KJV King James Version
And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
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2 Samuel 23:13
And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
WEB World English Bible
Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
ASV American Standard Version
And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And three of the thirty heads go down and come unto the harvest, unto David, unto the cave of Adullam, and the company of the Philistines are encamping in the valley of Rephaim,
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 23
10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
11 And 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.
12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
13 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
14 And David [was] then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines [was] then [in] Bethlehem.
15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which [is] by the gate!
16 And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that [was] by the gate, and took [it], and brought [it] to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
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וַיֵּרְד֨וּH3381 · ya.radto go downשְׁלֹשָׁ֜הH7969 · sha.loshthreeמֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyרֹ֗אשׁH7218 · roshheadוַיָּבֹ֤אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)קָצִיר֙H7105 · qa.tsirharvestאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)דָּוִ֔דH1732 · da.vidDavidאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מְעָרַ֖תH4631 · me.a.rahcaveעֲדֻלָּ֑םH5725 · a.dul.lamAdullamוְחַיַּ֣תH2416 · chayaliveפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineחֹנָ֖הH2583 · cha.nahto campבְּעֵ֥מֶקH6010 · e.meqValley (of Achor)רְפָאִֽים׃H7497 · ra.pahRapha
Cross-references
2 Samuel 5:18The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.1 Samuel 22:1David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard [it], they went down thither to him.1 Chronicles 14:9And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,Micah 1:15Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.Joshua 12:15The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;1 Chronicles 11:15-19Now 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.Isaiah 17:5And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.2 Samuel 5:22And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
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