1 Samuel 30:17

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

15David then asked him, “Will you lead me to these raiders?” He said, “Swear to me by God that you won’t kill me or turn me over to my master, and I will lead you to them.” 16So he led him, and there were the Amalekites, spread out over the entire area, eating, drinking, and celebrating because of the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah. David slaughtered them from twilight until the evening of the next day. None of them escaped, except four hundred young men who got on camels and fled. 18David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken; he also rescued his two wives. 19Nothing of theirs was missing from the youngest to the oldest, including the sons and daughters, and all the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David got everything back.

1 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• them from the twilightנֶ֫שֶׁףnesheph · twilightH5399
• even unto the eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• of the next dayמׇחֳרָתmochŏrâth mochŏrâthâm · morrowH4283
• and there escapedמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• not a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• of them, save fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• youngנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• which rodeרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
• upon camelsגָּמָלgâmâl · camelH1581
• and fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:17

• 1 Samuel 11:11The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions. During the morning watch, they invaded the Ammonite camp and slaughtered them until the heat of the day. There were survivors, but they were so scattered that no two of them were left together.
• Judges 4:16Barak pursued the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth of the Nations, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.
• 1 Kings 20:29They camped opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day, the battle took place, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans — one hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
• Psalms 18:42I pulverize them like dust before the wind; I trample 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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:17

• Abigail
• Amalekites
• Camel
• Cavalry

In the dictionaries

• David
• Four Hundred
• Belong
• Camel
• Recover
• Dawn; Dawning
• Day and Night
• Faint
• Four
• Samuel, Books of

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