Verse 7

And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Saul fikk vite at David var kommet til Ke'ila, og han sa: «Gud har gitt ham i min hånd, for han har lukket seg inne i en by med porter og bommer.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da ble det fortalt Saul at David var kommet til Ke'ila. Og Saul sa: Gud har gitt ham i min hånd, for han har stengt seg inne ved å gå inn i en by med porter og bommer.

• Norsk King James

  Og Saul fikk vite at David var kommet til Keilah. Og Saul sa: Gud har overgitt ham i min hånd; for han er fanget, fordi han har gått inn i en by med porter og låser.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da Saul fikk høre at David var kommet til Keila, sa han: 'Gud har gitt ham i min hånd, for han er fanget i en by med porter og bommer.'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Saul fikk høre at David var i Ke'ila, og han sa: «Gud har utlevert ham til meg, for han har stengt seg inne i en by med porter og bommer.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Saul fikk høre at David var kommet til Ke'ila. Saul sa: Gud har overgitt ham i min hånd, for han har stengt seg inne ved å gå inn i en by med porter og bommer.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Saul fikk vite at David hadde kommet til Keilah, og han sa: 'Gud har levert ham i min hånd, for han er innelåst i en by med porter og sperrer.'

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

  Og Saul fikk høre at David var kommet til Ke'ila. Saul sa: Gud har overgitt ham i min hånd, for han har stengt seg inne ved å gå inn i en by med porter og bommer.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og det ble fortalt Saul at David var kommet til Ke'ila. Saul sa: "Gud har overgitt ham i min hånd, for han har stengt seg inne ved å gå inn i en by med porter og bommer."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Saul was informed that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, "God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a city with gates and bars."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Saul fikk vite at David hadde kommet til Ke'ila, og han sa: 'Gud har overgitt ham til meg, for han har stengt seg inne i en by med porter og bommer.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da blev det Saul tilkjendegivet, at David var kommen til Keila, og Saul sagde: Gud har overgivet ham i min Haand, thi han er indelukket, idet han er kommen i en Stad med dobbelte Porte og Stænger.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og det ble fortalt Saul at David hadde kommet til Keila, og Saul sa: Gud har gitt ham i min hånd, for han er stengt inne ved å gå inn i en by med porter og bommer.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Saul ble fortalt at David var kommet til Ke'ila. Saul sa: Gud har gitt ham i min hånd; for han er stengt inne ved å gå inn i en by med porter og bommer.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Saul fikk beskjed om at David hadde gått inn i Ke'ila, og Saul sa: 'Gud har overgitt ham i min hånd, for han har stengt seg selv inne ved å gå inn i en by med porter og bommer.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det ble fortalt Saul at David var kommet til Ke'ila. Og Saul sa: «Gud har gitt ham i min hånd, for han har stengt seg inne ved å gå inn i en by med porter og bommer.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Saul fikk beskjed om at David var kommet til Ke'ila. Da sa Saul: Gud har gitt ham i mine hender, for han har gått inn i en by med porter og bommer, og stengt seg inne.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The was it tolde Saul, that Dauid was come to Cegila, and he sayde: God hath deliuered him in to my hade, for he is shut fast in, now that he is come in to a cite which is kepte wt gates and barres.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And it was tolde Saul that Dauid was come to Keilah, & Saul sayd, God hath deliuered him into mine hand: for he is shut in, seeing he is come into a citie that hath gates and barres.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And it was tolde Saul that Dauid was come to Keila: And Saul sayde, God hath deliuered him into myne hande: For he is shut in, now that he is come into a towne that hath gates and barres.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it is declared to Saul that David hath come in to Keilah, and Saul saith, `God hath made him known for my hand, for he hath been shut in, to enter into a city of doors and bar.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And news was given to Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, Now God has given him into my hands; for by going into a walled town with locked doors, he has let himself be shut in.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. Saul said, "God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When Saul was told that David had come to Keilah, Saul said,“God has delivered him into my hand, for he has boxed himself into a corner by entering a city with two barred gates.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 24:4-6 : 4 And the men of David said to him, Behold, the day of which the LORD said to you, Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do to him as it seems good to you. Then David arose and cut off the edge of Saul's robe secretly. 5 And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart struck him, because he had cut off Saul's robe. 6 And he said to his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
• 1 Sam 26:8-9 : 8 Then Abishai said to David, "God has delivered your enemy into your hand this day. Now, therefore, let me strike him with the spear to the ground with one stroke, and I will not strike him a second time." 9 And David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD's anointed and be guiltless?"
• Job 20:5 : 5 That the triumph of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
• Ps 71:10-11 : 10 For my enemies speak against me; and those who lie in wait for my soul take counsel together, 11 Saying, God has forsaken him; pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.
• Luke 19:43-44 : 43 For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies will build an embankment around you and surround you and enclose you on every side, 44 And will level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.
• Exod 14:3 : 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are trapped in the land, the wilderness has shut them in.
• Exod 15:9 : 9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
• Judg 16:2-3 : 2 And the people of Gaza were told, "Samson is here." So they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. They stayed quiet all night, saying, "In the morning, at daylight, we will kill him." 3 But Samson lay there until midnight, and at midnight he arose, and took hold of the doors of the city gate and the two posts, and pulled them up, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron.
• 1 Sam 23:14 : 14 And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.