KJV King James Version
David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
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1 Chronicles 14:16
David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
WEB World English Bible
David did as God commanded him: and they struck the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
ASV American Standard Version
And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And David doth as God commanded him, and they smite the camp of the Philistines from Gibeon even unto Gazer;
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 14
13 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.
14 Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
15 And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, [that] then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.
16 David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
17 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּ֣עַשׂH6213 · a.sahto make: doדָּוִ֔ידH1732 · da.vidDavidכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichצִוָּ֖הוּH6680 · tsa.vahto commandהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430 · e.lo.himGodוַיַּכּוּ֙H5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מַחֲנֵ֣הH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineמִגִּבְע֖וֹןH1391 · giv.onGibeonוְעַד־H5704 · adtillגָּֽזְרָה׃H1507 · ge.zerGezer
Cross-references
John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.John 13:17If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.Genesis 6:22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.Exodus 39:42-43According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.2 Samuel 5:25And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.John 2:5His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do [it].Joshua 16:10And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.1 Chronicles 6:67And they gave unto them, [of] the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; [they gave] also Gezer with her suburbs,
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