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None of the Amalekites escaped except 400 young men who fled on camels. <a href="/esv/1_samuel/30.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/30.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/30.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/30.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/30.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/30.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> From dawn until evening the next day, David attacked them. No one escaped except 400 young men who rode away on camels. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/30.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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. <a href="/isv/1_samuel/30.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/msb/1_samuel/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/1_samuel/30.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/1_samuel/30.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And 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. <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/1_samuel/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/30.htm">New American Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> 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<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/1_samuel/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/30-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=8848" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/30.htm">David Destroys the Amalekites</a> …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. 17<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.">And David</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yak·kêm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">struck them down</a> <a href="/hebrew/5399.htm" title="5399: mê·han·ne·šep̄ (Prep-m, Art:: N-ms) -- Twilight. From nashaph; properly, a breeze, i.e. dusk.">from twilight</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: hā·‘e·reḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">the evening</a> <a href="/hebrew/4283.htm" title="4283: lə·mā·ḥo·rā·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- The morrow. Or mochoratham; feminine from the same as machar; the morrow or tomorrow.">of the next day.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Not</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/4422.htm" title="4422: nim·laṭ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. to escape; causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.">escaped,</a> <a href="/hebrew/mê·hem (Prep-m:: Pro-3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">except</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·ba‘ (Number-fs) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">four</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: na·‘ar (N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">young</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš- (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">men</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.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: way·yā·nu·sū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">fled,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7392.htm" title="7392: rā·ḵə·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To mount and ride, ride. A primitive root; to ride; causatively, to place upon, to despatch.">riding off</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1581.htm" title="1581: hag·gə·mal·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A camel. Apparently from gamal; a camel.">camels.</a> 18So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22</a> 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. <a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">2 Samuel 8:2</a> 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. <a href="/2_samuel/23-10.htm">2 Samuel 23:10</a> 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. <a href="/1_chronicles/11-14.htm">1 Chronicles 11:14</a> 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. <a href="/1_chronicles/19-18.htm">1 Chronicles 19:18</a> 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. <a href="/2_chronicles/14-13.htm">2 Chronicles 14:13</a> 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 <a href="/2_chronicles/20-23.htm">2 Chronicles 20:23</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/10-26.htm">Isaiah 10:26</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/49-20.htm">Jeremiah 49:20-21</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Ezekiel 25:16</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/24-22.htm">Matthew 24:22</a> 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. <a href="/mark/13-20.htm">Mark 13:20</a> 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. <a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a> 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. <a href="/john/18-9.htm">John 18:9</a> This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 <a href="/1_samuel/11-11.htm">1 Samuel 11:11</a> 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.<a href="/judges/4-16.htm">Judges 4:16</a> 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.<a href="/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29,30</a> 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… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/27-9.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-16.htm">David</a> <a href="/joshua/2-5.htm">Dusk</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-13.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-19.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-10.htm">Except</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-10.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-19.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Mounted</a> <a href="/numbers/22-30.htm">Ridden</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-42.htm">Rode</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-2.htm">Save</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-24.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-9.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/numbers/28-8.htm">Twilight</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-13.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/10-2.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-18.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-5.htm">Dusk</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-3.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-12.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-22.htm">Except</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-21.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-8.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-29.htm">Mounted</a> <a href="/esther/6-8.htm">Ridden</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-29.htm">Rode</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-22.htm">Save</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-15.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-15.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-5.htm">Twilight</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-19.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 30</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm">The Amalekites raid Ziklag</a> 4. <a href="/1_samuel/30-4.htm">David asking counsel, is encouraged by God to pursue them</a> 11. <a href="/1_samuel/30-11.htm">By the means of a received Egyptian he is brought to the enemies, </a> 18. <a href="/1_samuel/30-18.htm">and recovers all the spoil</a> 22. <a href="/1_samuel/30-22.htm">David's law to divide the spoil equally</a> 26. <a href="/1_samuel/30-26.htm">He sends presents to his friends</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. This phrase highlights David's military prowess and the divine favor he enjoyed. The context is David's pursuit of the Amalekites, who had raided Ziklag, capturing the families of David and his men. The term "twilight" suggests a surprise attack, a common tactic in ancient warfare, indicating David's strategic acumen. The extended duration of the battle, "until the evening of the next day," underscores the intensity and thoroughness of the conflict. This victory can be seen as a fulfillment of God's promise to David, as he inquired of the Lord before pursuing the Amalekites (<a href="/1_samuel/30-8.htm">1 Samuel 30:8</a>). The complete defeat of the enemy also prefigures the ultimate victory of Christ over sin and death, as David is often seen as a type of Christ.Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, The phrase "not a man escaped" emphasizes the totality of David's victory, showcasing his leadership and the effectiveness of his forces. The mention of "four hundred young men" who fled highlights the desperation and disarray among the Amalekites. The number four hundred is significant in biblical narratives, often representing a substantial group, yet in this context, it is a remnant compared to the total force David faced. This escape of a small group contrasts with the complete recovery of all that was taken from David and his men, illustrating God's provision and faithfulness.riding off on camels. Camels were valuable assets in ancient Near Eastern cultures, used for long-distance travel and trade due to their endurance in desert conditions. The fact that the young men fled "riding off on camels" indicates their preparedness for a quick escape, suggesting that the Amalekites anticipated the possibility of needing to retreat. This detail also reflects the historical and cultural context of the time, where camels were a symbol of wealth and mobility. The use of camels by the fleeing Amalekites contrasts with the Israelites, who primarily used donkeys and horses, highlighting the differences in resources and lifestyle between the two groups.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The anointed king of Israel, known for his leadership and reliance on God. In this passage, he leads a successful attack against the Amalekites. 2. <a href="/topical/a/amalekites.htm">Amalekites</a> A nomadic tribe and long-time enemies of Israel. They had raided Ziklag, taking captives and spoils, prompting David's pursuit. 3. <a href="/topical/z/ziklag.htm">Ziklag</a> A Philistine town given to David by Achish, king of Gath. It served as David's base during his time in exile from Saul. 4. <a href="/topical/t/twilight_until_the_evening_of_the_next_day.htm">Twilight until the evening of the next day</a> This time frame indicates the duration of David's relentless pursuit and battle against the Amalekites. 5. <a href="/topical/f/four_hundred_young_men.htm">Four hundred young men</a> These were the Amalekite survivors who escaped on camels, highlighting the completeness of David's victory.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/complete_obedience.htm">Complete Obedience</a> David's thorough defeat of the Amalekites contrasts with Saul's earlier failure. This highlights the importance of complete obedience to God's commands. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> Despite the dire situation, God provided David with victory, demonstrating His faithfulness to those who trust in Him. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_courage.htm">Leadership and Courage</a> David's leadership in pursuing the Amalekites shows the importance of courage and decisiveness in overcoming challenges. <a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a> The defeat of the Amalekites serves as a reminder of God's justice against those who oppose His people. <a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_battle.htm">Perseverance in Battle</a> The extended duration of the battle underscores the need for perseverance in spiritual warfare.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 30</a> <a href="/q/how_did_david's_men_fight_nonstop.htm">How could David and his men realistically fight from dusk until the following evening without rest (1 Samuel 30:17)? </a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_400_men_escape_on_camels.htm">How did only 400 men escape on camels if David and his men fought so extensively (1 Samuel 30:17)? </a> <a href="/q/how_did_david_take_goliath's_head_to_jerusalem.htm">How is it historically accurate that David carried Goliath's head to Jerusalem if it wasn't yet under Israelite control (1 Samuel 17:54)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) From twilight even unto the evening of the next day.--Keil thinks the fighting went on from the evening twilight till the evening of the next day. Bishop Hervey, in the Speaker's Commentary, with greater probability, supposes that "the twilight is the morning twilight, as the contrast between twilight and evening rather suggests." David thus arrived at night, and finding his enemies eating and drinking, put off his attack until the morning dawn or twilight, when they would be still sleeping after their debauch. Although thus taken by surprise, their great numbers and their natural bravery enabled them to prolong the fierce struggle all through the day, and when the shades of evening were falling four hundred (we read) of the young men, a body of fugitives equal to David's own force, managed to get clear of the rout and escape. The number of slain on this occasion must have been very great.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - From the twilight. It has been debated whether this means the evening or the morning twilight; but the words which follow, "unto the evening of the next day," literally, "of (or for) their morrow," seem to prove that it was in the evening that David arrived. Moreover, in the morning they would not have been feasting, but sleeping. David probably attacked them at once, and slew all within reach until nightfall. The next morning the battle was renewed; but as David had but 400 men, and the Amalekites covered a large extent of country, and probably tried to defend themselves and their booty, it was not till towards the next evening that the combat and the pursuit were over. As they would need pasture and water for their cattle, they had evidently broken up into detachments, which had gone each into a different place with their herds. The pursuit must have been prolonged to a considerable distance, as no more than 400 young men escaped, and even they only by the aid of their camels. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/30-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And David דָּוִ֛ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> 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 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike from twilight מֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁף (mê·han·ne·šep̄) Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5399.htm">Strong's 5399: </a> A breeze, dusk until וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while the evening הָעֶ֖רֶב (hā·‘e·reḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> Evening of the next day. לְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑ם (lə·mā·ḥo·rā·ṯām) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4283.htm">Strong's 4283: </a> The morrow, tomorrow Not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no a man אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person escaped, נִמְלַ֤ט (nim·laṭ) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4422.htm">Strong's 4422: </a> To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks except כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction four אַרְבַּ֨ע (’ar·ba‘) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Four hundred מֵא֧וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred young נַ֛עַר (na·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> A boy, lad, youth, retainer men אִֽישׁ־ (’îš-) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> 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 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> To flit, vanish away riding off רָכְב֥וּ (rā·ḵə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7392.htm">Strong's 7392: </a> To ride, to place upon, to despatch on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against camels. הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים (hag·gə·mal·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1581.htm">Strong's 1581: </a> A camel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/30-17.htm">1 Samuel 30:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/30-17.htm">1 Samuel 30:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/30-17.htm">1 Samuel 30:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/30-17.htm">1 Samuel 30:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/30-17.htm">1 Samuel 30:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/30-17.htm">1 Samuel 30:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/30-17.htm">1 Samuel 30:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/30-17.htm">1 Samuel 30:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/30-17.htm">1 Samuel 30:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/30-17.htm">1 Samuel 30:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-17.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 30:17 David struck them from the twilight even (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/30-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 30:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 30:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/30-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 30:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 30:18" /></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>