1 Samuel 30:4

1 Samuel 30:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
• New International Version (NIV)So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

Context of 1 Samuel 30:4

2They had carried off the women and children and everyone else but without killing anyone. 3When David and his men saw the ruins and realized what had happened to their families, they wept until they could weep no more. 5David’s two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel, were among those captured. 6David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found strength in the Lord his God.

1 Samuel 30:4 word by word

וַיִּשָּׂ֨א דָוִ֜ד וְהָעָ֧ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֛וֹ אֶת־קוֹלָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֧ר אֵין־בָּהֶ֛ם כֹּ֖חַ לִבְכּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• with him lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
• their voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• and weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• until they had no more powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:4

• 1 Samuel 4:13Eli was waiting beside the road to hear the news of the battle, for his heart trembled for the safety of the Ark of God. When the messenger arrived and told what had happened, an outcry resounded throughout the town.
• 1 Samuel 11:4When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the people about their plight, everyone broke into tears.
• Genesis 37:33Their father recognized it immediately. “Yes,” he said, “it is my son’s robe. A wild animal must have eaten him. Joseph has clearly been torn to pieces!”
• Numbers 14:1Then the whole community began weeping aloud, and they cried all night.
• Judges 2:4When the angel of the Lord finished speaking to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.
• Judges 21:2Now the people went to Bethel and sat in the presence of God until evening, weeping loudly and bitterly.
• Ezra 10:1While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and lying face down on the ground in front of the Temple of God, a very large crowd of people from Israel—men, women, and children—gathered and wept bitterly with him.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Wept, until they had no more power to weep - This marks great distress; they wept, as says the Vulgate, till their tears failed them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51Sa 30:1-5. The Amalekites Spoil Ziklag. 1. Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag--While the strength of the Philistine forces was poured out of their country into the plain of Esdraelon, the Amalekite marauders seized the opportunity of the defenseless state of Philistia to invade the southern territory. Of course, David's town suffered from the ravages of these nomad plunderers, in revenge for his recent raid upon their…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:4

• Abigail
• Amalekites
• Mourning

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