2 Samuel 23:13 “At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at t…”

2 Samuel 23:13

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

Darby Translation

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.

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,

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“three, etc”

1 Chronicles 11:15–19

1 Chronicles 11:15–19 · BSB

Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

“the cave”

1 Samuel 22:1 Joshua 12:15 Joshua 15:35 Micah 1:15

1 Samuel 22:1 · BSB

So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.

Joshua 12:15 · BSB

the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

Joshua 15:35 · BSB

Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

Micah 1:15 · BSB

I will again bring a conqueror against you, O dweller of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.

“the valley”

2 Samuel 5:18 2 Samuel 5:22 1 Chronicles 14:9 Isaiah 17:5 1 Chronicles 11:15

2 Samuel 5:18 · BSB

Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

2 Samuel 5:22 · BSB

Once again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

1 Chronicles 14:9 · BSB

Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim.

Isaiah 17:5 · BSB

as the reaper gathers the standing grain and harvests the ears with his arm, as one gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.

1 Chronicles 11:15 · BSB

Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.

14At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.

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