Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 14:8:
- Kupsabiny: “But when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed to become king of the whole of Israel, they began to search for him in great numbers in order to catch him. And when David realized that, he gathered his soldiers and headed towards the Philistines.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Having heard that David had become king over all Israel, the Philistines sent out their whole army to capture him. David also went out to fight with them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When the Filistinhon heard that David had-been-chosen king over-all Israel, they gathered all their soldiers to capture him. But David heard about it, and he set-out to meet them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When the army of Philistia heard that David has been appointed to be king of all of Israel, they came to capture him. But David heard that they were coming, so he and his soldiers marched out to fight against them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
