1 Samuel 30:3

1 Samuel 30:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)When David and his men reached Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of 1 Samuel 30:3

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, 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. 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. 4Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 5And David’s two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

1 Samuel 30:3 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֨א דָוִ֤ד וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ אֶל־הָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּ֥ה שְׂרוּפָ֖ה בָּאֵ֑שׁ וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֥ם וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖ם נִשְׁבּֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• burnedשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• takenשָׁבָהshâbâh · to take captiveH7617

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:3

• Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.
• Hebrews 12:6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
• 1 Peter 1:6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,
• Revelation 3:9Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:3

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire--The language implies that the smoke of the conflagration was still visible, and the sacking very recent. 1Sa 30:6-15. But David, Encouraged by God, Pursues Them.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:3

• Abigail
• Amalekites

In the dictionaries

• David
• Belong
• 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