1 Samuel 30:1

Now when David and his men were come to Siceleg on the third day, the Amalecites had made an invasion on the south side upon Siceleg, and had smitten Siceleg, and burnt it with fire.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 little and great: and they had not killed any person, but had carried them with them, and went on their way.

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Cross References

Joshua 11:6And the Lord said to Josue: Fear them not: for to morrow at this same hour I will deliver all these to be slain in the sight of Israel: thou shalt hamstring their horses, and thou shalt burn their chariots with fire.

1 Samuel 27:6Then Achis gave him Siceleg that day: for which reason Siceleg belongeth to the kings of Juda unto this day.

1 Samuel 29:4But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him, and they said to him: Let this man return, and abide in his place, which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest he be an adversary to us, when we shall begin to fight: for how can he otherwise appease his master, but with our heads?

1 Samuel 29:11So David and his men arose in the night, that they might set forward in the morning, and returned to the land of the Philistines: and the Philistines went up to Jezrahel.

1 Chronicles 12:21These helped David against the rovers: for they were all most valiant men, and were made commanders in the army.

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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