1 Samuel 30:4-8

30:4 Then David and the men ¹  who were with him wept loudly ²  until they could weep no more. ³  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 ⁴  were thinking of stoning him; ⁵  each man grieved bitterly ⁶  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!”

¹ tn Heb “people.”

² tn Heb “lifted up their voice and wept.”

³ tn Heb “until there was no longer in them strength to weep.”

⁴ tn Heb “people.”

⁵ tn Heb “said to stone him.”

⁶ tn Heb “for bitter was the soul of all the people, each one.”