1 Samuel 30 - Study the King James Bible

And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

were come: 1 Samuel 29:11, 2 Samuel 1:2
on the third: This was the third day after he had left the Philistine army at Aphek, from which place, Calmet supposes, Ziklag was distant more than thirty leagues.
the Amalekites: 1 Samuel 15:7, 1 Samuel 27:8-10, Genesis 24:62, Joshua 11:6
Reciprocal: Genesis 14:7 - Amalekites Exodus 17:8 - General Exodus 17:14 - for I will Numbers 13:29 - Amalekites Numbers 24:20 - his latter end Numbers 31:10 - General Deuteronomy 25:19 - thou shalt Joshua 15:31 - Ziklag Joshua 19:5 - Ziklag 1 Samuel 15:8 - utterly 1 Samuel 27:1 - into the land 1 Samuel 27:6 - Ziklag 1 Samuel 29:10 - General 1 Samuel 30:14 - we burned 2 Samuel 1:8 - an Amalekite 2 Samuel 2:3 - his men 1 Chronicles 4:30 - Ziklag 1 Chronicles 12:21 - against the band Psalms 9:6 - thou hast Jeremiah 41:12 - to fight

And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.

slew not: 1 Samuel 30:19, 1 Samuel 27:11, Job 38:11, Psalms 76:10, Isaiah 27:8, Isaiah 27:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:26 - carried 1 Samuel 29:10 - General 1 Kings 22:31 - small nor great 2 Kings 23:2 - both small and great

So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

burned: Psalms 34:19, Hebrews 12:6, 1 Peter 1:6, 1 Peter 1:7, Revelation 3:9
Reciprocal: Job 5:24 - thou shalt know Psalms 119:61 - The bands Lamentations 3:51 - eye

Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

lifted up: 1 Samuel 4:13, 1 Samuel 11:4, Genesis 37:33-35, Numbers 14:1, Numbers 14:39, Judges 2:4, Judges 21:2, Ezra 10:1
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:16 - lift Genesis 27:34 - he cried Numbers 31:27 - two parts 2 Samuel 3:32 - lifted Job 2:12 - their voice Lamentations 2:11 - eyes Lamentations 3:51 - eye

And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

two wives: 1 Samuel 1:2, 1 Samuel 25:42, 1 Samuel 25:43, 1 Samuel 27:3, 2 Samuel 2:2, 2 Samuel 3:2, 2 Samuel 3:3
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:42 - comfort himself 1 Samuel 25:2 - Carmel

And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

was greatly: Genesis 32:7, Psalms 25:17, Psalms 42:7, Psalms 116:3, Psalms 116:4, Psalms 116:10, 2 Corinthians 1:8, 2 Corinthians 1:9, 2 Corinthians 4:8, 2 Corinthians 7:5
the people: Exodus 17:4, Numbers 14:10, Psalms 62:9, Matthew 21:9, Matthew 27:22
grieved: Heb. bitter, 1 Samuel 1:10, Judges 18:25, 2 Samuel 17:8, 2 Kings 4:27, *marg.
David: Job 13:15, Psalms 18:6, Psalms 26:1, Psalms 26:2, Psalms 27:1-3, Psalms 34:1-8, Psalms 40:1, Psalms 40:2, Psalms 42:5, Psalms 42:11, Psalms 56:3, Psalms 56:4, Psalms 56:11, Psalms 62:1, Psalms 62:5, Psalms 62:8, Psalms 118:8-13, Proverbs 18:10, Isaiah 25:4, Isaiah 37:14-20, Jeremiah 16:19, Habakkuk 3:17, Habakkuk 3:18, Romans 4:18, Romans 8:31, 2 Corinthians 1:6, 2 Corinthians 1:9, 2 Corinthians 1:10, Hebrews 13:6
Reciprocal: Genesis 32:9 - Jacob Exodus 5:22 - returned Judges 2:15 - greatly Judges 20:22 - encouraged 1 Samuel 22:2 - discontented Nehemiah 6:9 - Now therefore Psalms 18:18 - but Psalms 21:7 - For the Psalms 118:5 - called Psalms 131:2 - quieted Proverbs 31:6 - of heavy hearts Isaiah 33:18 - heart Isaiah 50:10 - let Lamentations 3:24 - therefore Jonah 2:2 - I cried Jonah 2:7 - I remembered John 10:31 - General Acts 27:22 - I exhort Acts 28:15 - he thanked 2 Corinthians 7:10 - the sorrow Philippians 4:6 - in 1 Peter 5:7 - Casting

And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

Abiathar: 1 Samuel 22:20, 1 Samuel 22:21, 1 Samuel 23:2-9, 1 Kings 2:26, Mark 2:26
Reciprocal: Exodus 28:4 - ephod Exodus 28:30 - General Numbers 27:21 - he shall Deuteronomy 20:2 - General Joshua 9:14 - asked not 1 Samuel 14:37 - Shall I go 1 Samuel 23:9 - Bring 2 Samuel 2:1 - inquired 2 Samuel 5:19 - inquired Hosea 3:4 - ephod

And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

inquired: 1 Samuel 23:2, 1 Samuel 23:4, 1 Samuel 23:10-12, Judges 20:18, Judges 20:23, Judges 20:28, 2 Samuel 5:19, 2 Samuel 5:23, Proverbs 3:5, Proverbs 3:6
he answered him: 1 Samuel 14:37, 1 Samuel 28:6, 1 Samuel 28:15, 1 Samuel 28:16, Numbers 27:21, Psalms 50:15, Psalms 91:15
Reciprocal: Genesis 14:16 - General Genesis 25:22 - inquire Exodus 28:30 - General Deuteronomy 20:2 - General Joshua 9:14 - asked not 1 Samuel 14:18 - Bring hither 1 Samuel 22:10 - he inquired 1 Samuel 27:2 - the six 1 Samuel 30:19 - General 1 Samuel 30:23 - which the Lord 2 Samuel 2:1 - inquired 2 Samuel 16:23 - as if 1 Kings 8:44 - whithersoever 1 Kings 22:5 - Inquire 1 Chronicles 14:10 - Shall I go Psalms 18:29 - by thee Psalms 27:4 - inquire John 10:35 - unto

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 23:13 - six hundred 1 Samuel 25:13 - two hundred 2 Samuel 2:3 - his men

10.

But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

for two hundred: 1 Samuel 30:21
so faint: 1 Samuel 14:20, 1 Samuel 14:31, Judges 8:4, Judges 8:5
the brook Besor: This brook or torrent, it is evident from the circumstances of the history, must be in the south-west part of Judea, and must empty itself into the Mediterranean Sea. In the more particular situation of it writers are not agreed. Some suppose it to be between Gaza and Rhinocorura; but Jerome places it between Rhinocorura and Egypt. It is supposed by some to be the same as the river of the wilderness - Amos 6:14, and the river of Egypt, Joshua 15:4.
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 23:13 - six hundred 1 Samuel 25:13 - two hundred 2 Samuel 2:3 - his men Isaiah 33:23 - the lame Mark 8:3 - General

11.

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

gave him: Deuteronomy 15:7-11, Deuteronomy 23:7, Proverbs 25:21, Matthew 25:35, Luke 10:36, Luke 10:37, Romans 12:20, Romans 12:21
Reciprocal: Judges 8:14 - caught Psalms 107:5 - General Lamentations 1:11 - relieve the soul Matthew 15:32 - lest

12.

And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

his spirit: 1 Samuel 14:27, Judges 15:19, Isaiah 40:29-31
three days: 1 Samuel 30:13, Esther 4:16, Jonah 1:17, Matthew 27:63
Reciprocal: Genesis 45:27 - the spirit Judges 19:5 - Comfort Psalms 107:5 - General Lamentations 1:11 - relieve the soul Matthew 15:32 - lest Acts 9:19 - when

13.

And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.

my master: Though they had booty enough, and this poor sick slave might have been carried on an ass or a camel, yet they inhumanely left him to perish; but, in the righteous providence of God, this cruelty was the occasion of their destruction; whilst David's kindness to a perishing stranger and slave was the means of his success, and proved the truest policy. Job 31:13-15, Proverbs 12:10, James 2:13
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 30:12 - three days 2 Samuel 1:8 - an Amalekite 1 Chronicles 18:11 - Amalek Jonah 1:8 - What is thine

14.

We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

the Cherethites: Calmet and others suppose that these people, who inhabited the same district as the Philistines, were the aborigines of the island of Crete, from which they derived their name. 1 Samuel 30:16, 2 Samuel 8:18, 1 Kings 1:38, 1 Kings 1:44, 1 Chronicles 18:17, Ezekiel 25:16, Zephaniah 2:5
Caleb: A district in the south of Judea, in which were the cities of Kirjath-Arba or Hebron, and Kirjath-sepher, belonging to the family of Caleb. Joshua 14:13, Joshua 15:13
we burned: 1 Samuel 30:1-3
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 27:6 - Ziklag 2 Samuel 15:18 - Cherethites 1 Chronicles 2:24 - Calebephratah

15.

And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.

Swear: 1 Samuel 29:6, Joshua 2:12, Joshua 9:15, Joshua 9:19, Joshua 9:20, Ezekiel 17:13, Ezekiel 17:16, Ezekiel 17:19
nor deliver: Deuteronomy 23:15, Deuteronomy 23:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:23 - swear Genesis 26:31 - sware Judges 1:24 - we will 2 Samuel 19:23 - sware Proverbs 30:10 - Accuse not

16.

And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

when he: Judges 1:24, Judges 1:25
eating: 1 Samuel 25:36-38, Exodus 32:6, Exodus 32:17-19, Exodus 32:27, Exodus 32:28, Judges 16:23-30, 2 Samuel 13:28, Isaiah 22:13, Daniel 5:1-4, Luke 12:19, Luke 12:20, Luke 17:27-29, Luke 21:34, Luke 21:35, 1 Thessalonians 5:3, Revelation 11:10-13
because of all: Job 20:5
Reciprocal: Judges 8:11 - secure 1 Samuel 30:14 - the Cherethites 1 Kings 4:20 - eating 1 Kings 20:20 - escaped Psalms 119:162 - as one Proverbs 23:34 - thou Proverbs 30:22 - a fool Ecclesiastes 7:4 - the heart Isaiah 9:3 - and as men Matthew 24:38 - they

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And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

the next day: Heb. their morrow
and there: 1 Samuel 11:11, Judges 4:16, 1 Kings 20:29, 1 Kings 20:30, Psalms 18:42
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:61 - they rode Genesis 31:17 - upon camels Exodus 17:14 - for I will Numbers 24:20 - his latter end Judges 6:5 - their camels 2 Samuel 1:1 - when David 2 Samuel 1:8 - an Amalekite 1 Kings 20:20 - escaped 2 Kings 7:5 - in the twilight 1 Chronicles 4:43 - the rest Psalms 18:38 - General Proverbs 23:34 - thou Jeremiah 41:15 - escaped Matthew 24:38 - they

18.

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

Reciprocal: Genesis 14:16 - General Numbers 31:49 - lacketh 1 Samuel 11:11 - so that two Jeremiah 41:12 - to fight

19.

And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.

1 Samuel 30:8, Genesis 14:14-16, Numbers 31:49, Job 1:10, Psalms 34:9, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 91:9, Psalms 91:10, Matthew 6:33
Reciprocal: Genesis 14:16 - General 1 Samuel 30:2 - slew not 2 Chronicles 20:25 - they found

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And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.

This is David's spoil: 1 Samuel 30:26, Numbers 31:9-12, 2 Chronicles 20:25, Isaiah 53:12, Romans 8:37
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 18:11 - Amalek 2 Chronicles 14:15 - carried away

21.

And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.

two hundred men: 1 Samuel 30:10
came near: Hebrews 13:1, 1 Peter 3:8
saluted them: Heb. asked them how they did, Judges 8:15
Reciprocal: Numbers 31:13 - went forth 1 Samuel 25:13 - two hundred

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Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.

wicked: 1 Samuel 22:2, 1 Samuel 25:17, 1 Samuel 25:25, Deuteronomy 13:13, Judges 19:22, 1 Kings 21:10, 1 Kings 21:13
those: Heb. the men
Because: Matthew 7:12
Reciprocal: Numbers 17:10 - rebels Judges 11:3 - vain men Judges 20:13 - children of Belial 2 Samuel 20:1 - a man Isaiah 33:23 - the lame

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Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

my brethren: Genesis 19:7, Judges 19:23, Acts 7:2, Acts 22:1
which the Lord: 1 Samuel 30:8, 1 Samuel 2:7, Numbers 31:49-54, Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:18, 1 Chronicles 29:12-14, Habakkuk 1:16
who hath: Psalms 44:2-7, Psalms 121:7, Psalms 121:8

24.

For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

but as his part: This equitable edict was somewhat different from that which had so long obtained in Israel, and by which the spoil of the Midianites was divided: that related to the whole people: this only to the soldiers, some of whom went to battle, while others guarded the baggage. Numbers 31:27, Joshua 22:8, Psalms 68:12
tarrieth: 1 Samuel 25:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:7 - General Genesis 45:20 - stuff Nehemiah 13:27 - Shall we then

25.

And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

forward: Heb. and forward, 1 Samuel 16:13
Reciprocal: Exodus 12:14 - by an ordinance Exodus 27:21 - a statute for ever Numbers 15:15 - an ordinance Numbers 27:11 - a statute Numbers 31:27 - two parts Joshua 4:9 - and they are there Esther 9:27 - and upon their seed

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And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;

to his friends: 1 Chronicles 12:1-15, Psalms 35:27, Psalms 68:18, Proverbs 18:16-24, Isaiah 32:8
present: Heb. blessing, 1 Samuel 25:27, Genesis 33:11, 2 Kings 5:15, 2 Corinthians 9:5
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 30:20 - This is David's spoil 1 Chronicles 19:2 - I will show Proverbs 18:24 - that hath Ephesians 4:8 - and

27.

To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,

Bethel: Probably not the celebrated city of this name, but Bethul a city of Simeon - Joshua 19:4, supposed to be the same as Bethelia, mentioned by Sozomen as belonging to Gaza, well peopled, and having several temples remarkable for their structure and antiquity; and which Jerome says, in his life of Hilarion, was five short days' journey from Pelusium. Genesis 28:19, Joshua 16:2, Judges 1:22, Judges 1:23, 1 Kings 12:29
south Ramoth: A city of Simeon; so called to distinguish it from Ramoth Gilead beyond Jordan. Joshua 19:8, Ramath
Jattir: Joshua 15:48, Joshua 21:14

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And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,

Aroer: Joshua 13:16
Siphmoth: Supposed to be the same with Shepham - Numbers 34:10, on the eastern borders of Canaan.
Eshtemoa: Joshua 15:50, Eshtemoh, Joshua 21:14
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 24:5 - Aroer 1 Chronicles 4:17 - Eshtemoa

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And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,

Rachal: Supposed by Calmet to be the same as Hachilah. 1 Samuel 23:19
Jerahmeelites: The descendants of Jerahmeel son of Hezron - 1 Chronicles 2:9, 1 Chronicles 2:25-27, who inhabited a district in the south of Judah. 1 Samuel 27:10
Kenites: These people inhabited a small tract west of the Dead Sea. Judges 1:16

30.

And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach,

Hormah: Joshua 19:4, Judges 1:17
Chorashan: Probably the same as Ashan in Simeon, Joshua 15:42, Joshua 19:7, which Eusebius says was sixteen miles west from Jerusalem.
Reciprocal: Numbers 21:3 - the name

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And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

Hebron: Joshua 14:13, Joshua 14:14, 2 Samuel 2:1, 2 Samuel 4:1, 2 Samuel 15:10
Reciprocal: Psalms 132:1 - all his afflictions