KJV King James Version
He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
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1 Chronicles 11:13
He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.
WEB World English Bible
He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
ASV American Standard Version
He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
he hath been with David in Pas-Dammim, and the Philistines have been gathered there to battle, and a portion of the field is full of barley, and the people have fled from the face of the Philistines,
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 11
10 These also [are] the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, [and] with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
11 And this [is] the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain [by him] at one time.
12 And after him [was] Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who [was one] of the three mighties.
13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
14 And they set themselves in the midst of [that] parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved [them] by a great deliverance.
15 Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
16 And David [was] then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison [was] then at Bethlehem.
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הֽוּא־H1931 · huhe/she/itהָיָ֨הH1961 · ha.yahto beעִם־H5973 · imwithדָּוִ֜ידH1732 · da.vidDavidבַּפַּ֣סH6450 · pas dam.mimPas-dammimדַּמִּ֗יםH6450 · pas dam.mimPas-dammimוְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙H6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineנֶאֱסְפוּ־H622 · a.saphto gatherשָׁ֣םH8033 · shamthereלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleוַתְּהִ֛יH1961 · ha.yahto beחֶלְקַ֥תH2513 · chel.qahportionהַשָּׂדֶ֖הH7704 · sa.daySirionמְלֵאָ֣הH4392 · ma.lefullשְׂעוֹרִ֑יםH8184 · se.o.rahbarleyוְהָעָ֥םH5971 · ampeopleנָ֖סוּH5127 · nusto fleeמִפְּנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃H6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistine
Cross-references
2 Samuel 23:11-12And after him [was] Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.1 Samuel 17:1Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which [belongeth] to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.
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