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I Samuel 14:Verse 52

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And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.

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What Does I Samuel 14:52 Mean?

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"The bleak exhausting conclusion to the chapter frames the entire, agonizing reign of Saul in a brilliant, suffocating theological summary. Because the..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.

American Standard Version
ASV

And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.

American King James Version
AKJV

And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him to him.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

All through the life of Saul there was bitter war against the Philistines; and whenever Saul saw any strong man or any good fighting man, he kept him near himself.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And the war is severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul; when Saul hath seen any mighty man, and any son of valour, then he doth gather him unto himself.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him to him.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him to him.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him to him.

Darby Translation
Darby

And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him to himself.

Webster Bible
Webster

And there was violent war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him to himself.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And there was sore warre against the Philistims all the dayes of Saul: and whomsoeuer Saul sawe to be a strong man, and meete for the warre, he tooke him vnto him.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And there was a great war against the Philistines all the days of Saul. For whomsoever Saul saw to be a valiant man, and fit for war, he took him to himself.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And the war was severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul,—and, whensoever Saul saw any mighty man, or any son of valour, he drew him unto himself.

Literal Translation
LITV

And the war was strong against the Philistines all the days of Saul. And when Saul saw any mighty man, or any brave man, then he gathered him to himself.

Modern King James
MKJV

And the war was heavy against the Philistines all the days of Saul. And when Saul saw any strong man, or any brave man, he took him to himself.

Updated King James
UKJV

And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Warfare was severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul. Whenever Saul saw ⌞anyone who was a mighty warrior⌟ or ⌞any brave man⌟, he ⌞conscripted him into his service⌟.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

Now there was a powerful war against the Philistines during all the days of Saul. And so, whomever Saul had seen to be a strong man, and fit for battle, he joined him to himself.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.

Revised Webster
RWebster

And there was a fierce war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him to himself.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

Sotheli myyti batel was ayens Filisteis in alle the daies of Saul; for whom euere Saul siy a strong man and schapli to batel, Saul felouschipide to him silf that man.

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