So David got up early, he and his men, to leave in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
Parallel translations
- WEB So David rose up early, he and his men, to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines, and the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
- KJV So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
- BSB So David and his men got up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
- NKJV So David and his men rose early to depart in the morning, to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
- NLT So David and his men headed back into the land of the Philistines, while the Philistine army went on to Jezreel.
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David and his men depart at dawn for Philistine territory while the Philistines march to Jezreel. The two parties separate as battle nears.
Overview
David rises early to return to the land of the Philistines as the army advances toward Jezreel. The separation completes his deliverance from fighting against Israel. God has providentially steered David away from the disaster at Gilboa, preserving the future king for his appointed throne.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Josh 19:18Their border was to Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
- 1 Sam 29:1Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek; and the Israelites encamped by the spring which is in Jezreel.
- 2 Sam 4:4Now Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news came about Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel; and his nurse picked him up and fled. As she hurried to flee, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
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