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1 Samuel 27:9
9And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
1 Samuel 27:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
- New International Version (NIV)Whenever David attacked an area, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but took sheep and cattle, donkeys and camels, and clothes. Then he returned to Achish.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David would strike the land and would leave neither man nor woman alive, but would take away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the garments, and come back to Achish.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Whenever David attacked the land, he left neither man nor woman alive, but took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the apparel, and returned and came to Achish.
Context of 1 Samuel 27:9
7And the time that David abode in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months. 8And David and his men went up and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Gerzites, and the Amalekites: for those were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, and as far as the land of Egypt. And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish. 10So Achish said, Have ye not made a raid to-day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites. 11And David left neither man nor woman alive, to bring [them] to Gath, for he said, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David. And such was his custom as long as he abode in the country of the Philistines.
Read all of 1 Samuel 271 Samuel 27:9 word by word
וְהִכָּ֤ה דָוִד֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹ֥א יְחַיֶּ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְלָקַח֩ צֹ֨אן וּבָקָ֜ר וַחֲמֹרִ֤ים וּגְמַלִּים֙ וּבְגָדִ֔ים וַיָּ֖שָׁב וַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־אָכִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
- aliveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
- tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
- oxenבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
- camelsגָּמָלgâmâl · camelH1581
- returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- Achishאָכִישׁ'âkîysh · AchishH397
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 27:9
- 1 Samuel 15:7And Saul smote Amalek from Havilah as thou comest to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt.
- Genesis 16:7And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.
- Genesis 25:18And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt, as one goes towards Assyria. He settled before the face of all his brethren.
- Exodus 15:22And Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
- 1 Samuel 15:3Now go and smite Amalek, and destroy utterly all that they have, and spare them not, but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
- Deuteronomy 25:17Remember what Amalek did unto thee on the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt;
- Joshua 6:21And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city; both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 27:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9David smote the land - Here was a complete extirpation of all these people, not one being left alive, lest he should carry tidings of the disasters of his country! The spoil which David took consisted of sheep, oxen, asses, camels, and apparel.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 While David was in the land of the Philistines, he attacked some remains of the devoted nations. The people whom he cut off were long before doomed to destruction. It is often wisdom to shun public notice, but we must in no situation be idle. We must always try to do somewhat in the cause of God. This expedition David hid from Achish. But an equivocation which serves the purpose of a lie, is as like to it as a hypocrite is to a profane person…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9he did not leave a man or woman alive: At least some of these people were among those whom God had commanded Israel to destroy (see 1 Samuel 15:3; 28:18; Deuteronomy 25:17–19; Joshua 13:13).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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