2 Samuel 23 · Verse 14

2 Samuel 23:14

And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth–lehem.
2 Samuel 23:14, King James Version

2 Samuel 23:14 in other translations

BSBAt that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
WEBDavid was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
ASVAnd David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
YLTand David is then in a fortress, and the station of the Philistines is then in Beth-Lehem,
DARBYAnd David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
BBEAnd at that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.
WebsterAnd David was then in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

What does 2 Samuel 23:14 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:8-39

David once earnestly longed for the water at the well of Bethlehem. It seems to be an instance of weakness. He was thirsty; with the water of that well he had often refreshed himself when a youth, and it was without due thought that he desired it. Were his valiant men so forward to expose themselves, upon the least hint of their prince's mind, and so eager to please him, and shall not we long to approve ourselves to…

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2 Samuel 23:14 in the original Hebrew

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וְדָוִ֖דve.da.Vidand DavidH1732
אָ֣ז'azthenH227
בַּמְּצוּדָ֑הba.me.tzu.Dah[was] in the strongholdH4686
וּמַצַּ֣בu.ma.Tzavand a garrison ofH4673
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimPhilistinesH6430
אָ֖ז'azthenH227
בֵּ֥יתbeit[was] Beth-H1035
לָֽחֶם\׃La.chem-lehemH1035

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 23:14

  • 1 Samuel 22:4-5

    And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold. And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

  • 1 Samuel 13:4

    And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.

  • 1 Samuel 10:5

    After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

  • 1 Chronicles 12:16

    And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

  • 1 Samuel 22:1

    David 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 Samuel 13:23-14:1

    And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash. Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.

  • 1 Samuel 24:22

    And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.

  • 1 Samuel 14:6

    And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us: for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few.

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an hold.
1Sa 22:1,4,5; 24:22; 1Ch 12:16
garrison.
1Sa 10:5; 13:4,23; 14:1,6

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Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Samuel 23:14

    And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth–lehem.

  • 2 Samuel 23:15

    And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth–lehem, which is by the gate!

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2 Samuel 23:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
David entonces estaba en la fortaleza, y la guarnición de los Filisteos estaba en Beth-lehem.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et David était alors dans le lieu fort, et il y avait alors un poste des Philistins à Bethléhem.
German
Elberfelder 1871
David war aber damals auf der Bergfeste, und eine Aufstellung der Philister war damals zu Bethlehem.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et David erat in præsidio: porro statio Philisthinorum tunc erat in Bethlehem.