1 Samuel 19:8

1 Samuel 19:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
• New International Version (NIV)Once more war broke out, and David went out and fought the Philistines. He struck them with such force that they fled before him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there was war again. And David went out and fought with the Philistines and struck them with a great blow, so that they fled before him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And there was war again; and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and struck them with a mighty blow, and they fled from him.

Context of 1 Samuel 19:8

6Saul accepted Jonathan’s advice and took an oath, “As surely as the Lord lives, he will not be put to death.” 7Then Jonathan called David and told him all these things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as he had done formerly. Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly and they ran away from him. 9Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing the lyre. 10Saul tried to nail David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence and the spear drove into the wall. David escaped quickly that night.

1 Samuel 19:8 word by word

וַתּ֥וֹסֶף הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה לִֽהְי֑וֹת וַיֵּצֵ֨א דָוִ֜ד וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיַּ֤ךְ בָּהֶם֙ מַכָּ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔ה וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ מִפָּנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there was warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• and Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• and slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• them with a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• slaughterמַכָּהmakkâh makkeh · woundH4347
• and they fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• fromפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 19:8

• Psalms 18:32The one true God gives me strength; he removes the obstacles in my way.
• Psalms 27:3Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 19:8

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-108-10. David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter--A brilliant victory was gained over the public enemy. But these fresh laurels of David reawakened in the moody breast of Saul the former spirit of envy and melancholy. On David's return to court, the temper of Saul became more fiendish than ever; the melodious strains of the harp had lost all their power to charm; and in a paroxysm of uncontrollable frenzy he…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 19:8

• David
• Jealousy

In the dictionaries

• David
• Philistines
• Secret
• Watch
• Jonathan (2)
• Samuel, Books of

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 19

• 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