1 Chronicles 14:16
New International Version
So David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army, all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

New Living Translation
So David did what God commanded, and they struck down the Philistine army all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

English Standard Version
And David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

Berean Standard Bible
So David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

King James Bible
David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.

New King James Version
So David did as God commanded him, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer.

New American Standard Bible
David did just as God had commanded him, and they defeated the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even as far as Gezer.

NASB 1995
David did just as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even as far as Gezer.

NASB 1977
And David did just as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even as far as Gezer.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then David did just as God had commanded him, and they struck down the camp of the Philistines from Gibeon even as far as Gezer.

Amplified Bible
So David did just as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer.

Christian Standard Bible
So David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So David did exactly as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

American Standard Version
And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And David did so just as LORD JEHOVAH had commanded him, and he destroyed the encampment of the Philistines from Gebun even unto Gadar.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he did as God commanded him: and he smote the army of the Philistines from Gabaon to Gazera.

Contemporary English Version
David obeyed God and he defeated the Philistines. He even chased them all the way from Gibeon to the entrance to Gezer.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And David did as God had commanded him, and defeated the army of the Philistines, slaying them from Gabaon to Gazera.

English Revised Version
And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
David did as God ordered him, and his men defeated the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

Good News Translation
David did what God had commanded, and so he drove the Philistines back from Gibeon all the way to Gezer.

International Standard Version
So David did just as God had ordered, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And David did as God commanded him; and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

Literal Standard Version
And David does as God commanded him, and they strike the camp of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer;

Majority Standard Bible
So David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

New American Bible
David did as God commanded him, and they routed the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

NET Bible
David did just as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

New Revised Standard Version
David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

New Heart English Bible
David did as God commanded him, and he struck the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

Webster's Bible Translation
David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.

World English Bible
David did as God commanded him; and they attacked the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

Young's Literal Translation
And David doth as God commanded him, and they smite the camp of the Philistines from Gibeon even unto Gazer;

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Two Victories over the Philistines
15As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because this will mean that God has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” 16So David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. 17And David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him.…

Cross References
1 Chronicles 14:15
As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because this will mean that God has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines."

1 Chronicles 14:17
And David's fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him.

Isaiah 28:21
For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.


Treasury of Scripture

David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.

did as God

Genesis 6:22
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

Exodus 39:42,43
According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work…

John 2:5
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

Gibeon

2 Samuel 5:25
And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.

Geba

1 Chronicles 6:67
And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,

Joshua 16:10
And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.

Gezer

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1 Chronicles 14
1. Hiram's kindness to David
2. David's fortune in people, wives, and children
8. His two victories against the Philistines














(16) David therefore.--And David did. Samuel adds "so."

And they smote the host (camp).--Samuel, "and he smote the Philistines." (Comp. 1Chronicles 14:11.)

From Gibeon.--The present Hebrew text of Samuel has Geba. The LXX. agrees with Chronicles in reading Gibeon, but the Targum, Syriac, and Arabic read Geba. Gibeon lay about six miles north-west of Jerusalem, between the valley of Rephaim and Gezer. Isaiah 28:21 supports this reading.

Even to Gazer (or Gezer).--Gazer is the so-called pausal form. Comp. Pharez (Perez) and Japhet ( Yepheth). The text of Samuel has, "until thou come to Gezer;" the Chronicles, "even unto Gezer-ward." (See Joshua 12:12; 1Kings 9:15-17.) . . .

Verse 16. - Gibeon. The parallel reads Geba. As Geba and Gibeon were both situate very near to Jerusalem (on the north), as well as near to one another, both texts may be correct, and each mean what it says. But Isaiah 28:21 confirms the reading Gibeon. It is evident that Gibeon was no appropriate resting-place for the ark (1 Chronicles 13:3, 4; 2 Chronicles 1:3). The nearness of the Philistines' approach to the city of Jerusalem marks their daring on the one hand, and the loud call now for the merciful interposition of Jehovah on behalf of his people. Gazer. Hebrew גָּזְרָה, both here and in the parallel because of the accent. Else the name is Gezer (גֶּזר). It was about two hours distant from Gibeon, and to the north of it (Joshua 10:33; Joshua 12:12; Joshua 21:21; Judges 1:29; 1 Chronicles 20:4), or "four Roman miles northward from Nicopolis ('Onomasticon'); now the large ruin of Tell Jezar" (Conder's' Handbook to the Bible,' p. 412).



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So David
דָּוִ֔יד (dā·wîḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

did
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

as
כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

God
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

had commanded him,
צִוָּ֖הוּ (ṣiw·wā·hū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

and they struck down
וַיַּכּוּ֙ (way·yak·kū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5221: To strike

the army of
מַחֲנֵ֣ה (ma·ḥă·nêh)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army

the Philistines
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia

all the way
וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

from Gibeon
מִגִּבְע֖וֹן (mig·giḇ·‘ō·wn)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1391: Gibeon -- a Levitical city in Benjamin

to Gezer.
גָּֽזְרָה׃ (gā·zə·rāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 1507: Gezer -- 'portion', a Levitical city on the border of Ephraim


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