1 Samuel 30:6
in 1 Samuel 30And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in Jehovah his God.
KJV
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 30
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd David was greatly distressed,.... Partly for the loss of his two wives, and partly because of the mutiny and murmuring of his men: for the people spake of stoning him; as the Israelites did of Moses and Aaron, Num 14:10; the reason of this was, because, as they judged, it was owing to David that they went along with Achish, and left the city defenceless, and because he had provoked the Amalekites by his inroad upon them, who took this opportunity of avenging themselves.
This site's exposition
David’s two wives were taken captives
on 1 Samuel 30:5-6
Ahinoam and Abigail are named among the captives, and the men who owe David their lives now speak of stoning him, the same word Israel used against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. Verse six turns the chapter and, on the older writers' reading, turns David's exile: with every human prop gone, he encouraged himself in the LORD his God, a phrase that occurs nowhere else in Scripture in exactly this form. Henry reads the timing as no accident, coming just before David's rise to the throne begins.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Encouraged himself - That is, in this that the all-wise, and all-powerful Lord, was his God by covenant and special promise, and fatherly affection, as he had shewed himself to be in the whole course of his providence towards him.
Great faith must expect such severe exercises. But it is observable that David was reduced to this extremity just before his accession to the throne. At this very time, perhaps, the stroke was struck which opened the door to his advancement.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The people spake of stoning him - David had done much to civilize those men; but we find by this of what an unruly and ferocious spirit they were; and yet they strongly felt the ties of natural affection, they “grieved every man for his sons and for his daughters.” David encouraged himself in the Lord - He found he could place very little confidence in his men; and, as he was conscious that this evil had not happened either through his neglect or folly, he saw he might the more confidently expect succor from his Maker.
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַתֵּ֨צֶר | vatetzer | and it was distress | H3334 → | |
| לְדָוִ֜ד | ledavid | to David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| מְאֹ֗ד | meod | exceedingly | H3966 → | 300 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אָמְר֤וּ | ʾameru | they said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| הָעָם֙ | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| לְסָקְל֔וֹ | lesakelo | to stone him | H5619 → | |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| מָ֙רָה֙ | marah | it was bitter | H4784 → | 45 times |
| נֶ֣פֶשׁ | nefesh | [the] soul of | H5315 → | 754 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָעָ֔ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אִ֖ישׁ | ʾish | everyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בָּנָ֣יו | benov | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בְּנֹתָ֑יו | benotav | daughters his | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק | vaiyitchazek | and he strengthened himself | H2388 → | 291 times |
| דָּוִ֔ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| בַּיהוָ֖ה | bayahweh | in Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ ס | ʾelohav | God his | H430 → | 2601 times |
וַתֵּ֨צֶרand it was distress
vatetzerH3334 →
לְדָוִ֜דto David
ledavidH1732 →999 times
מְאֹ֗דexceedingly
meodH3966 →300 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אָמְר֤וּthey said
ʾameruH559 →5305 times
הָעָם֙the people
haamH5971 →1873 times
לְסָקְל֔וֹto stone him
lesakeloH5619 →
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
מָ֙רָה֙it was bitter
marahH4784 →45 times
נֶ֣פֶשׁ[the] soul of
nefeshH5315 →754 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָעָ֔םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
אִ֖ישׁeveryone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
בָּנָ֣יוsons his
benovH1121 →4930 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
בְּנֹתָ֑יוdaughters his
benotavH1323 →588 times
וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קand he strengthened himself
vaiyitchazekH2388 →291 times
דָּוִ֔דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
בַּיהוָ֖הin Yahweh
bayahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ סGod his
ʾelohavH430 →2601 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
Psalms 62:5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
it leads to
- Micah 7:7
But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- Psalms 27:13–14
Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
- Lamentations 3:24–26
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
- Psalms 42:11
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
- Psalms 71:5
For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
- Micah 7:7
Through
Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
it leads to
- Psalms 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- 2 Samuel 22:7
In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
- Psalms 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- Psalms 50:15
About 1 Samuel
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.