1 Samuel 30:16 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 30:16

So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.

BSB

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ASV

And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the ground, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

KJV

And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

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Commentary

5 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 36 (604)

The poor and the feeble, the blind and the lame, are called and come because the weak and the despised in this world are often quicker to hear the voice of God, as in this world they have nothing to delight them.The Egyptian servant of the Amalekites is a good example of this. When the Amalekites were plundering and moving about, he was left behind on the road sick and fainting from hunger and thirst.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Justly did Providence make this poor servant, that was thus basely abused, instrumental towards the destruction of a whole army of Amalekites and his master among the rest; for God hears the cry of oppressed servants.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

In this posture David surprised them, which made the conquest of them, and the blow he gave them, the more easy to him and the more dismal to them. Then are sinners nearest to ruin when they cry, Peace and safety, and put the evil day far from them.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Out of the land of the Philistines - That these Amalekites were enemies to the Philistines is evident, but it certainly does not follow from this that those whom David destroyed were enemies also. This, I think, has been too hastily assumed by Dr. Chandler and others, in order the better to vindicate the character of David.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The promise made in answer to the devout inquiries of David (1Sa 30:8) was fulfilled. The marauders were surprised and panic-stricken. A great slaughter ensued--the people as well as the booty taken from Ziklag was recovered, besides a great amount of spoil which they had collected in a wide, freebooting excursion.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּ	vai.Yo.ri.De.hu	and he took down him	H3381 →
וְהִנֵּ֥ה	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
נְטֻשִׁ֖ים	ne.tu.Shim	[they were] spread out	H5203 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
פְּנֵ֣י	pe.Nei	[the] face of	H6440 →
כָל־	khol-	all	H3605 →
הָאָ֑רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the land	H776 →
אֹכְלִ֤ים	'o.khe.Lim	eating	H398 →
וְשֹׁתִים֙	ve.sho.Tim	and drinking	H8354 →
וְחֹ֣גְגִ֔ים	ve.Cho.ge.Gim	and celebrating	H2287 →
בְּכֹל֙	be.Khol	in all	H3605 →
הַשָּׁלָ֣ל	ha.sha.Lal	the plunder	H7998 →
הַגָּד֔וֹל	ha.ga.Dol	<the> great	H1419 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
לָקְח֛וּ	la.ke.Chu	they had taken	H3947 →
מֵאֶ֥רֶץ	me.'E.retz	from [the] land of	H776 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	pe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
וּמֵאֶ֥רֶץ	u.me.'E.retz	and from [the] land of	H776 →
יְהוּדָֽה׃	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk5

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 30:14
We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”
leads to
- 1 Kings 1:38
  Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.
- 1 Kings 1:44
  And with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.
- 2 Samuel 8:18
  Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.
- Ezekiel 25:16
  therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast.
- Zephaniah 2:5
  Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will…

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 1 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About 1 Samuel