And had taken the women captives that were there: they killed none, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
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8 And David and his men went up and invaded the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for those nations were the inhabitants of the land from long ago, as you go to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.
- 1 Sam 30:14-207 verses78%
14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongs to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
15 And David said to him, Can you bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear to me by God, that you will neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this company.
16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
17 And David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day: and none of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who rode upon camels, and fled.
18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor anything that they had taken from them: David recovered all.
20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
- 1 Sam 27:2-43 verses76%
2 And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
3 And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite, and Abigail the Carmelite, Nabal's wife.
4 And it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath, and he sought no more for him.
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19 And Nob, the city of the priests, he struck with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and nursing infants, and oxen, and donkeys, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
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5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and took away their cattle, and struck them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
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3 Now go and strike Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.
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54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put the Philistine's armor in his tent.
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57 When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
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8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
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15 They also attacked the tents of cattle and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
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4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved enough for a hundred chariots.
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29 David gathered all the people together, went to Rabbah, fought against it, and took it.
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4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers; David also hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved a hundred chariots of them.
- 1 Sam 25:12-132 verses73%
12 So David's young men turned away, and went back, and came and told him all these words.
13 And David said to his men, Each of you gird on his sword. And each one girded on his sword, and David also girded on his sword; and about four hundred men went up after David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
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1 In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, Be assured, you shall go out with me to battle, you and your men.
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48 He gathered an army, struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from those who plundered them.
- 1 Sam 21:8-92 verses73%
8 And David said to Ahimelech, Is there not here on hand a spear or sword? For I have not brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.
9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if you will take that, take it, for there is no other but that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it to me.
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2 And the lords of the Philistines passed by hundreds and thousands, but David and his men passed in the rear with Achish.
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8 And there was war again; and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
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21 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I protected all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missing of all that belonged to him, and he has repaid me evil for good.
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31 He brought forth the people who were in it, and put them under saws, harrows of iron, and axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick kiln: and thus he did to all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
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23 Then said David, You shall not do so, my brethren, with what the LORD has given us, who has preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
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3 He brought out the people who were in it and cut them with saws, with harrows of iron, and with axes. So David dealt with all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
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16 David therefore did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.
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1 Now after this, it came to pass that David struck the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
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52 The men of Israel and Judah arose, shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance to the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell along the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and Ekron.
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7 Where the people of Israel were defeated before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.
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10 He arose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand stuck to the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder.
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10 So I stood upon him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.
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2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? And the LORD said to David, Go and strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.
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4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the produce of the earth till you come to Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor donkey.
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50 Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone and struck the Philistine, and killed him. There was no sword in David's hand.
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1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag;