Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version David fought 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. New Living Translation David and his men rushed in among them and slaughtered them throughout that night and the entire next day until evening. None of the Amalekites escaped except 400 young men who fled on camels. English Standard Version And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day, and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who mounted camels and fled. Berean Standard Bible And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels. King James Bible 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. New King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible And David slaughtered them from the twilight until the evening of the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled. NASB 1995 David slaughtered them from the twilight until the evening of the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled. NASB 1977 And David slaughtered them from the twilight until the evening of the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled. Legacy Standard Bible Then David struck them down from the twilight until the evening of the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled. Amplified Bible Then David [and his men] struck them down [in battle] from twilight until the evening of the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode camels and fled. Christian Standard Bible David slaughtered them from twilight until the evening of the next day. None of them escaped, except four hundred young men who got on camels and fled. Holman Christian Standard Bible David slaughtered them from twilight until the evening of the next day. None of them escaped, except 400 young men who got on camels and fled. American Standard Version 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, who rode upon camels and fled. Contemporary English Version David attacked just before sunrise the next day and fought until sunset. Four hundred Amalekites rode away on camels, but they were the only ones who escaped. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation From dawn until evening the next day, David attacked them. No one escaped except 400 young men who rode away on camels. Good News Translation At dawn the next day David attacked them and fought until evening. Except for four hundred young men who mounted camels and got away, none of them escaped. International Standard Version David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day, and not one of them escaped except for 400 young men who mounted camels and fled. Majority Standard Bible And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels. NET Bible But David struck them down from twilight until the following evening. None of them escaped, with the exception of four hundred young men who got away on camels. New Heart English Bible David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day and he put them to death. Not a man of them escaped from there, except four hundred young men, who rode on camels and fled. Webster's Bible Translation And David smote them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels, and fled. World English Bible David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped from there, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd David strikes them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day, and there has not escaped of them a man, except four hundred young men who have ridden on the camels and flee. Young's Literal Translation And David smiteth them from the twilight even unto the evening of the morrow, and there hath not escaped of them a man, except four hundred young men who have ridden on the camels, and are fled. Smith's Literal Translation And David will smite them from the dawn and even to the evening to their morrow: and a man escaped not from them, except four hundred men of youth who rode upon camels, and they will flee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd David slew them from the evening unto the evening of the next day, and there escaped not a man of them, but four hundred young men, who had gotten upon camels, and fled. Catholic Public Domain Version And David struck them down from evening until the evening of the next day. And no one among them escaped, except four hundred youths, who had climbed on camels and fled. New American Bible From dawn to sundown the next day David attacked them, allowing no one to escape except four hundred young men, who mounted their camels and fled. New Revised Standard Version David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not one of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who mounted camels and fled. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd David smote them from the morning until evening from the rear; and there escaped not a man of them, except four hundred men who rode upon camels and fled. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And David struck them from dawn and unto evening from behind them, and none of them escaped except four hundred men who rode on camels and fled OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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, who rode upon camels and fled. Brenton Septuagint Translation And David came upon them, and smote them from the morning till the evening, and on the next day; and not one of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who were mounted on camels, and fled. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Destroys the Amalekites…16So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah. 17And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels. 18So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.… Cross References Judges 7:22 And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath. 2 Samuel 8:2 David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute. 2 Samuel 23:10 but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead. 1 Chronicles 11:14 But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory. 1 Chronicles 19:18 But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army. 2 Chronicles 14:13 Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder 2 Chronicles 20:23 The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. Isaiah 9:4 For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor. Isaiah 10:26 And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt. Jeremiah 49:20-21 Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them. / At the sound of their fall the earth will quake; their cry will resound to the Red Sea. Ezekiel 25:16 therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast. Matthew 24:22 If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short. Mark 13:20 If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short. Luke 21:24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. John 18:9 This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.” Treasury of Scripture And David smote them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode on camels, and fled. the next day [heb] their morrow 1 Samuel 11:11 And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together. Judges 4:16 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left. 1 Kings 20:29,30 And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day… Jump to Previous Camels David Dusk Escaped Evening Except Hundred Morrow Mounted Ridden Rode Save Slaughtered Smote Struck Twilight YoungJump to Next Camels David Dusk Escaped Evening Except Hundred Morrow Mounted Ridden Rode Save Slaughtered Smote Struck Twilight Young1 Samuel 30 1. The Amalekites raid Ziklag4. David asking counsel, is encouraged by God to pursue them 11. By the means of a received Egyptian he is brought to the enemies, 18. and recovers all the spoil 22. David's law to divide the spoil equally 26. He sends presents to his friends And David struck them down The phrase "struck them down" indicates a decisive and complete victory. The Hebrew root word here is "נכה" (nakah), which means to smite, strike, or defeat. This action by David is not just a physical battle but a spiritual triumph, as he is executing justice and reclaiming what was unjustly taken. David's leadership and reliance on God are evident, as he acts as an instrument of divine retribution against the Amalekites, who had previously attacked Ziklag. from twilight until the evening of the next day and not a man of them escaped except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And Davidדָּוִ֛ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse struck them down וַיַּכֵּ֥ם (way·yak·kêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5221: To strike from twilight מֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁף (mê·han·ne·šep̄) Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5399: A breeze, dusk until וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the evening הָעֶ֖רֶב (hā·‘e·reḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6153: Evening of the next day. לְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑ם (lə·mā·ḥo·rā·ṯām) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4283: The morrow, tomorrow Not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no a man אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person escaped, נִמְלַ֤ט (nim·laṭ) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks except כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction four אַרְבַּ֨ע (’ar·ba‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's 702: Four hundred מֵא֧וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural Strong's 3967: A hundred young נַ֛עַר (na·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer men אִֽישׁ־ (’îš-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that fled, וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃ (way·yā·nu·sū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away riding off רָכְב֥וּ (rā·ḵə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7392: To ride, to place upon, to despatch on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against camels. הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים (hag·gə·mal·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1581: A camel Links 1 Samuel 30:17 NIV1 Samuel 30:17 NLT 1 Samuel 30:17 ESV 1 Samuel 30:17 NASB 1 Samuel 30:17 KJV 1 Samuel 30:17 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 30:17 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 30:17 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 30:17 French Bible 1 Samuel 30:17 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 30:17 David struck them from the twilight even (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |