2 Samuel 5:21

The Philistines ¹  abandoned their idols ²  there, and David and his men picked them up.

The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them off.

They abandoned their idols there, so David and his men carried them away.

The Philistines had abandoned their idols there, so David and his troops confiscated them.

The retreating Philistines dumped their idols, and David and his soldiers took them away.

And the Philistines, when they went in flight, did not take their images with them, and David and his men took them away.

The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them away.

And they left their images there, and David and his men carried them away.

The Philistines ¹  abandoned their idols ²  there, and David and his men picked them up.

¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tc For “idols” the LXX and Vulgate have “gods.”