1 Samuel 30:18 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 30:18

So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.

KJV

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away,.... The wives and children of the Israelites, and their goods, excepting the provisions they had eaten: and David rescued his two wives; which is particularly observed, because a special concern of his.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Providence had so ordered it that the Amalekites carefully preserved all that they had taken, concluding that they kept it for themselves, though really they preserved it for the right owners, so that there was nothing lacking to them; so it proved, when they concluded all was gone: so much better is God oftentimes to us than our own fears.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּצֵּ֣ל	vai.ya.Tzel	and he rescued	H5337 →
דָּוִ֔ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
אֵ֛ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
לָקְח֖וּ	la.ke.Chu	they had taken	H3947 →
עֲמָלֵ֑ק	'a.ma.Lek	Amalek	H6002 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
שְׁתֵּ֥י	she.Tei	[the] two	H8147 →
נָשָׁ֖יו	na.Shav	wives his	H802 →
הִצִּ֥יל	hi.Tzil	he rescued	H5337 →
דָּוִֽד׃	da.Vid	David	H1732 →

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Genesis 14:16
He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 30:18–19
  So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.
- 1 Samuel 30:8
  and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”
- Isaiah 41:2
  Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword,…
- Genesis 14:11–12
  The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they went on their way.
- Genesis 12:2
  I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.