American Standard Version
1 Samuel 30:2
2and had taken captive the womenand allthat were therein, both small and great: they slew not any, but carried them off, and went their way.
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
1And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire, and had taken captive the womenand allthat were therein, both small and great: they slew not any, but carried them off, and went their way. 3And 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. 4Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Read all of 1 Samuel 301 Samuel 30:2 word by word
וַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּ אֶת־הַנָּשִׁ֤ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ֙ מִקָּטֹ֣ן וְעַד־גָּד֔וֹל לֹ֥א הֵמִ֖יתוּ אִ֑ישׁ וַיִּֽנְהֲג֔וּ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ לְדַרְכָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:2
- 1 Samuel 30:19And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor anything that they had taken to them: David brought back all.
- 1 Samuel 27:11And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David, and so hath been his manner all the while he hath dwelt in the country of the Philistines.
- Job 38:11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
- Psalms 76:10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: The residue of wrath shalt thou gird upon thee.
- Isaiah 27:8In measure, when thou sendest them away, thou dost contend with them; he hath removed them with his rough blast in 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
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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
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