1 Samuel 30:1

And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the south, and upon Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag and burned it with fire;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

In Context

2and had taken the women captives that were in it; both great and small: they had put none to death, but had carried them off, and went on their way.

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Cross References

Joshua 11:6And Jehovah said to Joshua, Be not afraid because of them; for to-morrow about this time will I give them all up slain before Israel: their horses shalt thou hough, and thou shalt burn their chariots with fire.

1 Samuel 27:6And Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.

1 Samuel 29:4But the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, Make the man return, that he may go again to his place where thou hast appointed him, that he go not down with us to the battle, that in the battle he be not an adversary to us; for wherewith should this [fellow] reconcile himself to his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?

1 Samuel 29:11And David rose up early, he and his men, to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jizreel.

1 Chronicles 12:21And they helped David in his expeditions; for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 30:1

When David was dismissed from the army of the Philistines he did not go over to the camp of Israel, but, being expelled by Saul, observed an exact neutrality, and silently retired to his own city Ziklag, leaving the armies ready to engage. Now here we are told, I. What a melancholy posture he found the city in, all laid waste by the Amalekites, and what distress it occasioned him and his men, ver. 1-6 . II. What course he took to recover what he had lost. He enquired of God, and took out a commission from him (… Read the whole commentary →

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