Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 30:17
17And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.
1 Samuel 30:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
- New International Version (NIV)David fought them from dusk until the evening of the next day, and none of them got away, except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day, and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who mounted camels and fled.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled.
Context of 1 Samuel 30:17
15“Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.” 16So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah. And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels. 18So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives. 19Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.
Read all of 1 Samuel 301 Samuel 30:17 word by word
וַיַּכֵּ֥ם דָּוִ֛ד מֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁף וְעַד־הָעֶ֖רֶב לְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־נִמְלַ֤ט מֵהֶם֙ אִ֔ישׁ כִּי֩ אִם־אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵא֧וֹת אִֽישׁ־נַ֛עַר אֲשֶׁר־רָכְב֥וּ עַל־הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃Read the interlinear
- And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- struck them downנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- from twilightנֶ֫שֶׁףnesheph · twilightH5399
- untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
- the eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
- of the next dayמׇחֳרָתmochŏrâth mochŏrâthâm · morrowH4283
- Notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- escapedמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
- exceptכִּי [אם]kîy · that if: exceptH3588
- except[כִּי] אם'im · if: exceptH518
- fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- youngנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
- menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
- riding offרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
- onעַל‛al · uponH5921
- camelsגָּמָלgâmâl · camelH1581
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:17
- 1 Samuel 11:11The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them, until the hottest part of the day. And the survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together.
- Judges 4:16Then Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.
- 1 Kings 20:29For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
- Psalms 18:42I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17There escaped not a man of them - It is well known to every careful reader of the Bible, that the Amalekites were a proscribed people, even by God himself, and that in extirpating them it has been supposed David fulfilled the express will of God. But all this depends on whether he had an express commission to do so, received from God himself, as Saul had.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-20Verses 16-20 Sinners are nearest to ruin, when they cry, Peace and safety, and put the evil day far from them. Nor does any thing give our spiritual enemies more advantage than sensuality and indulgence. Eating and drinking, and dancing, have been the soft and pleasant way in which many have gone down to the congregation of the dead. The spoil was recovered, and brought off; nothing was lost, but a great deal gained.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17The total number of Amalekite raiders must have been quite large if 400 young men escaped.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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