1 Samuel 19:8

8 Or la guerre recommença, et David sortit et combattit contre les Philistins, et en fit un grand carnage; et ils s'enfuirent devant lui.

1 Samuel 19:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 19:8

And there was war again
Between Israel and the Philistines; it does not appear that either of them sent out their whole force, only some parties or detachments, between which there were skirmishes:

and David went out and fought with the Philistines;
he went out with his thousand men, over which he was made captain, ( 1 Samuel 18:13 ) ; for he had not the command of the whole army; that belonged to Abner:

and slew them with a great slaughter, and they fled from him;
he killed many of them in his engagements with them, and the rest fled, and he returned victorious; which stirred up the envy and increased the jealousy of Saul, to observe which this is related.

1 Samuel 19:8 In-Context

6 Et Saül prêta l'oreille à la voix de Jonathan; et Saül jura, disant: L'Éternel est vivant! il ne mourra pas.
7 Alors Jonathan appela David, et lui raconta toutes ces choses. Et Jonathan amena David à Saül, et il fut à son service comme auparavant.
8 Or la guerre recommença, et David sortit et combattit contre les Philistins, et en fit un grand carnage; et ils s'enfuirent devant lui.
9 Mais le mauvais esprit, envoyé par l'Éternel, fut sur Saül, qui était assis dans sa maison, sa lance à la main; et David jouait de sa main sur la harpe.
10 Alors Saül chercha à frapper David avec sa lance contre la muraille; mais il se déroba devant Saül, qui frappa de sa lance la paroi; et David s'enfuit, et s'échappa cette nuit-là.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.