1 Samuel 30:10 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 30:10

8 ^aSo David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.”

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

10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men; ^afor two hundred stayed behind, who were so weary that they could not cross the Brook Besor.

11 Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they let him drink water.

12 And they gave him a piece of ^aa cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. So ^bwhen he had eaten, his strength came back to him; for he had eaten no bread nor drunk water for three days and three nights.

13 Then David said to him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” And he said, “I am a young man from Egypt, servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me behind, because three days ago I fell sick.

14 We made an invasion of the southern area of ^athe Cherethites, in the territory which belongs to Judah, and of the southern area ^bof Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.”

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 30:10

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American Standard Version
But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

Amplified® Bible
But David pursued, he and 400 men, for 200 stayed behind who were too exhausted {and} faint to cross the brook Besor.

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
And David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to go over the torrent Besor.

Good News Bible
David continued on his way with four hundred men; the other two hundred men were too tired to cross the brook and so stayed behind.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
But David pursued, he and four hundred men, for two hundred who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor remained {behind.}

New International Version
for two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the ravine. But David and four hundred men continued the pursuit.

New King James Version
But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so weary that they could not cross the Brook Besor.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But David pursued, he and four hundred men, for two hundred who felt too exhausted to cross the brook Besor remained behind.

Revised Standard Version
But David went on with the pursuit, he and four hundred men; two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor.

Young's Literal Translation
and David pursueth, he and four hundred men, (and two hundred men stand still who have been too faint to pass over the brook of Besor),

New English Translation
David and four hundred men continued the pursuit, but two hundred men who were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor stayed there.

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