1 Samuel 30:3

1 Samuel 30:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So 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.
• New International Version (NIV)When David and his men reached Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when David and his men came to the city, they found it burned with fire, and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.

Context of 1 Samuel 30:3

1Now it came to pass, when David and his men returned to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid on the Negev and on Ziklag, and had attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire; 2taking the women in it captive, young and old, without killing anyone, but carried them off as they went their way. So when David and his men came to the town, behold, it was burned with fire—and their wives, their sons and their daughters had been taken captives. 4Then David and the troops with him lifted up their voice and wept until they there was no more strength in them to weep. 5Even David’s two wives were taken captive—Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail of Carmel, Nabal’s widow.

1 Samuel 30:3 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֨א דָוִ֤ד וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ אֶל־הָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּ֥ה שְׂרוּפָ֖ה בָּאֵ֑שׁ וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֥ם וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖ם נִשְׁבּֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and his menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• burnedשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• and their wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and their sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and their daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• were taken captivesשָׁבָהshâbâh · to take captiveH7617

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:3

• Psalms 34:19Adonai is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those crushed in spirit.
• Hebrews 12:6because Adonai disciplines the one He loves and punishes every son He accepts.”
• 1 Peter 1:6You rejoice in this greatly, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials.
• Revelation 3:9Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of satan—who say they are Jewish and are not, but lie—behold, I will cause them to come and bow down before your feet, so that they acknowledge that I have loved you!

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:3

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire--The language implies that the smoke of the conflagration was still visible, and the sacking very recent. 1Sa 30:6-15. But David, Encouraged by God, Pursues Them.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:3

• Abigail
• Amalekites

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