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1 Samuel 23:3

But David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

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1 Samuel 23:3 — The New International Version (NIV)

But David’s men said to him, “Here in Judah we are afraid. How much more, then, if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces!”

1 Samuel 23:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

1 Samuel 23:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

But David’s men said, “We’re afraid even here in Judah. We certainly don’t want to go to Keilah to fight the whole Philistine army!”

1 Samuel 23:3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

1 Samuel 23:3 — New Century Version (NCV)

But David’s men said to him, “We’re afraid here in Judah. We will be more afraid if we go to Keilah where the Philistine army is.”

1 Samuel 23:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

1 Samuel 23:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

But David’s men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

1 Samuel 23:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

David’s men told him, “We’re afraid of staying here in Judah. How much more ⸤afraid do you think we’ll be⸥ if we go to Keilah against the Philistine army?” 

1 Samuel 23:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

But David’s men said to him, “Look, we’re afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces!”

1 Samuel 23:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

1 Samuel 23:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more if we go to Keilah to the battle lines of the Philistines?”

1 Samuel 23:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

But David’s men said to him, “We’re afraid here in Judah. Suppose we go to Keilah and fight against the Philistine army. Then we’ll be even more afraid.”

1 Samuel 23:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

But David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the ranks of the Philistines?”


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