1 Samuel 30:12

1 Samuel 30:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
• New International Version (NIV)part of a cake of pressed figs and two cakes of raisins. He ate and was revived, for he had not eaten any food or drunk any water for three days and three nights.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten, his spirit revived, for he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And 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.

Context of 1 Samuel 30:12

10But 200 of the men were too exhausted to cross the brook, so David continued the pursuit with 400 men. 11Along the way they found an Egyptian man in a field and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink. They also gave him part of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins, for he hadn’t had anything to eat or drink for three days and nights. Before long his strength returned. 13“To whom do you belong, and where do you come from?” David asked him. “I am an Egyptian—the slave of an Amalekite,” he replied. “My master abandoned me three days ago because I was sick. 14We were on our way back from raiding the Kerethites in the Negev, the territory of Judah, and the land of Caleb, and we had just burned Ziklag.”

1 Samuel 30:12 word by word

וַיִּתְּנוּ־לוֹ֩ פֶ֨לַח דְּבֵלָ֜ה וּשְׁנֵ֤י צִמֻּקִים֙ וַיֹּ֔אכַל וַתָּ֥שָׁב רוּח֖וֹ אֵלָ֑יו כִּ֠י לֹֽא־אָ֤כַל לֶ֙חֶם֙ וְלֹא־שָׁ֣תָה מַ֔יִם שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יָמִ֖ים וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה לֵילֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him a pieceפֶּ֫לַחpelach · millstoneH6400
• of a cakeדְּבֵלָהdebêlâh · fig cakeH1690
• of figs, and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• clusters of raisinsצַמּוּקtsammûq · clusterH6778
• and when he had eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• his spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• came againשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• no breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• nor drunkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• nightsלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:12

• 1 Samuel 14:27But Jonathan had not heard his father’s command, and he dipped the end of his stick into a piece of honeycomb and ate the honey. After he had eaten it, he felt refreshed.
• Judges 15:19So God caused water to gush out of a hollow in the ground at Lehi, and Samson was revived as he drank. Then he named that place “The Spring of the One Who Cried Out,” and it is still in Lehi to this day.
• Isaiah 40:29He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
• 1 Samuel 30:13“To whom do you belong, and where do you come from?” David asked him. “I am an Egyptian—the slave of an Amalekite,” he replied. “My master abandoned me three days ago because I was sick.
• Esther 4:16“Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.”
• Jonah 1:17Now the Lord had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.
• Matthew 27:63They told him, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise from the dead.’

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12A cake of figs - See on 1 Samuel 25:18; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Three days and three nights - Indicating that at least so long a time had elapsed since the sack of Ziklag.Read the comment
• 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. 11-12David once received bread when he was very hungry (1 Samuel 21:3–7). He and his men helped this Egyptian man before knowing who he was or if he could assist them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1511-15. they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David--Old and homeborn slaves are usually treated with great kindness. But a purchased or captured slave must look to himself; for, if feeble or sick, his master will leave him to perish rather than encumber himself with any additional burden. This Egyptian seems to have recently fallen into the hands of an Amalekite, and his master having belonged to the marauding party that had made the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:12

• Abiathar
• Abigail
• Amalekites
• Fig
• Food
• Raisins

In the dictionaries

• Belong
• David
• Fig
• Raisins
• Recover
• Cluster
• Faint
• Fig, Fig-Tree
• Holy Spirit
• Hosea

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