2 Samuel 21:15
What does 2 Samuel 21:15 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 21:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the Philistines had war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. And David waxed faint;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the Philistines had war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. And David waxed faint;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the Philistines went to war again with Israel; and David went down with his people, and while they were at Gob they had a fight with the Philistines:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And again have the Philistines war with Israel, and David goeth down, and his servants with him, and they fight with the Philistines; and David is weary,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the Philistines made war again against Israel, and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. And David growing faint,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought with the Philistines. And David was exhausted.
Context
v.14And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was entreated for the land.
v.15This passage
v.16and Ishbi-benob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 5:17
And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.
- Psalms 73:26
My flesh and my heart faileth; ButGod is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
- Joshua 14:10
And now, behold, Jehovah hath kept me alive, as he spake, these forty and five years, from the time that Jehovah spake this word unto Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
- 1 Peter 1:24
For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:
- 1 Chronicles 20:4
And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.
- 2 Samuel 5:25
And David did so, as Jehovah commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer.
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