1 Samuel 16:4 - The Scriptures 1998

⁴ And Shemu’ĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And Samuel did what the Lord said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming and said, Have you come peaceably?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And Samuel did that which Jehovah spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Comest thou peaceably?

Common English Bible

⁴ Samuel did what the LORD instructed. When he came to Bethlehem, the city elders came to meet him. They were shaking with fear. “Do you come in peace?” they asked.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Therefore, Samuel did just as the Lord told him. And he went to Bethlehem, and the elders of the city wondered. And meeting him, they said, "Is your arrival peaceful?"

1 Samuel 16:4 Cross References

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“And I, when I came from Paddan, Raḥ

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And Dawiḏ

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And Aḏ

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And it came to be, when Yehoram saw Yĕ

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And Yosĕ

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And when Shimʽ

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And all the crowd of the neighbourhood of the Gaḏ

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And Dawiḏ