1 Samuel 30:10

1 Samuel 30:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
• New International Version (NIV)Two hundred of them were too exhausted to cross the valley, but David and the other four hundred continued the pursuit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But David pursued, he and four hundred men. Two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so weary that they could not cross the Brook Besor.

Context of 1 Samuel 30:10

8Then David asked the Lord, “Should I pursue these troops? Will I catch up with them?” “Pursue them,” the Lord told him. “You will certainly catch up with them and rescue the captives.” 9So David and his 600 men went to the Besor Valley, where some were left behind. David and 400 men went in pursuit, while 200 men who were too exhausted to cross the Besor Valley stayed behind. 11David’s men found an Egyptian in the open country and took him to David. They gave him food to eat and water to drink. 12They gave him a slice of fig cake and two bunches of raisins. After he had eaten, he revived. (He hadn’t eaten any food or drunk any water for three whole days.)

1 Samuel 30:10 word by word

וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף דָּוִ֔ד ה֖וּא וְאַרְבַּע־מֵא֣וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ מָאתַ֣יִם אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פִּגְּר֔וּ מֵעֲבֹ֖ר אֶת־נַ֥חַל הַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• pursuedרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• he and fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• abode behindעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• which were so faintפָּגַרpâgar · to faintH6296
• that they could not go overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the brookנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: valleyH5158
• Besorבְּשׂוֹרbeώôr · BesorH1308

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:10

• 1 Samuel 14:20Saul and all the troops with him assembled and went into battle. They found Philistine soldiers killing their fellow soldiers in wild confusion.
• Judges 8:4Gideon and his 300 men headed toward the Jordan River. They were exhausted when they crossed it, but they kept pursuing the enemy.
• 1 Samuel 6:14The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh and stopped there by a large rock. The people chopped up the wood of the cart and sacrificed the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord.
• Joshua 15:4and on to Azmon. It comes out at the River of Egypt so that the border ends at the Mediterranean Sea. This is the southern border.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 If in all our ways, even when, as in this case, there can be no doubt they are just, we acknowledge God, we may expect that he will direct our steps, as he did those of David. David, in tenderness to his men, would by no means urge them beyond their strength. The Son of David thus considers the frames of his followers, who are not all alike strong and vigorous in their spiritual pursuits and conflicts; but, where we are weak, there he is kind…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10too exhausted: David's men were very tired after traveling for three days (1 Samuel 30:1). They were now chasing the Amalekites without having rested. David did not scold them or force them to keep going without mercy. See 1 Samuel 30:23–25.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:10

• Abiathar
• Abigail
• Amalekites
• Besor

In the dictionaries

• David
• Four Hundred
• Belong
• Besor
• Ittai
• Recover
• Faint
• Four
• River
• 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