1 Samuel 30:1

On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.

2 They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.

3 When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.

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BSB
On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.
KJV
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
WEB
When David and his men had come to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid on the South and on Ziklag, and had struck Ziklag and burned it with fire,
ASV
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire,
DARBY
And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the south, and upon Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag and burned it with fire;
BLB
And it came to pass, when David and his men came into Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekite had invaded against the Negev and against Ziklag, and they had struck Ziklag, and burned it with the fire,
ÅB
Da David og hans menn på den tredje dag kom til Siklag, hadde amalekittene overfalt sydlandet og Siklag, og de hadde inntatt Siklag og brent det opp.
OTB
Da David og hans menn kom til Siklag på den tredje dagen, oppdaget de at amalekittene hadde herjet i Negev og Siklag, overvunnet Siklag og satt det i brann.
B1930
Da David og hans menn på den tredje dag kom til Siklag, hadde amalekittene overfalt sydlandet og Siklag, og de hadde inntatt Siklag og brent det op.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 29:11

    So David and his men got up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

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  • 1 Samuel 15:7

    Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.

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  • Joshua 11:6

    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”

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  • 1 Samuel 27:8–10

    Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)

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  • 1 Samuel 29:4

    But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?

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  • Genesis 24:62

    Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.

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  • 2 Samuel 1:2

    On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.

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