1 Samuel 30:12

1 Samuel 30:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
• New International Version (NIV)part of a cake of pressed figs and two cakes of raisins. He ate and was revived, for he had not eaten any food or drunk any water for three days and three nights.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten, his spirit revived, for he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. So when he had eaten, his strength came back to him; for he had eaten no bread nor drunk water for three days and three nights.

Context of 1 Samuel 30:12

10David 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. They 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.) 13David asked him, “To whom do you belong? Where do you come from?” “I’m an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite,” the young man answered. “My master left me behind because I got sick three days ago. 14We raided the portion of the Negev where the Cherethites live, the territory of Judah, the portion of the Negev where Caleb settled, and we burned down Ziklag.”

1 Samuel 30:12 word by word

וַיִּתְּנוּ־לוֹ֩ פֶ֨לַח דְּבֵלָ֜ה וּשְׁנֵ֤י צִמֻּקִים֙ וַיֹּ֔אכַל וַתָּ֥שָׁב רוּח֖וֹ אֵלָ֑יו כִּ֠י לֹֽא־אָ֤כַל לֶ֙חֶם֙ וְלֹא־שָׁ֣תָה מַ֔יִם שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יָמִ֖ים וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה לֵילֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him a pieceפֶּ֫לַחpelach · millstoneH6400
• of a cakeדְּבֵלָהdebêlâh · fig cakeH1690
• of figs, and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• clusters of raisinsצַמּוּקtsammûq · clusterH6778
• and when he had eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• his spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• came againשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• no breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• nor drunkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• nightsלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:12

• 1 Samuel 14:27Jonathan hadn’t heard that his father forced the troops to take an oath. So he stretched out the tip of the staff he had in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb. When he put it to his mouth, his eyes lit up.
• Judges 15:19So God split open the hollow place at Lehi, and water gushed out. Samson drank some water. Then he was refreshed and revived. So he called the place En Hakkore [Spring of the One Who Calls Out]. It is still there at Lehi today.
• Isaiah 40:29He gives strength to those who grow tired and increases the strength of those who are weak.
• 1 Samuel 30:13David asked him, “To whom do you belong? Where do you come from?” “I’m an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite,” the young man answered. “My master left me behind because I got sick three days ago.
• Esther 4:16“Assemble all the Jews in Susa. Fast for me: Do not eat or drink at all for three entire days. My servants and I will also fast. After that, I will go to the king, even if it is against a royal decree. If I die, I die.”
• Jonah 1:17The Lord sent a big fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.
• Matthew 27:63They said, “Sir, we remember how that deceiver said while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will be brought back to life.’

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12A cake of figs - See on 1 Samuel 25:18; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Three days and three nights - Indicating that at least so long a time had elapsed since the sack of Ziklag.Read the comment
• 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. 11-12David once received bread when he was very hungry (1 Samuel 21:3–7). He and his men helped this Egyptian man before knowing who he was or if he could assist them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1511-15. they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David--Old and homeborn slaves are usually treated with great kindness. But a purchased or captured slave must look to himself; for, if feeble or sick, his master will leave him to perish rather than encumber himself with any additional burden. This Egyptian seems to have recently fallen into the hands of an Amalekite, and his master having belonged to the marauding party that had made the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:12

• Abiathar
• Abigail
• Amalekites
• Fig
• Food
• Raisins

In the dictionaries

• Belong
• David
• Fig
• Raisins
• Recover
• Cluster
• Faint
• Fig, Fig-Tree
• Holy Spirit
• Hosea

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