1Sa 30:1-11 - Commentary

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Text -- 1 Samuel 30:1-11 (NET)

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David Defeats the Amalekites

30:1 On the third day David and his men came to Ziklag. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They attacked Ziklag and burned it. 30:2 They took captive the women who were in it, from the youngest to the oldest, but they did not kill anyone. They simply carried them off and went on their way. 30:3 When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned. Their wives, sons, and daughters had been taken captive. 30:4 Then David and the men who were with him wept loudly until they could weep no more. 30:5 David’s two wives had been taken captive– Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the Carmelite, Nabal’s widow. 30:6 David was very upset, for the men were thinking of stoning him; each man grieved bitterly over his sons and daughters. But David drew strength from the Lord his God. 30:7 Then David said to the priest Abiathar son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. 30:8 David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Should I pursue this raiding band? Will I overtake them?” He said to him, “Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them and carry out a rescue!” 30:9 So David went, accompanied by his six hundred men. When he came to the Wadi Besor, those who were in the rear stayed there. 30:10 David and four hundred men continued the pursuit, but two hundred men who were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor stayed there. 30:11 Then they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave him bread to eat and water to drink.

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Names, People and Places:

· Abiathar a son of Ahimelech; a high priest and counselor of David,son of Ahimelech (Ahitub I Ithamar Aaron); counselor of David

· Abigail the widow of Nabal; wife of David,daughter of Jesse; sister of King David; wife of Ithra/Jether

· Ahimelech priest (Eli Ithamar) of Nob, whom Saul killed; Ahimelech I,a priest, Ahimelech II; son of Abiathar son of Ahimelech I,a man who was part of David's fugitive band; a Hittite

· Ahinoam a woman; Saul's wife, daughter of Ahimaaz,a woman; David's wife from Jezreel

· Amalekites members of the nation of Amalek

· Besor a brook about 6 or 8 km south of Ziklag

· Carmel a woman resident of the town of Carmel

· David a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel

· Egyptians descendants of Mizraim

· Jezreel a resident of the town or region of Jezreel

· Nabal a man who was a rich descendant of Caleb in David's time

· Negeb geographical region: South country

· Ziklag a town in SE Judah; home of the Shime-i Clan of Simeon

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NET Notes: 1Sa 30:1 The Hebrew text adds “with fire.”

NET Notes: 1Sa 30:3 Heb “and David and his men came to the city, and look, it was burned with fire.”

NET Notes: 1Sa 30:4 Heb “until there was no longer in them strength to weep.”

NET Notes: 1Sa 30:6 Heb “for bitter was the soul of all the people, each one.”

NET Notes: 1Sa 30:9 Heb “stood.” So also in v. 10.

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