God’s Word Translation
1 Samuel 30:9
9So David and his 600 men went to the Besor Valley, where some were left behind.
1 Samuel 30:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.
- New International Version (NIV)David and the six hundred men with him came to the Besor Valley, where some stayed behind.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So David set out, and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the Brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind.
Context of 1 Samuel 30:9
7David told the priest Abiathar, Ahimelech’s son, “Please bring me the priestly ephod.” So Abiathar brought David the ephod. 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.” So David and his 600 men went to the Besor Valley, where some were left behind. 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.
Read all of 1 Samuel 301 Samuel 30:9 word by word
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד ה֚וּא וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ עַד־נַ֣חַל הַבְּשׂ֑וֹר וְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖ים עָמָֽדוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- he and the sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- with him, and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to the brookנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: valleyH5158
- Besorבְּשׂוֹרbeώôr · BesorH1308
- where those that were left behindיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
- stayedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The brook Besor - This had its source in the mountain of Idumea, and fell into the Mediterranean Sea beyond Gaza. Some suppose it to have been the same with the river of the wilderness, or the river of Egypt. The sense of this and the following verse is, that when they came to the brook Besor, there were found two hundred out of his six hundred men so spent with fatigue that they could proceed no farther. The baggage or stuff was left there, 1 Samuel…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Besor - Thought to be the stream of the Wady Sheriah which enters the sea a little south of Gaza.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. 9Besor was a large stream in Philistine territory. It flowed into the Mediterranean Sea southwest of Gaza.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. came to the brook Besor--now Wady Gaza, a winter torrent, a little to the south of Gaza. The bank of a stream naturally offered a convenient rest to the soldiers, who, through fatigue, were unable to continue the pursuit.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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