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1 Samuel 30:7–9

David said to the priest Abiathar son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I pursue this band? Shall I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue; for you shall surely overtake and shall surely rescue.” So David set out, he and the six hundred men who were with him. They came to the Wadi Besor, where those stayed who were left behind.

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1 Samuel 30:7–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelek, “Bring me the ephod.” Abiathar brought it to him, and David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?”

“Pursue them,” he answered. “You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue.”

David and the six hundred men with him came to the Besor Valley, where some stayed behind.

1 Samuel 30:7–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. And David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I pursue after this band? Shall I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake and shall surely rescue.” So David set out, and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.

1 Samuel 30:7–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. And David inquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

1 Samuel 30:7–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Then he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring me the ephod!” So Abiathar brought it. Then David asked the Lord, “Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?”

And the Lord told him, “Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!”

So David and his 600 men set out, and they came to the brook Besor.

1 Samuel 30:7–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Then David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, “Please bring the ephod here to me.” And Abiathar brought the ephod to David. So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?”

And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.”

So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the Brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind.

1 Samuel 30:7–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

David said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring me the holy vest.”

Then David asked the Lord, “Should I chase the people who took our families? Will I catch them?”

The Lord answered, “Chase them. You will catch them, and you will succeed in saving your families.”

David and the six hundred men with him came to the Besor Ravine, where some of the men stayed.

1 Samuel 30:7–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake them, and shalt without fail recover all. So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

1 Samuel 30:7–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, Bring near to me, I pray thee, the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod near to David. And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he said to him, Pursue; for thou shalt assuredly overtake them and shalt certainly recover. So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor; and those that were left stayed behind.

1 Samuel 30:7–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

David told the priest Abiathar, Ahimelech’s son, “Please bring me the priestly ephod.”So Abiathar brought David the ephod. 

Then David asked the Lord, “Should I pursue these troops? Will I catch up with them?” 

“Pursue them,” the Lord told him. “You will certainly catch up with them and rescue the captives.” 

So David and his 600 men went to the Besor Valley, where some were left behind.

1 Samuel 30:7–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

David said to Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him, and David asked the Lord: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?”

The Lord replied to him, “Pursue them, for you will certainly overtake them and rescue the people.”

David and the 600 men with him went as far as the Wadi Besor, where 200 men who were to remain behind would stop.

1 Samuel 30:7–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring the ephod here for me.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. And David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Should I pursue after this band of raiders? Will I overtake them?” He said to him, “Pursue them, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will certainly rescue them.” So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the Wadi Besor, but the rest remained.

1 Samuel 30:7–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Then David spoke to the priest Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech. He said, “Bring me the linen apron.” Abiathar brought it to him. David asked the Lord for advice. He said, “Should I chase after the men who attacked Ziklag? If I do, will I catch up with them?”

“Chase after them,” the Lord answered. “You will certainly catch up with them. You will succeed in saving those who were captured.”

David and his 600 men came to the Besor Valley. Some of them stayed behind there.

1 Samuel 30:7–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this band? Shall I overtake them?” And He said to him, “Pursue, for you will surely overtake them, and you will surely rescue all.

So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those left behind remained.


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