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1 Samuel 30:3

What does 1 Samuel 30:3 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 30:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And when David and his men came to the town, they saw that it had been burned down, and their wives and their sons and daughters had been made prisoners.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And David cometh in--and his men--unto the city, and lo, burnt with fire, and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters have been taken captive!

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

So when David and his men came to the city, and found it burnt with fire, and that their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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.

Context

v.2and had taken captive the womenand allthat were therein, both small and great: they slew not any, but carried them off, and went their way.

v.3This passage

v.4Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Peter 1:6

    Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,

  • Hebrews 12:6

    For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

  • Revelation 3:9

    Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

  • Psalms 34:19

    Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.

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