New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 30:8-23

8And 1DavidH1732 inquiredH7592 of the LordH3068, sayingH559, “2Shall I pursueH7291 H310 thisH2088 bandH1416 ofH1416 raidersH1416? Will I overtakeH5381 them?” And He saidH559 to him, “PursueH7291, for you will certainlyH5381 overtakeH5381 them, 3and you will certainlyH5337 rescueH5337 everyone.” 9So DavidH1732 leftH1980, 4he and the sixH8337 hundredH3967 menH376 whoH834 were with him, and they cameH935 to the brookH5158 BesorH1308, where some who were leftH3498 behindH3498 stayedH5975. 10But DavidH1732 pursuedH7291, he and fourH702 hundredH3967 menH376, for 5two hundredH3967 whoH834 were tooH4480 exhaustedH6296 to crossH5674 the brookH5158 BesorH1308 stayedH5975 behind.

11Now they foundH4672 an EgyptianH4713 in the fieldH7704 and broughtH3947 him to DavidH1732, and gaveH5414 him breadH3899 and he ateH398, and they providedH8248 him waterH4325 toH8248 drinkH8248. 12They also gaveH5414 him a sliceH6400 of figH1690 cakeH1690 and twoH8147 cakesH6778 ofH6778 raisinsH6778, and he ateH398; 6then his spiritH7307 7revivedH7725. For he had not eatenH398 breadH3899 or drunkH8354 waterH4325 for threeH7969 daysH3117 and threeH7969 nightsH3915. 13Then DavidH1732 saidH559 to him, “To whomH4310 do you belong? And whereH335 are you from?” And he saidH559, “I am a youngH5288 manH5288 of EgyptH4713, a servantH5650 of an AmalekiteH6003; and my masterH113 abandonedH5800 me whenH3588 I becameH2470 sickH2470 threeH7969 daysH3117 ago. 14We carriedH6584 outH6584 anH6584 attackH6584 on 8the 9NegevH5045 of the CherethitesH3774, and on that whichH834 belongs to JudahH3063, and on 10the 11NegevH5045 of CalebH3612, and 12we burnedH8313 ZiklagH6860 with fireH784.” 15Then DavidH1732 saidH559 to him, “Will you bringH3381 me downH3381 to thisH2088 bandH1416 ofH1416 raidersH1416?” And he saidH559, “SwearH7650 to me by GodH430 that you will not killH4191 me or handH5462 H3027 me overH5462 to my masterH113, and I will bringH3381 you downH3381 to thisH2088 bandH1416.”

16Now when he had broughtH3381 him downH3381, beholdH2009, they were dispersedH5203 overH5921 allH3605 the landH776, 13eatingH398 and drinkingH8354 and celebratingH2287 because of 14allH3605 the greatH1419 plunderH7998 that they had takenH3947 from the landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430 and from the landH776 of JudahH3063. 17And DavidH1732 15slaughteredH5221 them 16from the twilightH5399 17untilH5704 the eveningH6153 of 18the nextH4283 dayH4283; and not a manH376 of them escapedH4422, exceptH3588 H518 fourH702 hundredH3967 youngH5288 menH5288 whoH834 rodeH7392 on 19camelsH1581 and fledH1272. 18So DavidH1732 20recoveredH5337 allH3605 that the AmalekitesH6002 had takenH3947, and 21rescuedH5337 his twoH8147 wivesH802. 19And nothingH3808 of theirsH1992 wasH5737 missingH5737, whetherH4480 smallH6996 orH5704 greatH1419, sonsH1121 or daughtersH1323, plunderH7998, orH5704 anythingH3605 that they had takenH3947 for themselvesH1992; 22DavidH1732 broughtH7725 it allH3605 backH7725. 20So DavidH1732 had 23capturedH3947 allH3605 the sheepH6629 and the cattleH1241 which the people droveH5090 aheadH6440 of 24the other livestockH4735, and they saidH559, “25ThisH2088 is David’sH1732 plunderH7998.”

21When 26DavidH1732 cameH935 to the two hundredH3967 menH376 whoH834 were tooH4480 exhaustedH6296 to followH1980 H310 DavidH1732 and 27had been leftH3427 behindH3427 at the brookH5158 BesorH1308, and they wentH3318 outH3318 to meetH7122 DavidH1732 and to meetH7122 the peopleH5971 whoH834 were with him, then DavidH1732 approachedH5066 the peopleH5971 and greetedH7592 H7965 them. 22Then allH3605 the wickedH7451 and 28worthlessH1100 menH376 amongH4480 those whoH834 wentH1980 with DavidH1732 saidH559, “SinceH3282 H834 they did not goH1980 with 29us, we will not giveH5414 them anyH4480 of the spoilsH7998 that we have recoveredH5337, exceptH3588 H518 to everyH376 manH376 his wifeH802 and his childrenH1121, so that they may leadH5090 them awayH5090 and leaveH1980.” 23But DavidH1732 saidH559, “You must not doH6213 soH3651, my brothersH251, with whatH834 the LordH3068 has givenH5414 us, for He has protectedH8104 us and handedH5414 H3027 overH5414 to us the bandH1416 ofH1416 raidersH1416 that cameH935 againstH5921 us.

Notes

1. 1 Samuel 30:8 1 Sam 23:2, 4; Ps 50:15; 91:15 ↩
2. 1 Samuel 30:8 Ex 15:9 ↩
3. 1 Samuel 30:8 1 Sam 30:18 ↩
4. 1 Samuel 30:9 1 Sam 27:2 ↩
5. 1 Samuel 30:10 1 Sam 30:9, 21 ↩
6. 1 Samuel 30:12 Judg 15:19 ↩
7. 1 Samuel 30:12 Lit returned to him ↩
8. 1 Samuel 30:14 1 Sam 30:1, 16; 2 Sam 8:18; 1 Kin 1:38, 44; Ezek 25:16; Zeph 2:5 ↩
9. 1 Samuel 30:14 I.e., South country ↩
10. 1 Samuel 30:14 Josh 14:13; 15:13; 21:12 ↩
11. 1 Samuel 30:14 I.e., South country ↩
12. 1 Samuel 30:14 1 Sam 30:1 ↩
13. 1 Samuel 30:16 Luke 12:19; 17:27f ↩
14. 1 Samuel 30:16 1 Sam 30:14 ↩
15. 1 Samuel 30:17 Lit struck ↩
16. 1 Samuel 30:17 1 Sam 11:11 ↩
17. 1 Samuel 30:17 Lit even until ↩
18. 1 Samuel 30:17 Lit their ↩
19. 1 Samuel 30:17 Judg 7:12; 1 Sam 15:3 ↩
20. 1 Samuel 30:18 Gen 14:16 ↩
21. 1 Samuel 30:18 Lit David rescued ↩
22. 1 Samuel 30:19 1 Sam 30:8 ↩
23. 1 Samuel 30:20 Lit taken ↩
24. 1 Samuel 30:20 Lit those livestock ↩
25. 1 Samuel 30:20 1 Sam 30:26-31 ↩
26. 1 Samuel 30:21 1 Sam 30:10 ↩
27. 1 Samuel 30:21 Lit they left them ↩
28. 1 Samuel 30:22 Lit sons of Belial ↩
29. 1 Samuel 30:22 Lit me ↩