1 Samuel 30:3

1 Samuel 30:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
• New International Version (NIV)When David and his men reached Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when David and his men came to the city, they found it burned with fire, and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.

Context of 1 Samuel 30:3

1Then it happened when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid on the Negev and on Ziklag, and had overthrown Ziklag and burned it with fire; 2and they took captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great, without killing anyone, and carried them off and went their way. When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire, and their wives and their sons and their daughters had been taken captive. 4Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep. 5Now David’s two wives had been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.

1 Samuel 30:3 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֨א דָוִ֤ד וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ אֶל־הָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּ֥ה שְׂרוּפָ֖ה בָּאֵ֑שׁ וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֥ם וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖ם נִשְׁבּֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

• When Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and his menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• it was burnedשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• and their wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and their sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and their daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• had been takenשָׁבָהshâbâh · to take captiveH7617
• captiveשָׁבִיshebîy · captiveH7628

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:3

• Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
• Hebrews 12:6For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, And He scourges every son whom He receives.”
• 1 Peter 1:6In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,
• Revelation 3:9Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie--I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:3

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire--The language implies that the smoke of the conflagration was still visible, and the sacking very recent. 1Sa 30:6-15. But David, Encouraged by God, Pursues Them.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:3

• Abigail
• Amalekites

In the dictionaries

• David
• Belong
• Recover
• Samuel, Books of
• Zebah and Zalmunna
• Amalekites

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