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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />David got back everything the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and David rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So David delivered all that the Amalekites had taken and delivered his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken; he also rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken; he also rescued his two wives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />David rescued his two wives and everyone else the Amalekites had taken from Ziklag. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken: and David rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />David rescued everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />David rescued everyone and everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />David rescued everyone whom the Amalekites had captured, including his two wives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />David retrieved everything the Amalekites had taken; he also rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and David rescued his two wives. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And David delivers all that the Amalekites have taken; David has also delivered his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And David delivereth all that the Amalekites have taken; also his two wives hath David delivered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And David will deliver all that Amalek took: and David took away his two wives.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So David recovered all that the Amalecites had taken, and he rescued his two wives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, David rescued all that the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken captive, and he rescued his two wives that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And David delivered all whom the Amalekites took and his two wives<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued both his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/30-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=8861" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/30.htm">David Destroys the Amalekites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>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. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">So David</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: way·yaṣ·ṣêl (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">recovered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everything</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6002.htm" title="6002: ‘ă·mā·lêq (N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Esau, also his posterity. Probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country.">the Amalekites</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qə·ḥū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">had taken,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">including</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: hiṣ·ṣîl (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·tê (Number-fdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">his two</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nā·šāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wives.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/14-16.htm">Genesis 14:16</a></span><br />He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9-10</a></span><br />The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’ / But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-31.htm">Judges 5:31</a></span><br />So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-6.htm">2 Kings 8:6</a></span><br />When the king asked the woman, she confirmed it. So the king appointed for her an officer, saying, “Restore all that was hers, along with all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the country until now.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35-36</a></span><br />And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm">Isaiah 42:22</a></span><br />But this is a people plundered and looted, all trapped in caves or imprisoned in dungeons. They have become plunder with no one to rescue them, and loot with no one to say, “Send them back!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-16.htm">Jeremiah 30:16</a></span><br />Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries—every one of them—will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-28.htm">Jeremiah 50:28</a></span><br />Listen to the fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon, declaring in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance for His temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25</a></span><br />I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—My great army that I sent against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14</a></span><br />I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-29.htm">Matthew 12:29</a></span><br />Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-21.htm">Luke 11:21-22</a></span><br />When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure. / But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a></span><br />The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-37.htm">Romans 8:37</a></span><br />No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a></span><br />But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm">Amal'ekites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-2.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-17.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-23.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">Delivereth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-4.htm">Including</a> <a href="/genesis/38-12.htm">Recovered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-35.htm">Rescued</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/1-1.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-1.htm">Amal'ekites</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-21.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-19.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-23.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-18.htm">Delivereth</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-31.htm">Including</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-19.htm">Recovered</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-18.htm">Rescued</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-2.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm">The Amalekites raid Ziklag</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/30-4.htm">David asking counsel, is encouraged by God to pursue them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/30-11.htm">By the means of a received Egyptian he is brought to the enemies, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/30-18.htm">and recovers all the spoil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/30-22.htm">David's law to divide the spoil equally</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/30-26.htm">He sends presents to his friends</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken</b><br>David's recovery of all that the Amalekites had taken is a testament to God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of divine promise. Earlier in <a href="/1_samuel/30-8.htm">1 Samuel 30:8</a>, God assured David that he would overtake the raiders and recover all. This event occurs after David's return to Ziklag, which he found destroyed and plundered by the Amalekites. The Amalekites were a nomadic tribe often in conflict with Israel, representing persistent opposition to God's people. David's victory over them is symbolic of God's ultimate triumph over evil. This recovery also prefigures the complete restoration and redemption found in Christ, who recovers all that was lost through sin.<p><b>including his two wives</b><br>David's two wives, Ahinoam and Abigail, were taken captive during the Amalekite raid. Their recovery signifies the restoration of personal and familial relationships, which were highly valued in ancient Israelite culture. The mention of his wives highlights the personal stakes involved in the conflict and underscores the completeness of the recovery. In a broader biblical context, the restoration of family can be seen as a type of the reconciliation and unity found in the body of Christ, where relationships are restored and made whole. This also reflects the biblical theme of God’s care for the family unit and His desire to restore what has been broken.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The anointed king of Israel, known for his faithfulness to God and his leadership. In this passage, he demonstrates his role as a protector and restorer.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/amalekites.htm">Amalekites</a></b><br>A nomadic tribe that frequently opposed Israel. They had raided Ziklag, taking captives and plundering the city.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/ziklag.htm">Ziklag</a></b><br>A city given to David by the Philistine king Achish, which served as David's base during his time in exile from King Saul.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/david's_two_wives.htm">David's Two Wives</a></b><br>Ahinoam and Abigail, who were taken captive during the Amalekite raid but were recovered by David.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_recovery.htm">The Recovery</a></b><br>The event where David, with God's guidance, successfully retrieves all that was lost to the Amalekites, showcasing God's faithfulness and David's leadership.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_restoration.htm">God's Faithfulness in Restoration</a></b><br>Just as God enabled David to recover all that was lost, He is faithful to restore what is broken or taken in our lives when we trust in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>David's actions demonstrate the importance of taking responsibility and leading with courage and reliance on God, especially in times of crisis.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_seeking_god.htm">The Power of Seeking God</a></b><br>Before pursuing the Amalekites, David sought God's guidance. This teaches us the importance of seeking divine direction in our decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/overcoming_adversity_with_faith.htm">Overcoming Adversity with Faith</a></b><br>Despite the distress and loss, David's faith in God led to victory. Our faith can empower us to overcome challenges and adversities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>David's recovery was not a solo effort; it involved his men. This highlights the importance of community and support in achieving God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_sources_confirm_1_samuel_30_events.htm">What reliable sources affirm that the recovery of every captive, including David’s wives, truly happened (1 Samuel 30)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_to_ziklag_after_battle.htm">What happened to Ziklag when David returned from battle?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_saul_offer_michal_to_david.htm">1 Samuel 18:20-21: Why would Saul offer his daughter Michal to David if he intended to harm him, and does this suggest inconsistencies within the narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_david_execute_the_amalekite.htm">2 Samuel 1:13-16: Why would David execute the Amalekite based solely on his own confession with no corroborating witnesses?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 18, 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Recovered</span>. Hebrew, "rescued," or "delivered." The word occurs again in the second clause of the verse, and is there translated "rescued." <span class="cmt_word">Had carried away.</span> Hebrew, "had taken." In ver. 19 <span class="cmt_word">recovered</span> is literally "caused to return," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> restored. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/30-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">recovered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּצֵּ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaṣ·ṣêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everything</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Amalekites</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲמָלֵ֑ק</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·mā·lêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6002.htm">Strong's 6002: </a> </span><span class="str2">Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had taken,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָקְח֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·qə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[including]</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתֵּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·tê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wives.</span><br /><span class="heb">נָשָׁ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(nā·šāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/30-18.htm">1 Samuel 30:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/30-18.htm">1 Samuel 30:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/30-18.htm">1 Samuel 30:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/30-18.htm">1 Samuel 30:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/30-18.htm">1 Samuel 30:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/30-18.htm">1 Samuel 30:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/30-18.htm">1 Samuel 30:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/30-18.htm">1 Samuel 30:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/30-18.htm">1 Samuel 30:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/30-18.htm">1 Samuel 30:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/30-18.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 30:18 David recovered all that the Amalekites had (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/30-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 30:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 30:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/30-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 30:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 30:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>