1 Samuel 30:10

1 Samuel 30:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
• New International Version (NIV)Two hundred of them were too exhausted to cross the valley, but David and the other four hundred continued the pursuit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But David pursued, he and four hundred men. Two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But 200 of the men were too exhausted to cross the brook, so David continued the pursuit with 400 men.

Context of 1 Samuel 30:10

8So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.” 9So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the Brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind. But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so weary that they could not cross the Brook Besor. 11Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they let him drink water. 12And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. So when he had eaten, his strength came back to him; for he had eaten no bread nor drunk water for three days and three nights.

1 Samuel 30:10 word by word

וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף דָּוִ֔ד ה֖וּא וְאַרְבַּע־מֵא֣וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ מָאתַ֣יִם אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פִּגְּר֔וּ מֵעֲבֹ֖ר אֶת־נַ֥חַל הַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• pursuedרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• he and fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• abode behindעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• which were so faintפָּגַרpâgar · to faintH6296
• that they could not go overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the brookנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: valleyH5158
• Besorבְּשׂוֹרbeώôr · BesorH1308

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:10

• 1 Samuel 14:20Then Saul and all the people who were with him assembled, and they went to the battle; and indeed every man’s sword was against his neighbor, and there was very great confusion.
• Judges 8:4When Gideon came to the Jordan, he and the three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit.
• 1 Samuel 6:14Then the cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh, and stood there; a large stone was there. So they split the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord.
• Joshua 15:4From there it passed toward Azmon and went out to the Brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 If in all our ways, even when, as in this case, there can be no doubt they are just, we acknowledge God, we may expect that he will direct our steps, as he did those of David. David, in tenderness to his men, would by no means urge them beyond their strength. The Son of David thus considers the frames of his followers, who are not all alike strong and vigorous in their spiritual pursuits and conflicts; but, where we are weak, there he is kind…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10too exhausted: David's men were very tired after traveling for three days (1 Samuel 30:1). They were now chasing the Amalekites without having rested. David did not scold them or force them to keep going without mercy. See 1 Samuel 30:23–25.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:10

• Abiathar
• Abigail
• Amalekites
• Besor

In the dictionaries

• David
• Four Hundred
• Belong
• Besor
• Ittai
• Recover
• Faint
• Four
• River
• Samuel, Books of

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