1 Samuel 30:20

1 Samuel 30:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.
• New International Version (NIV)He took all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, “This is David’s plunder.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)David also captured all the flocks and herds, and the people drove the livestock before him, and said, "This is David's spoil."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David took all the flocks and herds they had driven before those other livestock, and said, “This is David’s spoil.”

Context of 1 Samuel 30:20

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. He took all the flocks and herds, which were driven ahead of the other livestock, and the people shouted, “This is David’s plunder!” 21When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him and had been left at the Wadi Besor, they came out to meet him and to meet the troops with him. When David approached the men, he greeted them, 22but all the corrupt and worthless men among those who had gone with David argued, “Because they didn’t go with us, we will not give any of the plunder we recovered to them except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”

1 Samuel 30:20 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֔ד אֶת־כָּל־הַצֹּ֖אן וְהַבָּקָ֑ר נָהֲג֗וּ לִפְנֵי֙ הַמִּקְנֶ֣ה הַה֔וּא וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ זֶ֖ה שְׁלַ֥ל דָּוִֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• all the flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• and the herdsבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• they draveנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• thoseהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• cattleמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• spoilשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:20

• 1 Samuel 30:26When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the Lord’s enemies.”
• Numbers 31:9The Israelites took the Midianite women and their dependents captive, and they plundered all their cattle, flocks, and property.
• 2 Chronicles 20:25Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to gather the plunder. They found among them an abundance of goods on the bodies and valuable items. So they stripped them until nobody could carry any more. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.
• Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will give him the many as a portion, and he will receive the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.
• Romans 8:37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20And David took all the flocks - He and his men not only recovered all their own property, but they recovered all the spoil which these Amalekites had taken from the south of Judah, the Cherethites, and the south of Caleb. When this was separated from the rest, it was given to David, and called David's spoil.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The meaning is, “and David took all the sheep and oxen which the Amalekites drove” (i. e. had in their possession) “before that acquisition of cattle” (namely, before what they took in their raid to the south), “and they” (the people) “said, This is David‘s spoil.” This was his share as captain of the band (compare Judges 8:24-26). All the other plunder of the camp - arms, ornaments, jewels, money, clothes, camels, accoutrements, and so on - was divided…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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:20

• Amalekites

In the dictionaries

• David
• Amalekite
• Belong
• Recover
• Besor, the Brook
• Faint
• Samuel, Books of
• Zebah and Zalmunna
• Ittai

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