1-chronicles 14:12
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And they left their gods there; and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And the Philistines did not take their images with them in their flight; and at David's orders they were burned with fire.
Webster's Revision
And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
World English Bible
They left their gods there; and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And they left their gods there; and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.
Barnes's 1-chronicles 14:12 Bible Commentary
When they had left their gods there - The practice of carrying images of the gods to battle was common among the nations of antiquity, and arose from the belief that there was virtue in the images themselves, and that military success would be obtained by means of them.
