Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 30:4
4David and the troops with him wept loudly until they had no strength left to weep.
1 Samuel 30:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
- New International Version (NIV)So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Context of 1 Samuel 30:4
2They also had kidnapped the women and everyone in it from youngest to oldest. They had killed no one but had carried them off as they went on their way. 3When David and his men arrived at the town, they found it burned. Their wives, sons, and daughters had been kidnapped. David and the troops with him wept loudly until they had no strength left to weep. 5David’s two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had also been kidnapped. 6David was in an extremely difficult position because the troops talked about stoning him, for they were all very bitter over the loss of their sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
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וַיִּשָּׂ֨א דָוִ֜ד וְהָעָ֧ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֛וֹ אֶת־קוֹלָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֧ר אֵין־בָּהֶ֛ם כֹּ֖חַ לִבְכּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:4
- 1 Samuel 4:13When he arrived, there was Eli sitting on his chair beside the road waiting, because he was anxious about the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the entire city cried out.
- 1 Samuel 11:4When the messengers came to Gibeah, Saul’s hometown, and told the terms to the people, all wept aloud.
- Genesis 37:33His father recognized it. “It is my son’s robe,” he said. “A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has been torn to pieces!”
- Numbers 14:1Then the whole community broke into loud cries, and the people wept that night.
- Judges 2:4When the angel of the Lord had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.
- Judges 21:2So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until evening. They wept loudly and bitterly,
- Ezra 10:1While Ezra prayed and confessed, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, an extremely large assembly of Israelite men, women, and children gathered around him. The people also wept bitterly.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Wept, until they had no more power to weep - This marks great distress; they wept, as says the Vulgate, till their tears failed them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51Sa 30:1-5. The Amalekites Spoil Ziklag. 1. Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag--While the strength of the Philistine forces was poured out of their country into the plain of Esdraelon, the Amalekite marauders seized the opportunity of the defenseless state of Philistia to invade the southern territory. Of course, David's town suffered from the ravages of these nomad plunderers, in revenge for his recent raid upon their…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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