Verse 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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  David spurte Herren: «Skal jeg dra og slå disse filisterne?» Herren svarte: «Dra, slå filisterne og redd Ke'ila.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så spurte David Herren og sa: Skal jeg dra og slå disse filisterne? Herren svarte David: Gå, slå filisterne og redd Ke'ila.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor spurte David Herren: Skal jeg gå og bekjempe filisterne? Og Herren svarte: Gå, bekjemp filisterne, og redd Keilah.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da spurte David Herren: 'Skal jeg dra og slå disse filisterne?' Og Herren svarte David: 'Dra, for du skal slå filisterne og redde Keila.'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da spurte David Herren: «Skal jeg dra og slå disse filisterne?» Herren svarte David: «Dra, slå filisterne og berg Ke'ila.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så spurte David Herren: Skal jeg dra og slå disse filisterne? Og Herren sa til David: Dra og slå filisterne, og redd Ke'ila.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  David spurte derfor Herren: 'Skal jeg gå og slå disse filisterne?' Og Herren svarte: 'Gå, slå filisterne, og frels Keilah.'

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Så spurte David Herren: Skal jeg dra og slå disse filisterne? Og Herren sa til David: Dra og slå filisterne, og redd Ke'ila.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da spurte David Herren: "Skal jeg gå og slå disse filisterne?" Herren svarte David: "Gå og slå filisterne og redd Ke'ila."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  David spurte Herren og sa: 'Skal jeg dra og slå disse filisterne?' Herren svarte David: 'Dra og slå filisterne og redd Ke'ila.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da spurgte David Herren ad og sagde: Skal jeg gaae og slaae disse Philister? og Herren sagde til David: Gak, og du skal slaae Philisterne og frelse Keila.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da spurte David Herren: Skal jeg gå og slå disse filisterne? Og Herren sa til David: Gå og slå filisterne og redd Keila.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da spurte David Herren: Skal jeg dra og slå disse filisterne? Herren sa til David: Dra, slå filisterne og redd Ke'ila.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og David spurte Herren: 'Skal jeg dra av sted og slå filisterne?' Herren svarte David: 'Gå og slå filisterne og redd Ke'ila.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da spurte David Herren og sa: «Skal jeg dra og slå disse filisterne?» Og Herren sa til David: «Dra og slå filisterne og frels Ke'ila.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da spurte David Herren: Skal jeg gå og slåss mot disse filisterne? Og Herren sa til David: Gå, slå filisterne og red Ke'ila fra dem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then Dauid axed at the LORDE, and sayde: Shal I go, & smyte these Philistynes? And the LORDE sayde vnto Dauid: Go thy waye, thou shalt smyte the Philistynes, and delyuer Cegila.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therfore Dauid asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shal I goe and smite these Philistims? And the Lord answered Dauid, Go and smite the Philistims, and saue Keilah.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therfore Dauid asked counsell of the lord, saying: Shal I go and smyte these Philistines? And the Lord aunswered vnto Dauid: Go, and smite the Philistines, and saue Keila.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore David inquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? Yahweh said to David, Go, and strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And David asketh at Jehovah, saying, `Do I go? -- and have I smitten among these Philistines?' And Jehovah saith unto David, `Go, and thou hast smitten among the Philistines, and saved Keilah.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Therefore David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Jehovah said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go and make an attack on these Philistines? And the Lord said to David, Go and make an attack on the Philistines so that Keilah may be kept from falling into their hands.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "Shall I go and strike these Philistines?" Yahweh said to David, "Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So David asked the LORD,“Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The LORD said to David,“Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 23:4 : 4 Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.
• 2 Sam 5:19 : 19 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to David, Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.
• 2 Sam 5:23 : 23 And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, You shall not go up, but circle around behind them and come upon them opposite the mulberry trees.
• 1 Sam 23:6 : 6 And it happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
• 1 Sam 23:9-9 : 9 And David knew that Saul secretly planned mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring here the ephod. 10 Then David said, O LORD God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. 11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant. And the LORD said, He will come down. 12 Then David said, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver you up.
• 1 Sam 30:8 : 8 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And He answered him, Pursue: for you shall surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
• 1 Chr 14:10 : 10 David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to him, Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.
• Ps 32:8 : 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
• Prov 3:5-6 : 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.
• Jer 10:23 : 23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
• Num 27:21 : 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask for him the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him, the entire congregation.
• Josh 9:14 : 14 And the men took some of their provisions, and did not ask counsel from the mouth of the LORD.
• Judg 1:1 : 1 Now after the death of Joshua, it came to pass that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?