1 Samuel 19:8

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Samuel 19:8

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

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WEB

World English Bible

There was war again. David went out and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

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1 Samuel 19

⁶ Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”

⁷ So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and David was with Saul as before.

⁸ When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.

⁹ But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp,

¹⁰ Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But David eluded him and the spear struck the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.

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