1 Samuel 30:1

1 Samuel 30:1

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.

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.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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The south - Namely, the southern part of Judah, and the adjacent parts.

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