KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Samuel 27:9
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Whenever David attacked a territory, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but he took the flocks and herds, the donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he would return to Achish,
WEB World English Bible
David struck the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the cattle, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the clothing; and he returned, and came to Achish.
ASV American Standard Version
And David smote the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel; and he returned, and came to Achish.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and David hath smitten the land, and doth not keep alive man and woman, and hath taken sheep, and oxen, and asses, and camels, and garments, and turneth back, and cometh in unto Achish.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 27
6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
7 And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
8 And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those [nations were] of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
9 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.
10 And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring [tidings] to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so [will be] his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.
12 And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהִכָּ֤הH5221 · na.khahto smiteדָוִד֙H1732 · da.vidDavidאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוְלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיְחַיֶּ֖הH2421 · cha.yahto liveאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanוְאִשָּׁ֑הH802 · ish.shahwomanוְלָקַח֩H3947 · la.qachto take: takeצֹ֨אןH6629 · tsonflockוּבָקָ֜רH1241 · ba.qarcattleוַחֲמֹרִ֤יםH2543 · cha.mordonkeyוּגְמַלִּים֙H1581 · ga.malcamelוּבְגָדִ֔יםH899 · be.gedtreacheryוַיָּ֖שָׁבH7725 · shuvto return: returnוַיָּבֹ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אָכִֽישׁ׃H397 · a.khishAchish
Cross-references
1 Samuel 15:3Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.Exodus 15:22So 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 15:7And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah [until] thou comest to Shur, that [is] over against Egypt.Genesis 16:7And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.Genesis 25:18And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that [is] before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: [and] he died in the presence of all his brethren.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.Deuteronomy 25:17-19Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;
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