1 Samuel 17:53 KJV — MannaFest

1 Samuel 17:53

And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.

KJV

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ASV

And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.

WEB

When the Israelites returned from their pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps.

YLT

and the sons of Israel turn back from burning after the Philistines, and spoil their camps.

DBT

And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they pillaged their camps.

About this book

Old Testament

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1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.

Author: Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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Jeremiah 30:16
Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.
2 Kings 7:7–16
Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
Jeremiah 4:20
Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
2 Kings 7:16
And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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