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1 Samuel 30:3

David
Grief

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.

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

4 So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.

5 David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.

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BSB
When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
KJV
So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
WEB
When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.
ASV
And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive.
DARBY
And David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives.
BLB
And David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burned with the fire, and their wives and their sons and their daughters had been taken captive.
ÅB
og da David og hans menn kom til byen, fikk de se at den var brent opp, og at deres hustruer og sønner og døtre var tatt til fange.
OTB
Da de kom til byen, fant David og hans menn den brent, og innså at deres koner, sønner og døtre var tatt til fange.
B1930
og da David og hans menn kom til byen, fikk de se at den var brent op, og at deres hustruer og sønner og døtre var tatt til fange.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 34:19

    Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

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  • Revelation 3:9

    Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.

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  • Hebrews 12:6

    For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

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  • 1 Peter 1:6–7

    In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials

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