1 Samuel 30:2

1 Samuel 30:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)and had taken captive the women and everyone else in it, both young and old. They killed none of them, but carried them off as they went on their way.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great. They killed no one, but carried them off and went their way.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and had taken captive the women and those who were there, from small to great; they did not kill anyone, but carried them away and went their way.

Context of 1 Samuel 30:2

1Now it happened when David and his men came [home] to Ziklag on the third day, [they found] that the Amalekites had made a raid on the Negev (the South country) and on Ziklag, and had overthrown Ziklag and burned it with fire; and they had taken captive the women [and all] who were there, both small and great. They killed no one, but carried them off [to be used as slaves] and went on their way. 3When David and his men came to the town, it was burned, and their wives and their sons and their daughters had been taken captive. 4Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they were too exhausted to weep [any longer].

1 Samuel 30:2 word by word

וַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּ אֶת־הַנָּשִׁ֤ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ֙ מִקָּטֹ֣ן וְעַד־גָּד֔וֹל לֹ֥א הֵמִ֖יתוּ אִ֑ישׁ וַיִּֽנְהֲג֔וּ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ לְדַרְכָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And had taken the womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• captivesשָׁבָהshâbâh · to take captiveH7617
• therein: they slewמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• not anyאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• either greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• or smallקָטֹןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
• awayנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090
• and wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• on their wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:2

• 1 Samuel 30:19Nothing of theirs was missing whether small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything that had been taken; David recovered it all.
• 1 Samuel 27:11David did not leave a man or a woman alive to bring news to Gath, saying [to himself], “Otherwise they will tell about us, saying, ‘This is what David has done, and this has been his practice all the time that he has lived in the country of the Philistines.’ ”
• Job 38:11And said, ‘This far you shall come, but no farther; And here your proud waves shall stop’?
• Psalms 76:10For the wrath of man shall praise You; With a remnant of wrath You will clothe and arm Yourself.
• Isaiah 27:8You contended with them by exile, by driving them away [from Canaan]; He has expelled them with His fierce wind on the day of the east wind.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2There were no soldiers left in Ziklag to protect the women and children. The Amalekites were known for attacking the weak and vulnerable (see Deuteronomy 25:17–18). not killed anyone: The Amalekites were not being kind. They found women and children more valuable alive than dead.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away--Their conduct seems to stand in favorable contrast to that of David (1Sa 27:11). But their apparent clemency did not arise from humane considerations. It is traceable to the ancient war usages of the East, where the men of war, on the capture of a city, were unsparingly put to death, but there were no warriors in Ziklag at the time. The women and boys were reserved for slaves, and the old…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:2

• Abigail
• Amalekites
• Captive

In the dictionaries

• Belong
• David
• Recover
• Samuel, Books of
• Zebah and Zalmunna
• Amalekites

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings