2 Samuel 23:14 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁴ Another time, David was in the fortress, [152] and a group of Philistines soldiers was in Bethlehem.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ At that time, David was in the fortress, and a Philistine fort was in Bethlehem.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ And David was in a stronghold. Moreover, there was a garrison of the Philistines at that time in Bethlehem.

2 Samuel 23:14 Cross References

Genesis 35:19

Rachel was buried on the road to Ephrath. (Ephrath is Bethlehem.)

2 Samuel 5:17

The Philistines heard that the Israelites had anointed [30] David to be the king of Israel. So the Philistines went to look for David {to kill him}. But David heard about this and went into the fort {at Jerusalem}.

1 Chronicles 12:16

Other men from the family groups of Benjamin and Judah also came to David at the fortress. {\cf2\super [131]}

1 Samuel 10:5

Then you will go to Gibeath Elohim. There is a Philistine fort in that place. When you come to this town, a group of prophets will come out. These prophets will come down from the place for worship. [106] They will be prophesying. [107] They will be playing harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres.

1 Samuel 13:23

A group of Philistine soldiers guarded the mountain pass at Micmash.

1 Samuel 13:4

All the Israelites heard the news. They said, “Saul has killed the Philistine leader. Now the Philistines really hate the Israelites!”

1 Samuel 14:6

Jonathan said to his young helper who carried his weapons, “Come on, let’s go to the camp of those foreigners. [129] Maybe the Lord will use us to defeat these people! Nothing can stop the Lord—it doesn’t matter if we have many soldiers or just a few soldiers.”

1 Samuel 22:1

David left Gath. David ran away to the cave [187] of Adullam. David’s brothers and relatives heard that David was at Adullam. They went to see David there.

1 Samuel 24:22

So David made a promise to Saul. David promised that he would not kill Saul’s family. Then Saul went back home. David and his men went up to the fort.