1 Samuel 23:8 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

⁸ And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Kei´lah, to besiege David and his men.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ Saul summoned all the men for war, to go to Keilah to besiege David and his men.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

Common English Bible

⁸ So Saul called up all his troops for war, to go down to Keilah and attack David and his soldiers.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ And Saul instructed all the people to descend in order to fight against Keilah, and to besiege David and his men.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ And Saul commanded all the people to go down to fight against Ceila, and to besiege David, and his men.

1 Samuel 23:8 Cross References

1 Kings 2:26

And unto Abi´athar the priest said the king, Get thee to An´athoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

1 Samuel 23:10

Then said David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Kei´lah, to destroy the city for my sake.

1 Samuel 23:7

And it was told Saul that David was come to Kei´lah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.

1 Samuel 23:9

And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abi´athar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.