2 Samuel 23:13
What does 2 Samuel 23:13 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 23:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And three of the thirty went down at the start of the grain-cutting, and they came to David at the strong place of Adullam; and the band of Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And three of the thirty heads go down and come unto the harvest, unto David, unto the cave of Adullam, and the company of the Philistines are encamping in the valley of Rephaim,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Moreover also before this the three who were princes among the thirty, went down and came to David in the harvest time into the cave of Odollam: and the camp of the Philistines was in the valley of the giants.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And three of the thirty chiefs went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam, when the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Micah 1:15
I will yet bring unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, him that shall possess thee: the glory of Israel shall come even unto Adullam.
- 1 Chronicles 11:15
And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
- 1 Samuel 22:1
David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.
- Joshua 15:35
Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
- 1 Chronicles 14:9
Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.
- Joshua 12:15
the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
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