1 Samuel 30:21

1 Samuel 30:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
• New International Version (NIV)Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Besor Valley. They came out to meet David and the men with him. As David and his men approached, he asked them how they were.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and who had been left at the brook Besor. And they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near to the people he greeted them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now David came to the two hundred men who had been so weary that they could not follow David, whom they also had made to stay at the Brook Besor. So they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near the people, he greeted them.

Context of 1 Samuel 30:21

19And nothing of theirs was missing, whether small or great, sons or daughters, plunder, or anything that they had taken for themselves; David brought it all back. 20So David had captured all the sheep and the cattle which the people drove ahead of the other livestock, and they said, “This is David’s plunder.” When David came to the two hundred men who were too exhausted to follow David and had been left behind at the brook Besor, and they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him, then David approached the people and greeted them. 22Then all the wicked and worthless men among those who went with David said, “Since they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoils that we have recovered, except to every man his wife and his children, so that they may lead them away and leave.” 23But David said, “You must not do so, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us, for He has protected us and handed over to us the band of raiders that came against us.

1 Samuel 30:21 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֣א דָוִ֗ד אֶל־מָאתַ֨יִם הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים אֲשֶֽׁר־פִּגְּר֣וּ׀ מִלֶּ֣כֶת׀ אַחֲרֵ֣י דָוִ֗ד וַיֹּֽשִׁיבֻם֙ בְּנַ֣חַל הַבְּשׂ֔וֹר וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֔ד וְלִקְרַ֖את הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֑וֹ וַיִּגַּ֤שׁ דָּוִד֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לָהֶ֖ם לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סRead the interlinear

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• were tooמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• exhaustedפָּגַרpâgar · to faintH6296
• to followהָלַךְhâlak · to go: followH1980
• to followאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• had been leftיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• at the brookנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: valleyH5158
• Besorבְּשׂוֹרbeώôr · BesorH1308
• and they wentיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• to meetקָרָאqârâ' · to encounter: meetH7122
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• approachedנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• and greetedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• and greetedשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: greetingH7965

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:21

• 1 Samuel 30:10But David pursued, he and four hundred men, for two hundred who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor stayed behind.
• Hebrews 13:1Let love of the brothers and sisters continue.
• 1 Peter 3:8To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, loving, compassionate, and humble;
• Judges 8:15And he came to the men of Succoth and said, “Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?’”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:21

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 What God gives us, he designs we should do good with. In distributing the spoil, David was just and kind. Those are men of Belial indeed, who delight in putting hardships upon their brethren, and care not who is starved, so that they may be fed to the full. David was generous and kind to all his friends. Those who consider the Lord as the Giver of their abundance, will dispose of it with fairness and liberality.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21he greeted them: David did not scold them for not participating in the battle.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow--This unexpected accession of spoil was nearly proving an occasion of quarrel through the selfish cupidity of some of his followers, and serious consequences might have ensued had they not been prevented by the prudence of the leader, who enacted it as a standing ordinance--the equitable rule--that all the soldiers should share alike (see Nu 31:11; see on Nu 31:25).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:21

• Besor

In the dictionaries

• David
• Belong
• Besor
• Recover
• Besor, the Brook
• Faint
• Samuel, Books of
• Zebah and Zalmunna
• Ziklag

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