1 Samuel 30:21

When David got back to the two hundred men who had been too tired to continue with him from the Besor Valley, they came to meet him and the men with him. As David approached the men to greet them,

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In The King James Version

And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.

In Context

20He also recovered all the flocks and herds. His men drove them ahead of the other livestock, shouting, “This is David's plunder!”

22all the unpleasant, good-for-nothing men of those who had gone with David said, “They weren't with us, so we won't share the plunder that we took, except to give them back their wives and children. They can take them and leave.”

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:18Take these ten cheese pieces to their commander. Check carefully to see how your brothers are doing and bring back their news.”

1 Samuel 30:10Two hundred of them remained behind there because they were too tired to cross the valley while David continued on with four hundred men.

1 Peter 3:8Finally, you should all have the same attitude. Be sympathetic and love each other. Be compassionate, and humble.

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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