27But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee and come; for the Philistines have made a raid against the land.


In Context

24 And they arose and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of the waste.

25 And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David; and he came down from the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And Saul heard that, and he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away from Saul; and Saul and his men sought to surround David and his men to take them.

27 But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee and come; for the Philistines have made a raid against the land.

28 And Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

29 And David went up from thence, and abode in the strongholds of Engedi.

1 Samuel 23:27 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:27a messenger came to Saul, saying, "Come quickly! The Philistines are raiding the land."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:27But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:27And a messenger came to Saul, saying: Make haste to come, for the Philistines have poured in themselves upon the land.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:27But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:27But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:27But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:27But a messenger came to Saul, saying, |Hurry and come; for the Philistines have made a raid on the land!|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:27And a messenger hath come in unto Saul, saying, 'Haste, and come, for the Philistines have pushed against the land.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:27But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste you, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.