1 Samuel 30:4

Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept until they had no more power to weep.

World English Bible

In The King James Version

Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

In Context

3When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.

5David’s two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

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Cross References

Numbers 14:1All the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.

Judges 2:4When the LORD’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.

1 Samuel 4:13When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembled for God’s ark. When the man came into the city and told about it, all the city cried out.

Ezra 10:1Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before God’s house, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very bitterly.

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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