1 Samuel 23:8 - The Scriptures 2009

⁸ And Sha’ul summoned all the people to battle, to go down to Qe‛ilah to besiege Dawiḏ 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

Then the sovereign said to Eḇyathar the priest, “Go to Anathoth, to your own fields, for you deserve death. But I do not put you to death at this time, because you did bear the ark of the Master יהוה before my father Dawiḏ, and because you were afflicted in all my father was afflicted in.”

1 Samuel 23:10

And Dawiḏ said, “O יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, Your servant has heard for certain that Sha’ul seeks to come to Qe‛ilah to destroy the city for my sake.

1 Samuel 23:7

And Sha’ul was informed that Dawiḏ had gone to Qe‛ilah. Then Sha’ul said, “Elohim has estranged him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars.”

1 Samuel 23:9

And Dawiḏ knew that Sha’ul was plotting evil against him, and said to Eḇyathar the priest, “Bring the shoulder garment here.”