1 Samuel 30:3 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 30:3

David’s Conflict with the Amalekites

1 Now it happened, when David and his men came to ^aZiklag, on the third day, that the ^bAmalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire,

2 and had taken captive the ^awomen and those who were there, from small to great; they did not kill anyone, but carried them away and went their way.

3 So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.

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

5 And David’s two ^awives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had been taken captive.

6 Now David was greatly distressed, for ^athe people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was¹ grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. ^bBut David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

7 ^aThen David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, “Please bring the ephod here to me.” And ^bAbiathar brought the ephod to David.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 30:3

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American Standard Version
And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive.

Amplified® Bible
So David and his men came to the town, and behold, it was burned, and their wives and sons and daughters were taken captive.

Contemporary English Version
When David and his men came to Ziklag, they saw the burned-out ruins and learned that their families had been taken captive.

Darby English Version
And David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives.

Good News Bible
When David and his men arrived, they found that the town had been burned down and that their wives, sons, and daughters had been carried away.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire, and their wives and their sons and their daughters had been taken captive.

New International Version
When David and his men came to Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.

New King James Version
So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When David and his men came to the city, behold, it had burned with fire, and their wives and their sons and their daughters had gone into captivity.

Revised Standard Version
And when David and his men came to the city, they found it burned with fire, and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.

Young's Literal Translation
And David cometh in -- and his men -- unto the city, and lo, burnt with fire, and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters have been taken captive!

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David’s Conflict with the Amalekites

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