1 Samuel 30:1

And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that, the Amalekites, had made a raid into the South, and into Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 captive the women and all who were therein, from small even unto great, they had not put one to death,—but had driven them forth, and gone their way.

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Cross References

Joshua 11:6Then said Yahweh unto Joshua—Do not fear because of them, for, to-morrow, about this time, am I going to deliver up all of them, slain, before Israel,—their horses, shalt thou ham-string, and, their chariots, shalt thou burn up with fire.

1 Samuel 27:6So Achish gave him, on that day, Ziklag,—wherefore Ziklag hath pertained unto the kings of Judah, unto this day.

1 Samuel 29:4But the princes of the Philistines raged against him, and the princes of the Philistines said unto him—Let the man go back, that he may return unto the place which thou didst appoint him, and let him not go down with us, into battle, so shall he not become to us a traitor, in the battle,—for, wherewith, should this fellow gain favour with his lord? Would it not be with the heads of those men?

1 Samuel 29:11So David rose up early, he and his men, to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines,—but, the Philistines, went up to Jezreel.

1 Chronicles 12:21and, they, helped with David, against the [marauding] band, for, heroes of valour, were they all,—and they became captains in the host;

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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