1 Samuel 29:2 - Easy To Read Version The Philistine rulers were marching with their groups of 100 men and 1,000 men. David and his men were marching at the back with Achish. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As the Philistine lords were passing on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were in the rear with Achish, American Standard Version (1901) And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish. Common English Bible As the Philistine rulers went out marching in units of hundreds and thousands, David and his soldiers were in the rear with Achish. Catholic Public Domain Version And indeed, the princes of the Philistines advanced by hundreds and by thousands; but David and his men were in the rear with Achish. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the lords of the Philistines marched with their hundreds and their thousands. But David and his men were in the rear with Achis. |
Some of the men from the family group of Manasseh also joined David. They joined David when he went with the Philistines to fight Saul. But David and his men did not really help the Philistines. The Philistine leaders talked about David helping them, but then they decided to send him away. Those rulers said, “If David goes back to his master Saul, then our heads will be cut off!”
The last three family groups in the line were the rear guard for all the other family groups. These were the groups from Dan’s camp. They traveled under their flag. The first group was Dan’s family group. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was their commander.
You have not yet taken the area from the Shihor River [53] at Egypt to the border of Ekron and the land further north. That land still belongs to the Canaanite people. You must still defeat the five Philistine leaders at Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. You must also defeat the Avvite people
The Philistines asked, “What kind of gifts should we send for Israel’s God to forgive us?”