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

1On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down. They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way. 3When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. 4So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.

1 Samuel 30:2 word by word

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

• They had taken captiveשָׁבָהshâbâh · to take captiveH7617
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• who wereאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• both youngקָטֹןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
• andעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• oldגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• They had not killedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• They had not killedלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• anyoneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• but had carried them offנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090
• as they wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• on their wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:2

• 1 Samuel 30:19Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.
• 1 Samuel 27:11David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.
• Job 38:11and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
• Psalms 76:10Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
• Isaiah 27:8By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.

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