New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 30:17
17David 1slaughtered them 2from the twilight 3until the evening of 4the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on 5camels and fled.
1 Samuel 30:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
- New International Version (NIV)David fought them from dusk until the evening of the next day, and none of them got away, except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day, and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who mounted camels and fled.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled.
Context of 1 Samuel 30:17
15Then David said to him, “Will you bring me down to this band?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this band.” 16When he had brought him down, behold, they were spread over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing because of all the great spoil that they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah. David slaughtered them from the twilight until the evening of the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled. 18So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and rescued his two wives. 19But nothing of theirs was missing, whether small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything that they had taken for themselves; David brought it all back.
Read all of 1 Samuel 301 Samuel 30:17 word by word
וַיַּכֵּ֥ם דָּוִ֛ד מֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁף וְעַד־הָעֶ֖רֶב לְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־נִמְלַ֤ט מֵהֶם֙ אִ֔ישׁ כִּי֩ אִם־אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵא֧וֹת אִֽישׁ־נַ֛עַר אֲשֶׁר־רָכְב֥וּ עַל־הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃Read the interlinear
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- slaughteredנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- from the twilightנֶ֫שֶׁףnesheph · twilightH5399
- untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
- the eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
- the nextמׇחֳרָתmochŏrâth mochŏrâthâm · morrowH4283
- and not a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- of them escapedמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
- exceptכִּי [אם]kîy · that if: exceptH3588
- except[כִּי] אם'im · if: exceptH518
- fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- youngנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
- whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- rodeרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
- camelsגָּמָלgâmâl · camelH1581
- and fledבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:17
- 1 Samuel 11:11The next morning Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp at the morning watch and struck down the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
- Judges 4:16But Barak pursued the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not even one was left.
- 1 Kings 20:29So they camped one over against the other seven days. And on the seventh day the battle was joined, and the sons of Israel killed of the Arameans 100,000 foot soldiers in one day.
- Psalms 18:42Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind; I emptied them out as the mire of the streets.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17There escaped not a man of them - It is well known to every careful reader of the Bible, that the Amalekites were a proscribed people, even by God himself, and that in extirpating them it has been supposed David fulfilled the express will of God. But all this depends on whether he had an express commission to do so, received from God himself, as Saul had.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-20Verses 16-20 Sinners are nearest to ruin, when they cry, Peace and safety, and put the evil day far from them. Nor does any thing give our spiritual enemies more advantage than sensuality and indulgence. Eating and drinking, and dancing, have been the soft and pleasant way in which many have gone down to the congregation of the dead. The spoil was recovered, and brought off; nothing was lost, but a great deal gained.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17The total number of Amalekite raiders must have been quite large if 400 young men escaped.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 1 Samuel 30:17 Lit smote ↩
- 2. 1 Samuel 30:17 1 Sam 11:11 ↩
- 3. 1 Samuel 30:17 Lit even until ↩
- 4. 1 Samuel 30:17 Lit their ↩
- 5. 1 Samuel 30:17 Judg 7:12; 1 Sam 15:3 ↩
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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