1 Samuel 30:20

1 Samuel 30:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.
• New International Version (NIV)He took all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, “This is David’s plunder.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)David also captured all the flocks and herds, and the people drove the livestock before him, and said, "This is David's spoil."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David took all the flocks and herds they had driven before those other livestock, and said, “This is David’s spoil.”

Context of 1 Samuel 30:20

18David got back everything the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives. 19Nothing was missing: small or great, son or daughter, nor anything else that had been taken. David brought everything back. He also recovered all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock. “This plunder belongs to David!” they said. 21Then David returned to the brook Besor and met up with the 200 men who had been left behind because they were too exhausted to go with him. They went out to meet David and his men, and David greeted them joyfully. 22But some evil troublemakers among David’s men said, “They didn’t go with us, so they can’t have any of the plunder we recovered. Give them their wives and children, and tell them to be gone.”

1 Samuel 30:20 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֔ד אֶת־כָּל־הַצֹּ֖אן וְהַבָּקָ֑ר נָהֲג֗וּ לִפְנֵי֙ הַמִּקְנֶ֣ה הַה֔וּא וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ זֶ֖ה שְׁלַ֥ל דָּוִֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• all the flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• and the herdsבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• they draveנָהַגnâhag · to leadH5090
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• thoseהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• cattleמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• spoilשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:20

• 1 Samuel 30:26When he arrived at Ziklag, David sent part of the plunder to the elders of Judah, who were his friends. “Here is a present for you, taken from the Lord’s enemies,” he said.
• Numbers 31:9Then the Israelite army captured the Midianite women and children and seized their cattle and flocks and all their wealth as plunder.
• 2 Chronicles 20:25King Jehoshaphat and his men went out to gather the plunder. They found vast amounts of equipment, clothing, and other valuables—more than they could carry. There was so much plunder that it took them three days just to collect it all!
• Isaiah 53:12I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier, because he exposed himself to death. He was counted among the rebels. He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels.
• Romans 8:37No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20And David took all the flocks - He and his men not only recovered all their own property, but they recovered all the spoil which these Amalekites had taken from the south of Judah, the Cherethites, and the south of Caleb. When this was separated from the rest, it was given to David, and called David's spoil.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The meaning is, “and David took all the sheep and oxen which the Amalekites drove” (i. e. had in their possession) “before that acquisition of cattle” (namely, before what they took in their raid to the south), “and they” (the people) “said, This is David‘s spoil.” This was his share as captain of the band (compare Judges 8:24-26). All the other plunder of the camp - arms, ornaments, jewels, money, clothes, camels, accoutrements, and so on - was divided…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-20Verses 16-20 Sinners are nearest to ruin, when they cry, Peace and safety, and put the evil day far from them. Nor does any thing give our spiritual enemies more advantage than sensuality and indulgence. Eating and drinking, and dancing, have been the soft and pleasant way in which many have gone down to the congregation of the dead. The spoil was recovered, and brought off; nothing was lost, but a great deal gained.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:20

• Amalekites

In the dictionaries

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

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