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1 Samuel 30:18

David got back everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abigail;   Ahinoam;   Amalekites;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Amalekites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Besor;   Ziklag;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Amalekites;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Amalekite;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Amalekites;   Ittai;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abigail;   Ahinoam;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abigail,;   Esdraelon;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahinoam ;   Amalek, Amalekites ;   Ziklag ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ahin'o-Am;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Faint;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ahinoam;   Ziklag;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken; he also rescued his two wives.
Hebrew Names Version
David recovered all that the `Amaleki had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
King James Version
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
Lexham English Bible
So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; David also rescued his two wives.
English Standard Version
David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and David rescued his two wives.
New Century Version
David got his two wives back and everything the Amalekites had taken.
New English Translation
David retrieved everything the Amalekites had taken; he also rescued his two wives.
Amplified Bible
So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and rescued his two wives.
New American Standard Bible
So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and rescued his two wives.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Dauid recouered all that the Amalekites had taken: also Dauid rescued his two wiues.
Legacy Standard Bible
So David delivered all that the Amalekites had taken and delivered his two wives.
Contemporary English Version
David rescued his two wives and everyone else the Amalekites had taken from Ziklag.
Complete Jewish Bible
David recovered all that the ‘Amaleki had taken; he also rescued his two wives.
Darby Translation
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken: and David recovered his two wives.
George Lamsa Translation
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken captive, and he rescued his two wives that day.
Good News Translation
David rescued everyone and everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives;
Literal Translation
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David recovered his two wives.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So Dauid rescued all that the Amalechites had taken, and his two wyues,
American Standard Version
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
Bible in Basic English
And David got back everything the Amalekites had taken; and he got back his two wives.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid recouered all that the Amalekites had carryed away, and Dauid rescued his two wyues:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid recouered all that the Amalekites had caried away: and Dauid rescued his two wiues.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued both his wives.
English Revised Version
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken: and David rescued his two wives.
Berean Standard Bible
So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Dauid delyuerede alle thingis whiche the men of Amalech token, and he delyuerede hise twei wyues;
Young's Literal Translation
And David delivereth all that the Amalekites have taken; also his two wives hath David delivered.
Update Bible Version
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
Webster's Bible Translation
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
World English Bible
David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
New King James Version
So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives.
New Living Translation
David got back everything the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
New Life Bible
David took back all that the Amalekites had taken, and saved his two wives.
New Revised Standard
David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David rescued all whom the Amalekites had taken, - his two wives also, did David rescue;
Douay-Rheims Bible
So David recovered all that the Amalecites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
Revised Standard Version
David recovered all that the Amal'ekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and rescued his two wives.

Contextual Overview

7 David said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod." So Abiathar brought it. 8 Then David prayed to the Lord . "Should I chase the people who took our families? Will I catch them?" The Lord answered, "Chase them. You will catch them, and you will save your families." 9David took the 600 men with him and went to Besor Ravine. About 200 of his men stayed there because they were too weak and tired to continue. But David and the other 400 men continued to chase the Amalekites. 11 David's men found an Egyptian in a field and took him to David. They gave the Egyptian some water to drink and some food to eat. 12 The Egyptian had not had any food or water for three days and nights, so they gave him a piece of fig cake and two clusters of raisins. He felt better after eating. 13 David asked the Egyptian, "Who is your master? Where do you come from?" The Egyptian answered, "I am an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite. Three days ago I got sick, and my master left me behind. 14 We had attacked the Negev area where the Kerethites live. We also attacked Judah and the Negev area where Caleb's people live. We burned Ziklag." 15 David asked the Egyptian, "Will you lead me to the people who took our families?" The Egyptian answered, "If you make a special promise before God, I will help you find them. But you must promise that you will not kill me or give me back to my master." 16 The Egyptian led David to the Amalekites. They were lying around on the ground, eating and drinking. They were celebrating with the many things they had taken from the Philistines and from Judah. 17 David attacked them and killed them. They fought from sunrise until the evening of the next day. None of the Amalekites escaped, except for 400 young men who jumped onto their camels and rode away.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Genesis 14:16 - General Numbers 31:49 - lacketh 1 Samuel 11:11 - so that two Jeremiah 41:12 - to fight

Cross-References

Genesis 30:14
During the wheat harvest Reuben went into the fields and found some special flowers. He brought them to his mother Leah. But Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's flowers."
Genesis 30:15
Leah answered, "You have already taken away my husband. Now you are trying to take away my son's flowers." But Rachel answered, "If you will give me your son's flowers, you can sleep with Jacob tonight."
Genesis 35:23
His firstborn son was Reuben, whose mother was Leah. Jacob's other sons by Leah were Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
Genesis 46:13
Issachar's sons were Tola, Puah, Job, and Shimron.
Deuteronomy 33:18
Moses said this about Zebulun: "Zebulun, be happy when you go out. Issachar, be happy in your tents at home.
1 Chronicles 12:32
From the family of Issachar there were 200 wise leaders. These men understood the right thing for Israel to do at the right time. Their relatives were with them and under their command.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away,.... The wives and children of the Israelites, and their goods, excepting the provisions they had eaten:

and David rescued his two wives; which is particularly observed, because a special concern of his.


 
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