[和合本] 扫罗平生常与非利士人大大争战。扫罗遇见有能力的人或勇士，都招募了来跟随他。
[新标点] 扫罗平生常与非利士人大大争战。扫罗遇见有能力的人或勇士，都招募了来跟随他。
[和合修] 扫罗有生之年常与非利士人激烈争战，他看到任何有能力的人或勇士，都招募来跟随他。
[新译本] 扫罗的一生常常与非利士人有猛烈的争战。每逢扫罗看见任何勇士或有能力的人，就都招募归他。
[当代修] 扫罗一生常和非利士人激烈交战。他遇见英勇的壮士，都会征募到自己的军队中。
[现代修] 扫罗一生跟非利士人常有激烈的战争，所以他一发现有勇敢强壮的人，就征召他入伍，在部队服役。
[吕振中] 尽扫罗一生的日子，他对非利士人都有剧烈的争战；所有英勇之士，和一切有才能的人，扫罗一看到，就收来跟随他。
[思高本] 撒乌耳一生同培肋舍特人常发生激烈战争，撒乌耳见到任何勇敢善战的人，就叫他来跟随自己。
[文理本] 扫罗存日、与非利士人力战、见壮士及勇士、则招募之、
[GNT] As long as he lived, Saul had to fight fiercely against the Philistines. So whenever he found a man who was strong or brave, he would enlist him in his army.
[BBE] All through the life of Saul there was bitter war against the Philistines; and whenever Saul saw any strong man or any good fighting man, he kept him near himself.
[KJV] And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.
[NKJV] Now there was fierce war with the Philistines all the days of Saul. And when Saul saw any strong man or any valiant man, he took him for himself.
[KJ21] And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any strong man or any valiant man, he took him unto him.
[NASB] Now the war against the Philistines was severe all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any warrior or any valiant man, he (Lit brought him in to himself)attached him to his staff.
[NRSV] There was hard fighting against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any strong or valiant warrior, he took him into his service.
[WEB] There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man or any valiant man, he took him into his service.
[ESV] There was hard fighting against the Philistines all the days of Saul. And when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he attached him to himself.
[NIV] All the days of Saul there was bitter war with the Philistines, and whenever Saul saw a mighty or brave man, he took him into his service.
[NIrV] As long as Saul was king, he had to fight hard against the Philistines. So every time Saul saw a strong or brave man, he took him into his army.
[HCSB] The conflict with the Philistines was fierce all of Saul's days, so whenever Saul noticed any strong or brave man, he enlisted him.
[CSB] The conflict with the Philistines was fierce all of Saul's days, so whenever Saul noticed any strong or brave man, he enlisted him.
[AMP] There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul, and whenever Saul saw any mighty or [outstandingly] courageous man, he attached him to himself.
[NLT] The Israelites fought constantly with the Philistines throughout Saul's lifetime. So whenever Saul observed a young man who was brave and strong, he drafted him into his army.
[YLT] And the war is severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul; when Saul hath seen any mighty man, and any son of valour, then he doth gather him unto himself.