Translations
Modern
He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.
Traditional
He was with David at Pas–dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
Literal
He was with David at Pas-dammim, and the Philistines were gathered there for battle. And a portion of ground there was full of barley, and the people fled from the Philistines.
Latin
Iste fuit cum David in Phesdomim, quando Philisthiim congregati sunt ad locum illum in prælium: et erat ager regionis illius plenus hordeo, fugeratque populus a facie Philisthinorum.
Original
Hebrew
English
He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.
Notes
This story about David's mighty warriors shows that Israel's best and bravest men supported him, along with all of Israel (compare 2 Samuel 23:8–39).
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
People
David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ
Places
Ephes-dammim: Place where the Philistines and Israelites fought; Goliath's challenge Philistia: An ancient people and region in Canaan
Glossary
Chronicles, Books of First and Second David Ephes-Dammim Genealogy Pas-dammim
Topics
Barley: Palestine God: Preserver: To David, Pas-Dammim: A Battle Between David and the Philistines, Fought At