1 Samuel 29:2

1 Samuel 29:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)As the Philistine rulers marched with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men were marching at the rear with Achish.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As the lords of the Philistines were passing on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were passing on in the rear with Achish,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the lords of the Philistines passed in review by hundreds and by thousands, but David and his men passed in review at the rear with Achish.

Context of 1 Samuel 29:2

1Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek, while the Israelites were camping by the spring which is in Jezreel. And the lords of the Philistines were proceeding on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were proceeding on in the rear with Achish. 3Then the commanders of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” And Achish said to the commanders of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or rather these years, and I have found no fault in him from the day he deserted to me to this day?” 4But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him, and the commanders of the Philistines said to him, “Make the man go back, that he may return to his place where you have assigned him, and do not let him go down to battle with us, or in the battle he may become an adversary to us. For with what could this man make himself acceptable to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of these men?

1 Samuel 29:2 word by word

וְסַרְנֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ עֹֽבְרִ֔ים לְמֵא֖וֹת וְלַאֲלָפִ֑ים וְדָוִ֣ד וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו עֹֽבְרִ֛ים בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖ה עִם־אָכִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear

• And the lordsסֶ֫רֶןseren · lordH5633
• of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• were proceedingעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• on by hundredsמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and by thousandsאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and his menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• on in the rearאַחֲרוֹן'achăryôn 'achărôn · lastH314
• with Achishאָכִישׁ'âkîysh · AchishH397

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 29:2

• 1 Samuel 29:6Then Achish called David and said to him, “As the Lord lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army are pleasing in my sight; for I have not found evil in you from the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, you are not pleasing in the sight of the lords.
• 1 Samuel 5:8So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” And they said, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around to Gath.” And they brought the ark of the God of Israel around.
• 1 Samuel 6:4Then they said, “What shall be the guilt offering which we shall return to Him?” And they said, “Five golden tumors and five golden mice according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, for one plague was on all of you and on your lords.
• Joshua 13:3from the Shihor which is east of Egypt, even as far as the border of Ekron to the north (it is counted as Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines: the Gazite, the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, the Ekronite; and the Avvite
• 1 Samuel 28:1Now it came about in those days that the Philistines gathered their armed camps for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, “Know assuredly that you will go out with me in the camp, you and your men.”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 29:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2By hundreds, and by thousands - They were probably divided, as the Jewish armies, by fifties, hundreds, and thousands; each having its proper officer or captain.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The lords - See Judges 3:3 note, as distinguished from ordinary “princes” 1 Samuel 29:3. The military divisions of the Philistine army were by hundreds and by thousands, like those of the Israelites 1 Samuel 8:12. David and his men formed a body-guard to Achish 1 Samuel 28:2.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11God's help saved David from having to fight his own people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish--as the commander of the lifeguards of Achish, who was general of this invading army of the Philistines.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 29:2

• Integrity
• Philistines

In the dictionaries

• David
• Philistines
• Lords of the Philistines
• Achish
• Rereward
• Samuel, Books of
• War; Warfare

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 29

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings