1 Samuel 30:17-18
Context30:17 But David struck them down from twilight until the following evening. None of them escaped, with the exception of four hundred young men who got away on camels. 1 30:18 David retrieved everything the Amalekites had taken; he 2 also rescued his two wives.
Jude 1:16
Context1:16 These people are grumblers and 3 fault-finders who go 4 wherever their desires lead them, 5 and they give bombastic speeches, 6 enchanting folks 7 for their own gain. 8
[30:17] 1 tn Heb “who rode on camels and fled.”
[30:18] 2 tn Heb “David.” The pronoun (“he”) has been substituted for the proper name in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[1:16] 3 tn “And” is not in Greek, but is supplied for the sake of English style.
[1:16] 4 tn Or “going.” Though the participle is anarthrous, so also is the subject. Thus, the participle could be either adverbial or adjectival.
[1:16] 5 tn Grk “(who go/going) according to their own lusts.”
[1:16] 6 tn Grk “and their mouth speaks bombastic things.”
[1:16] 7 sn Enchanting folks (Grk “awing faces”) refers to the fact that the speeches of these false teachers are powerful and seductive.