A time is coming when your enemies will build a wall around you. Your enemies will hold you on all sides.
1 Samuel 17:20 - Easy To Read Version Early in the morning, David let another shepherd take care of the sheep. David took the food and left as Jesse had told him to. David drove their wagon to the camp. The soldiers were going out to their battle positions just as David arrived. The soldiers began shouting their war cry. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So David rose up early next morning, left the sheep with a keeper, took the provisions, and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the encampment as the host going forth to the battleground shouted the battle cry. American Standard Version (1901) And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the place of the wagons, as the host which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle. Common English Bible So David got up early in the morning, left someone in charge of the flock, and loaded up and left, just as his father Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp right when the army was taking up their battle formations and shouting the war cry. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, David rose up in the morning, and he commended the flock to the caretaker. And he went away burdened, just as Jesse had instructed him. And he went to the place of the battle line, and to the army, which, in going out to fight, was shouting in the conflict. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version David therefore arose in the morning, and gave the charge of the flock to the keeper: and went away loaded as Isai had commanded him. And he came to the place of Magala, and to the army, which was going out to fight, and shouted for the battle. |
A time is coming when your enemies will build a wall around you. Your enemies will hold you on all sides.
Early the next morning, Joshua and all the people of Israel got up and left Acacia. [4] They traveled to the Jordan River and camped there before they went across.
Samuel got up early the next morning and went to meet Saul. But the people told Samuel, “Saul went to {the town in Judah named} Carmel. Saul went there to set up a stone monument to honor himself. Saul is traveling around to several places and will finally go down to Gilgal.”
Your brothers are with Saul and all the Israelite soldiers in the Valley of Elah. They are there to fight against the Philistines.”
David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking with the soldiers. Eliab became angry at David. Eliab asked David, “Why did you come here? Who did you leave those few sheep with in the desert? I know why you came down here! You didn’t want to do what you were told to do. You just wanted to come down here to watch the battle!”
Then David went to the place where Saul had set up his camp. David saw where Saul and Abner were sleeping. (Abner son of Ner was the commander of Saul’s army.) Saul was sleeping in the middle of the camp. The army was all around Saul.
Night came. David and Abishai went into Saul’s camp. Saul was asleep in the middle of the camp. His spear was stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the other soldiers were asleep around Saul.