New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 30:6-15

6Moreover David was greatly distressed because 1the people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were 2embittered, each one because of his sons and his daughters. But 3David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

7Then 4David said to 5Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. 8 6David inquired of the Lord, saying, “7Shall I pursue this band? Shall I overtake them?” And He said to him, “Pursue, for you will surely overtake them, 8and you will surely rescue all.” 9So David went, 9he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those left behind remained. 10But David pursued, he and four hundred men, for 10two hundred who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor remained behind.

11Now they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread and he ate, and they provided him water to drink. 12They gave him a piece of fig cake and two clusters of raisins, and he ate; 11then his spirit 12revived. For he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights. 13David said to him, “To whom do you belong? And where are you from?” And he said, “I am a young man of Egypt, a servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me behind when I fell sick three days ago. 14We made a raid on 13the 14Negev of the Cherethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on 15the 16Negev of Caleb, and 17we burned Ziklag with fire.” 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.”

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Notes

1. 1 Samuel 30:6 Ex 17:4; John 8:59 ↩
2. 1 Samuel 30:6 Lit bitter in soul ↩
3. 1 Samuel 30:6 1 Sam 23:16; Ps 18:2; 27:14; 31:24; 71:4, 5; Rom 4:20 ↩
4. 1 Samuel 30:7 1 Sam 23:6, 9 ↩
5. 1 Samuel 30:7 1 Sam 22:20-23 ↩
6. 1 Samuel 30:8 1 Sam 23:2, 4; Ps 50:15; 91:15 ↩
7. 1 Samuel 30:8 Ex 15:9 ↩
8. 1 Samuel 30:8 1 Sam 30:18 ↩
9. 1 Samuel 30:9 1 Sam 27:2 ↩
10. 1 Samuel 30:10 1 Sam 30:9, 21 ↩
11. 1 Samuel 30:12 Judg 15:19 ↩
12. 1 Samuel 30:12 Lit returned to him ↩
13. 1 Samuel 30:14 1 Sam 30:1, 16; 2 Sam 8:18; 1 Kin 1:38, 44; Ezek 25:16; Zeph 2:5 ↩
14. 1 Samuel 30:14 I.e. South country ↩
15. 1 Samuel 30:14 Josh 14:13; 15:13; 21:12 ↩
16. 1 Samuel 30:14 I.e. South country ↩
17. 1 Samuel 30:14 1 Sam 30:1 ↩

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