Parallel Verses

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.

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!”

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
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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Context Readings

David Appears Before Saul

43 The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 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.” 45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted.

Cross References

1 Kings 20:10-11

Ben-hadad sent to him and said, “May the gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria will suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.”

1 Samuel 17:46

This day the Lord will deliver you up into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,
But humility goes before honor.

Ecclesiastes 9:11-12

I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all.

Jeremiah 9:23

Thus says the Lord, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches;

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
“Because your heart is lifted up
And you have said, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of gods
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are a man and not God,
Although you make your heart like the heart of God—

Ezekiel 28:9-10

‘Will you still say, “I am a god,”
In the presence of your slayer,
Though you are a man and not God,
In the hands of those who wound you?

Ezekiel 39:17-20

“As for you, son of man, thus says the Lord God, ‘Speak to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field, “Assemble and come, gather from every side to My sacrifice which I am going to sacrifice for you, as a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, that you may eat flesh and drink blood.

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