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

1On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down. 2They 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. When 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. 5David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.

1 Samuel 30:3 word by word

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

• When Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and his menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• they foundהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• it burned downשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• it burned downאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• and their wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• taken captiveשָׁבָהshâbâh · to take captiveH7617

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:3

• Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
• Hebrews 12:6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
• 1 Peter 1:6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
• Revelation 3:9As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.

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