1 Samuel 30:15

What does 1 Samuel 30:15 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 30:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And David said to him, Will you take me down to this band? And he said, If you give me your oath that you will not put me to death or give me up to my master, I will take you to them.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And David saith unto him, `Dost thou bring me down unto this troop?' and he saith, `Swear to me by God--thou dost not put me to death, nor dost thou shut me up into the hand of my lord--and I bring thee down unto this troop.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And David said to him: Canst thou bring me to this company? and he said: Swear to me by God, that thou wilt not kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee to this company. And David swore to him.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear to me byGod, that thou wilt neither put me to death nor deliver me up into the hand of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.

Context

v.14We made a raid upon the South of the Cherethites, and upon that which belongeth to Judah, and upon the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

v.15This passage

v.16And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the ground, 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joshua 9:15

    And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

  • Joshua 2:12

    Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by Jehovah, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a true token;

  • Ezekiel 17:13

    And he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;

  • Ezekiel 17:19

    Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I will even bring it upon his own head.

  • Joshua 9:19

    But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

  • Deuteronomy 23:15

    Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee:

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