1 Samuel 30:9

So David went, and his six hundred men went with him, and they came to the stream Besor.

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So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

In Context

8Then David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go after this band? will I be able to overtake them? And in answer he said, Go after them, for you will certainly overtake them, and get back everything.

10And David, with four hundred men, went on: but two hundred of them were overcome with weariness, and not able to go across the stream.

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Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 30:8-21

David Recovers the Spoil. ( b. c. 1055.) 7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. 8 And David enquired at the Lord , saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. 9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.… Read the whole commentary →

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