14:8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed 5 king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. 6 When David heard about it, he marched out against 7 them.
1 tn Heb “ones armed with bow[s], using the right hand and the left hand with stones and with arrows with the bow, from the brothers of Saul from Benjamin.”
2 tn The words “These were” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons, because of the length of the intervening material since the beginning of the verse.
3 tn Heb “ones armed with bow[s], using the right hand and the left hand with stones and with arrows with the bow, from the brothers of Saul from Benjamin.”
4 tn The words “These were” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons, because of the length of the intervening material since the beginning of the verse.
5 tn Or “designated”; NCV “had been made king”; CEV “had become king.”
6 tn Heb “to seek David.”
7 tn Heb “went out before.”