1 Samuel 17:53
in 1 Samuel 17When the Israelites returned from their pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.
KJV
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 17
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
And the children of Israel returned, etc. It is of proper order that the teachers of truth first expel from the hearts of their hearers every unclean spirit by exhaling and catechizing, and thus, those who had been the camps of demons, but now made …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines,.... The remainder that escaped having got into their fortified cities: and they spoiled their tents; which they left in their camp, all their armour, goods, money, and provisions, they found there, they seized upon as their prey and booty; these they did not stay to meddle with as soon as the Philistines fled, but first pursued them, and slew as many of them as they could, and then returned to the spoil; which was wisely done.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ | vaiyashuvu | and they returned | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מִדְּלֹ֖ק | midelok | from hotly pursuing | H1814 → | |
| אַחֲרֵ֣י | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | felishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| וַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּ | vaiyashosu | and they plundered | H8155 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַחֲנֵיהֶֽם׃ | machaneihem | camps their | H4264 → | 215 times |
וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙and they returned
vaiyashuvuH7725 →1056 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מִדְּלֹ֖קfrom hotly pursuing
midelokH1814 →
אַחֲרֵ֣יafter
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים[the] Philistines
felishtimH6430 →287 times
וַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּand they plundered
vaiyashosuH8155 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מַחֲנֵיהֶֽם׃camps their
machaneihemH4264 →215 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 30:16Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries—every one of them—will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 10:25
Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, and on the families that do not call on Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have consumed him and finished…
- Isaiah 33:1
Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.
- Zechariah 2:8
For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
- Exodus 23:22
But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.
- Revelation 13:10
“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and…
- Jeremiah 10:25
Through
Jeremiah 4:20Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.
it leads to
- Psalms 42:7
Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.
- Joel 1:15
Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
- Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
- Psalms 42:7
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Samuel
This page draws on Bede, Commentary on Samuel and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).