1 Samuel 19 · Verse 8

1 Samuel 19:8

And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

1 Samuel 19:8, King James Version

1 Samuel 19:8 in other translations

BSB	When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.
WEB	There was war again. David went out and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
ASV	And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
YLT	And there addeth to be war, and David goeth out and fighteth against the Philistines, and smiteth among them--a great smiting, and they flee from his face.
DARBY	And there was war again; and David went forth and fought with the Philistines, and smote them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
BBE	And there was war again: and David went out fighting the Philistines, causing great destruction among them; and they went in flight before him.
Webster	And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

What does 1 Samuel 19:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 19:8-10

8-10. David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter--A brilliant victory was gained over the public enemy. But these fresh laurels of David reawakened in the moody breast of Saul the former spirit of envy and melancholy. On David's return to court, the temper of Saul became more fiendish than ever; the melodious strains of the harp had lost all their power to charm; and in a paroxysm of uncontrollable frenzy he aimed a javelin at the person of David--the missile having been thrown with such force that it pierced the chamber wall. David providentially escaped; but the king, having now thrown off the mask and being bent on aggressive measures, made his son-in-law's situation everywhere perilous.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:1-10

How forcible are right words! Saul was, for a time, convinced of the unreasonableness of his enmity to David; but he continued his malice against David. So incurable is the hatred of the seed of the serpent against that of the woman; so deceitful and desperately wicked is the heart of man without the grace of God, Jer 17:9.

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1 Samuel 19:8 in the original Hebrew

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וַתּ֥וֹסֶףva.To.sefand it repeatedH3254

הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.Mahthe warH4421

לִֽהְי֑וֹתlih.Yotto beH1961

וַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'and he went outH3318

דָוִ֜דda.VidDavidH1732

וַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemand he foughtH3898

בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.Timagainst the PhilistinesH6430

וַיַּ֤ךְvai.Yakhand he defeatedH5221

בָּהֶם֙ba.Hem<in> <the> them

מַכָּ֣הma.Kaha defeatH4347

גְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahgreatH1419

וַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suand they fledH5127

מִפָּנָֽיו\׃mi.pa.Navfrom before himH6440

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 19:8

Psalms 18:32-50
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places. He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. …
Psalms 27:3
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

David.
Ps 18:32-50; 27:3
him. Heb. his face

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Context

1 Samuel 19:7
And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.
1 Samuel 19:8
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
1 Samuel 19:9
And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.

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1 Samuel 19:8 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y tornó á hacerse guerra: y salió David y peleó contra los Filisteos, é hiriólos con grande estrago, y huyeron delante de él.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et il y eut de nouveau la guerre; et David entra en campagne et combattit contre les Philistins et les frappa d’un grand coup, et ils s’enfuirent devant lui.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und es ward wiederum Krieg; und David zog aus und stritt wider die Philister und richtete eine große Niederlage unter ihnen an, und sie flohen vor ihm.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Motum est autem rursum bellum: et egressus David, pugnavit adversum Philisthiim: percussitque eos plaga magna, et fugerunt a facie ejus.