1 Samuel 30:3

When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.

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In The King James Version

So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

In Context

2They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.

4So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.

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Cross References

Hebrews 12:6For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

Revelation 3:9As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 30:2-7

Ziklag Burnt. ( b. c. 1055.) 1 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; 2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. 3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. 4 Then… Read the whole commentary →

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