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OET (OET-RV) Once as it was approaching harvest time, three of ‘The Thirty’ went to where David had been staying at Adullam’s cave. There was a Philistine unit camped in the Refaim valley.![]()
OET-LV and_they_went_down three[fn] of_the_thirty chief[s] and_they_came to the_harvest to Dāvid to the_cave_of Adullam and_a_community_of Fəlishtiy was_encamping in_the_valley_of Rəfāʼīm.![]()
ULT And three from the head Thirty went down, and they came to the harvest, to David, to the cave of Adullam. And a troop of Philistines was camping in the Valley of the Raphaites.
UST At the time when David was staying in the cave of Adullam, three other men who were among his 30 greatest warriors came to help him. It was summer. A group of Philistine soldiers had set up their tents in the Valley of the Raphaites.
BSB & MSB 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.
OEB No OEB 2 SAM book available
WEBBE & WMBB 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.
NET At the time of the harvest three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the cave of Adullam. A band of Philistines was camped in the valley of Rephaim.
LSV And three of the thirty heads go down and come to the harvest, to David, to the cave of Adullam, and the company of the Philistines are encamping in the Valley of Rephaim,
FBV At harvest-time, the Three, who were part of the Thirty leading warriors, went down to meet David when he was at the cave of Adullam. The Philistine army was camped in the valley of Rephaim.
T4T Altogether there were 30 special warriors among David’s soldiers. Once, when it was almost time to harvest the crops, three of those 30 men went down to Adullam Cave, where David was staying. A group of men from the Philistia army had set up their tents in Rephaim Valley near Jerusalem.
LEB Then three[fn] of the thirty leaders went down and came to David ⌊at the time of the harvest⌋[fn] to the cave of Adullam, while a group of the Philistines were camping in the valley of the Rephaim.
BBE And three of the thirty went down at the start of the grain-cutting, and they came to David at the strong place of Adullam; and the band of Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.
Moff No Moff 2 SAM book available
JPS 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 were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
ASV 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.
DRA Moreover also before this the three who were princes among the thirty, went down and came to David in the harvest time into the cave of Odollam: and the camp of the Philistines was in the valley of the giants.
YLT 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,
Drby And three of the thirty chiefs went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam, when the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
RV 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 were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
SLT And three of the thirty heads will go down and come to the harvest, to David, to the cave of Adullam: and the wild beasts, the rovers, encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
Wbstr And three of the thirty chiefs went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
KJB-1769 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.[fn]
KJB-1611 And [fn]three of the thirtie chiefe went downe and came to Dauid in the haruest time, vnto the caue of Adullam: and the troupe of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)
Bshps These three (which were of the thirtie chiefe captaines) went downe to Dauid in the haruest tyme vnto the caue Adullam: and the hoast of the Philistines pytched in the valley of giauntes.
(These three (which were of the thirty chief captains) went down to David in the harvest time unto the cave Adullam: and the host/army of the Philistines pytched in the valley of giants.)
Gnva Afterward three of the thirtie captaines went downe, and came to Dauid in the haruest time vnto the caue of Adullam, and the hoste of the Philistims pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
(Afterward three of the thirty captains went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam, and the host/army of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.)
Cvdl And these thre pryncipall amonge thirtie, came downe in the haruest vnto Dauid, into the caue of Adullam, & the hoost of ye Philistynes laye in ye valley of Rephaim.
(And these three principal among thirty, came down in the harvest unto David, into the cave of Adullam, and the host/army of ye/you_all Philistines lay in ye/you_all valley of Rephaim.)
Wycl Also and thre men yeden doun bifore, that weren princes among thretti, and camen to Dauid in the tyme of reep in to the denne of Odollam. Forsothe the castels of Filisteis weren set in the valei of giauntis.
(Also and three men went down before, that were princes among thretti, and came to David in the time of reep in to the den of Odollam. For_certain/Truly the castles of Philistines were set in the valley of giants.)
Luth Und diese drei Vornehmsten unter dreißigen kamen hinab in der Ernte zu David in der Höhle Adullam, und die Rotte der Philister lag im Grunde Rephaim.
(And this/these three most_distinguished_(one) under thirty came down in the/of_the harvest to/for David in the/of_the cave Adullam, and the gang the/of_the Philistines lag in_the reasons(n) Rephaim.)
ClVg Necnon et ante descenderant tres qui erant principes inter triginta, et venerant tempore messis ad David in speluncam Odollam: castra autem Philisthinorum erant posita in Valle gigantum.[fn]
(Necnon and before they_had_descended three who/which they_were leaders between thirty, and they_came at_the_time harvest/crop to David in/into/on cave Odollam: camp however Philisthinorum they_were placed in/into/on Valle of_giants.)
UHB וַיֵּרְד֨וּ שְׁלֹשָׁ֜ה [fn] מֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣ים רֹ֗אשׁ וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ אֶל־קָצִיר֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד אֶל־מְעָרַ֖ת עֲדֻלָּ֑ם וְחַיַּ֣ת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים חֹנָ֖ה בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃ ‡
BrLXX Καὶ κατέβησαν τρεῖς ἀπὸ τῶν τριάκοντα, καὶ κατέβησαν εἰς Κασὼν πρὸς Δαυὶδ, εἰς τὸ σπήλαιον Ὀδολλάμ· καὶ τάγμα τῶν ἀλλοφύλων, καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐν τῇ κοιλάδι Ῥαφαΐν.
BrTr And three out of the thirty went down, and came to Cason to David, to the cave of Odollam; and there was an army of the Philistines, and they encamped in the valley of Raphain.