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Douay-Rheims Bible

1 Samuel 17:53

And the children of Israel returning, after they had pursued the Philistines, fell upon their camp.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Championship;   Decision;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Spoils of War;   Stories for Children;   War;   War-Peace;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Goliath;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Philistia, philistines;   Saul, king of israel;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Giant;   Samuel, Books of;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Goliath;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Tent;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When the Israelites returned from the pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps.
Hebrew Names Version
The children of Yisra'el returned from chasing after the Pelishtim, and they plundered their camp.
King James Version
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.
Lexham English Bible
Then the Israelites returned from pursuing the Philistines and plundered their camp.
English Standard Version
And the people of Israel came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.
New Century Version
The Israelites returned after chasing the Philistines and robbed their camp.
New English Translation
When the Israelites returned from their hot pursuit of the Philistines, they looted their camp.
Amplified Bible
The sons of Israel returned from their pursuit of the Philistines and plundered their camp.
New American Standard Bible
Then the sons of Israel returned from their close pursuit of the Philistines, and plundered their camps.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the children of Israel returned from pursuing the Philistims, & spoyled their tents.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the sons of Israel returned from hotly pursuing the Philistines and plundered their camps.
Contemporary English Version
When the Israelite army returned from chasing the Philistines, they took what they wanted from the enemy camp.
Complete Jewish Bible
After chasing the P'lishtim, the army of Isra'el returned and plundered their camp.
Darby Translation
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they pillaged their camps.
Easy-to-Read Version
After chasing the Philistines, the Israelites came back to the Philistine camp and took many things from that camp.
George Lamsa Translation
And the children of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines, and plundered their camps.
Good News Translation
When the Israelites came back from pursuing the Philistines, they looted their camp.
Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel returned from hotly pursuing the Philistines; and they pillaged their camps.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the children of Israel turned agayne from chasynge of the Philistynes, and spoyled their tentes.
American Standard Version
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.
Bible in Basic English
Then the children of Israel came back from going after the Philistines, and took their goods from the tents.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and spoyled their tentes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their camp.
King James Version (1611)
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the men of Israel returned from pursuing after the Philistines, and they destroyed their camp.
English Revised Version
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their camp.
Berean Standard Bible
When the Israelites returned from their pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the sones of Israel turneden ayen, aftir that thei hadden pursuede Filisteis, and thei assailiden `the tentis of hem.
Young's Literal Translation
and the sons of Israel turn back from burning after the Philistines, and spoil their camps.
Update Bible Version
And the sons of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the children of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their tents.
World English Bible
The children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.
New King James Version
Then the children of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their tents.
New Living Translation
Then the Israelite army returned and plundered the deserted Philistine camp.
New Life Bible
Then the Israelites returned from following the Philistines and took what had belonged to them among their tents.
New Revised Standard
The Israelites came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the sons of Israel returned from hotly pursuing the Philistines, - and plundered their camps.
Revised Standard Version
And the Israelites came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines and plundered their camps.

Contextual Overview

48 And when the Philistine arose, and was coming, and drew nigh to meet David, David made haste, and ran to the fight to meet the Philistine. 49 And he put his hand into his scrip, and took a stone, and cast it with the sling, and fetching it about, struck the Philistine in the forehead, and he fell on his face upon the earth. 50 And David prevailed over the Philistine, with a sling and a stone, and he struck, and slew the Philistine. And as David had no sword in his hand, 51 He ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath, and slew him, and cut off his head. And the Philistines seeing that their champion was dead, fled away. 52 And the men of Israel and Juda rising up shouted, and pursued after the Philistines till they came to the valley and to the gates of Accaron, and there fell many wounded of the Philistines in the way of Saraim, and as far as Geth, and as far as Accaron. 53 And the children of Israel returning, after they had pursued the Philistines, fell upon their camp. 54 And David taking the head of the Philistine, brought it to Jerusalem: but his armour he put in his tent. 55 Now at the time that Saul saw David going out against the Philistines, he said to Abner, the captain of the army: Of what family is this young man descended, Abner? And Abner said: As thy soul liveth, O king, I know not. 56 And the king said: Inquire thou, whose son this young man is. 57 And when David was returned, after the Philistine was slain, Abner took him, and brought him in before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they spoiled: 2 Kings 7:7-16, Jeremiah 4:20, Jeremiah 30:16

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 19:5 - wrought 2 Kings 7:16 - spoiled the tents

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines,.... The remainder that escaped having got into their fortified cities:

and they spoiled their tents; which they left in their camp, all their armour, goods, money, and provisions, they found there, they seized upon as their prey and booty; these they did not stay to meddle with as soon as the Philistines fled, but first pursued them, and slew as many of them as they could, and then returned to the spoil; which was wisely done.


 
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