Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 19:8
American Standard Version
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
Amplified® Bible
Then there was war again, and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and made a great slaughter among them and they fled before him.
Contemporary English Version
The next time there was a war with the Philistines, David fought hard and forced them to retreat.
Darby English Version
And there was war again; and David went forth and fought with the Philistines, and smote them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
Good News Bible
War with the Philistines broke out again. David attacked them and defeated them so thoroughly that they fled.
King James Version
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
New American Standard Bible
When there was war again, David went out and fought with the Philistines and defeated them with great slaughter, so that they fled before him.
New International Version
Once more war broke out, and David went out and fought the Philistines. He struck them with such force that they fled before him.
New King James Version
And there was war again; and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and struck them with a mighty blow, and they fled from him.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When a war erupted again, David went out and fought with the Philistines and defeated them with great slaughter, so that they fled before him.
Revised Standard Version
And there was war again; and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and made a great slaughter among them, so that they fled before him.
Young's Literal Translation
And there addeth to be war, and David goeth out and fighteth against the Philistines, and smiteth among them -- a great smiting, and they flee from his face.