1 Samuel 30:13

And David said to him, Whose art thou? and whence art thou? and the young man the Egyptian said, I am the servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me, because I was taken ill three days ago.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.

In Context

12And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and he ate, and his spirit was restored in him; for he had not eaten bread, and had not drunk water three days and three nights.

14And we made an incursion on the south of the Cherethite, and on the parts of Judea, and on the south of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 1:3And David said to him, Whence comest thou? and he said to him, I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.

2 Samuel 1:13And David said to the young man who brought the tidings to him, Whence art thou? and he said, I am the son of an Amalekite sojourner.

Proverbs 12:10A righteous man has pity for the lives of his cattle; 1 But the bowels of the ungodly are unmerciful. 1

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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