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

2And had taken the women captives, that were in it: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. 3So 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. Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 5And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 6And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself 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

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:4

• 1 Samuel 4:13And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the way side watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
• 1 Samuel 11:4Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
• Genesis 37:33And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.
• Numbers 14:1And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
• Judges 2:4And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
• Judges 21:2And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept bitterly;
• Ezra 10:1Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled to him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very bitterly.

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