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1 Samuel 30:1-3
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 30:1-3
Lexham English Bible
David Recovers His Loved Ones
30 Now[a] when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. When they attacked Ziklag, they burned it with fire. 2 They took captive the women[b] who were in it, from the youngest to the oldest.[c] They did not kill anyone, but carried them off and went on their way. 3 When David and his men came to the city, they saw,[d] and it was burned with fire, and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.
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- 1 Samuel 30:1 Literally “And it happened”
- 1 Samuel 30:2 LXX adds “and all”
- 1 Samuel 30:2 Literally “from small and up to great”
- 1 Samuel 30:3 Literally “and look”
1 Samuel 30:1-3
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1 Samuel 30:1-3
New International Version
David Destroys the Amalekites
30 David and his men reached Ziklag(A) on the third day. Now the Amalekites(B) had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned(C) it, 2 and had taken captive the women and everyone else in it, both young and old. They killed none of them, but carried them off as they went on their way.
3 When David and his men reached Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.(D)
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