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. "
— 1 Samuel 29:2, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“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. ”
“The lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.”
“When the leaders of the Philistines were passing in review at the head of their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men were passing in review in the rear with Achish.”
“And the lords of the Philistines marched with their hundreds and their thousands: but David and his men were in the rear with Achis.”
“And the lords of the Philistines went on with their hundreds and their thousands, and David and his men came after with Achish.”
“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.”
Then all the troops of the Philistines were gathered together at Aphek. But Israel also made camp, above the spring which is in Jezreel.
And indeed, the princes of the Philistines advanced by hundreds and by thousands; but David and his men were in the rear with Achish.
And the leaders of the Philistines said to Achish, “What do these Hebrews intend to do?” And Achish said to the leaders of the Philistines: “Could you be ignorant about David, who was the servant of Saul, the king of Israel, and who has been with me for many days, even years, and I have not found within him anything, from the day that he fled to me, even to this day?”
Then the leaders of the Philistines became angry against him, and they said to him: “Let this man return, and let him settle in his place, which you appointed for him. But let him not descend with us to battle, lest he become an adversary to us when we begin to fight. For in what other way will he be able to please his lord, except with our heads?
Is not this the David, about whom they were singing, while dancing, saying: ‘Saul struck down his thousands, but David his ten thousands?’ ”