1 Samuel 19:8 - New Revised Standard Version

⁸ Again there was war, and David went out to fight the Philistines. He launched a heavy attack on them, so that they fled before him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ Then there was war again, and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and made a great slaughter among them and they fled before him.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

Common English Bible

⁸ War broke out again. When David went out to fight the Philistines, he struck them with such force that they ran from him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Then the war was stirred up again. And David went out and fought against the Philistines. And he struck them down with a great slaughter. And they fled from his face.

1 Samuel 19:8 Cross References

1 Kings 20:21

The king of Israel went out, attacked the horses and chariots, and defeated the Arameans with a great slaughter.

Psalm 27:3

Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war rise up against me, yet I will be confident.

1 Samuel 18:14

David had success in all his undertakings; for the Lord was with him.

1 Samuel 18:30

Then the commanders of the Philistines came out to battle; and as often as they came out, David had more success than all the servants of Saul, so that his fame became very great.

1 Samuel 19:7

So Jonathan called David and related all these things to him. Jonathan then brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.

1 Samuel 19:9

Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing music.

1 Samuel 23:5

So David and his men went to Keilah, fought with the Philistines, brought away their livestock, and dealt them a heavy defeat. Thus David rescued the inhabitants of Keilah.