Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

“Come here,” the Philistine called to David, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts!”

New American Standard Bible

The Philistine also said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field.”

King James Version

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

International Standard Version

told David, "Come to me! I'll give your flesh to the birds of the sky and to the beasts of the field."

A Conservative Version

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the field.

American Standard Version

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the field.

Amplified

The Philistine also said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field.”

Bible in Basic English

And the Philistine said to David, Come here to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field.

Darby Translation

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the heavens and to the beasts of the field.

Julia Smith Translation

And he of the rovers will say to David, Come to me and I will give thy flesh to the birds of the heavens and to the cattle of the field.

King James 2000

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The Philistine said to David, "Come to me so that I can give your flesh to the birds of heaven and to the wild animals of the field!"

Modern King James verseion

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he said to David, "Come to me and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field."

NET Bible

The Philistine said to David, "Come here to me, so I can give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the field!"

New Heart English Bible

The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the field."

The Emphasized Bible

And the Philistine said unto David, - Come, unto me, that I may give thy flesh to the birds of heaven, and to the beasts of the field.

Webster

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

World English Bible

The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the field."

Youngs Literal Translation

and the Philistine saith unto David, 'Come unto me, and I give thy flesh to the fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the field.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Philistine
פּלשׁתּי 
P@lishtiy 
Usage: 288

to David
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

to me, and I will give
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

בּשׂר 
Basar 
Usage: 270

unto the fowls
עוף 
`owph 
Usage: 71

of the air
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

and to the beasts
בּהמה 
B@hemah 
Usage: 190

References

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Easton

Fausets

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Context Readings

David Appears Before Saul

43 He said to David, “Am I a dog that you come against me with sticks?” Then he cursed David by his gods. 44 “Come here,” the Philistine called to David, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts!” 45 David said to the Philistine: “You come against me with a dagger, spear, and sword, but I come against you in the name of Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel’s armies—you have defied Him.



Cross References

1 Kings 20:10-11

Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, “May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.”

1 Samuel 17:46

Today, the Lord will hand you over to me. Today, I’ll strike you down, cut your head off, and give the corpses of the Philistine camp to the birds of the sky and the creatures of the earth. Then all the world will know that Israel has a God,

Proverbs 18:12

Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.

Ecclesiastes 9:11-12

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.

Jeremiah 9:23

This is what the Lord says:

The wise man must not boast in his wisdom;
the strong man must not boast in his strength;
the wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: This is what the Lord God says:

Your heart is proud,
and you have said, ‘I am a god;
I sit in the seat of gods
in the heart of the sea.’
Yet you are a man and not a god,
though you have regarded your heart
as that of a god.

Ezekiel 28:9-10

Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’
in the presence of those who kill you?
Yet you will be only a man, not a god,
in the hands of those who kill you.

Ezekiel 39:17-20

“Son of man, this is what the Lord God says: Tell every kind of bird and all the wild animals: Assemble and come! Gather from all around to My sacrificial feast that I am slaughtering for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel; you will eat flesh and drink blood.

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