English Standard Version
1 Samuel 17:53
53And the people of Israel came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.
1 Samuel 17:53 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.
- New International Version (NIV)When the Israelites returned from chasing the Philistines, they plundered their camp.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the children of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their tents.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then the Israelite army returned and plundered the deserted Philistine camp.
Context of 1 Samuel 17:53
51Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. 52And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron. And the people of Israel came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp. 54And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent. 55As soon as Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, "Abner, whose son is this youth?" And Abner said, "As your soul lives, O king, I do not know."
Read all of 1 Samuel 171 Samuel 17:53 word by word
וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִדְּלֹ֖ק אַחֲרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּ אֶת־מַחֲנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- from chasingדָּלַקdâlaq · to burn/pursueH1814
- afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
- and they spoiledשָׁסַסshâsas · to plunderH8155
- their tentsמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:53
- 2 Kings 7:7So they fled away in the twilight and abandoned their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, leaving the camp as it was, and fled for their lives.
- Jeremiah 4:20Crash follows hard on crash; the whole land is laid waste. Suddenly my tents are laid waste, my curtains in a moment.
- Jeremiah 30:16Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured, and all your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity; those who plunder you shall be plundered, and all who prey on you I will make a prey.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:53
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 48-58Verses 48-58 See how frail and uncertain life is, even when a man thinks himself best fortified; how quickly, how easily, and by how small a matter, the passage may be opened for life to go out, and death to enter! Let not the strong man glory in his strength, nor the armed man in his armour. God resists the proud, and pours contempt on those who defy him and his people. No one ever hardened his heart against God and prospered. The history is recorded…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 53Unless specifically forbidden (for example, 1 Samuel 15:3; Joshua 6:18), winning a battle allowed taking war spoils (Deuteronomy 2:35; Joshua 8:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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