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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When David and his men saw the ruins and realized what had happened to their families,

Context of 1 Samuel 30:3

1David and his men reached Ziklag on the third day. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it, 2and had taken captive the women and everyone else in it, both young and old. They killed none of them, but carried them off as they went on their way. When David and his men reached Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. 4So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep. 5David’s two wives had been captured—Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

1 Samuel 30:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and his menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• burnedשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• and their wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and their sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and their daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• were taken captivesשָׁבָהshâbâh · to take captiveH7617

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:3

• Psalms 34:19The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all;
• Hebrews 12:6because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
• 1 Peter 1:6In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
• Revelation 3:9I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge 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