2 Samuel 5:17 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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 hold.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went up to find [him], but [he] heard of it and went down to the stronghold.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all marched up to find him, but David heard of it and went down to the fortress.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Then the Philistines heard that they had anointed David as king over Israel. And they all ascended, so that they might seek David. And when David had heard of it, he descended to a stronghold.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And the Philistines heard that they had anointed David to be king over Israel. And they all came to seek David: and when David heard of it, he went down to a stronghold.

2 Samuel 5:17 Cross References

2 Samuel 21:15

And 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,

2 Samuel 23:14

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

2 Samuel 5:16

and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.

2 Samuel 8:1

And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

2 Samuel 8:12

of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

1 Chronicles 11:16

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

Hebrews 11:33

who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

1 Samuel 29:1

Now the Philistines gathered together all their hosts to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by the fountain which is in Jezreel.