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1 Samuel 30:16-18
New International Version
1 Samuel 30:16-18
New International Version
16 He led David down, and there they were, scattered over the countryside, eating, drinking and reveling(A) because of the great amount of plunder(B) they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah. 17 David fought(C) them from dusk until the evening of the next day, and none of them got away, except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled.(D) 18 David recovered(E) everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.
1 Samuel 30:16-18
King James Version
1 Samuel 30:16-18
King James Version
16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
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1 Samuel 30:16-18
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 30:16-18
New American Standard Bible
16 Now when he had brought him down, behold, they were dispersed over all the land, (A)eating and drinking and celebrating because of (B)all the great plunder that they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah. 17 And David [a]slaughtered them (C)from the twilight [b]until the evening of [c]the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on (D)camels and fled. 18 So David (E)recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and [d]rescued his two wives.
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- 1 Samuel 30:17 Lit struck
- 1 Samuel 30:17 Lit even until
- 1 Samuel 30:17 Lit their
- 1 Samuel 30:18 Lit David rescued
1 Samuel 30:16-18
New King James Version
1 Samuel 30:16-18
New King James Version
16 And when he had brought him down, there they were, spread out over all the land, (A)eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah. 17 Then David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled. 18 So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives.
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