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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 />So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />they wept until they could weep no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then David and the people that <i>were</i> with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then David and the people who <i>were</i> with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they were too exhausted to weep [any longer].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David and the troops with him wept loudly until they had no strength left to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David and the troops with him wept loudly until they had no strength left to weep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They started crying and kept it up until they were too weak to cry any more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then David and his men cried loudly until they didn't have the strength to cry anymore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />David and his men started crying and did not stop until they were completely exhausted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and cried until they had no more strength left to cry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then David and the men who were with him wept loudly until they could weep no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then David and the people that were with him, lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept until they had no more power to weep. <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 lifts up—and the people who [are] with him—their voice and weep, until they have no power to weep.<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 lifteth up -- and the people who are with him -- their voice and weep, till that they have no power to weep.<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 lift up, and the people with him, their voice, and they will weep till power was not in them to weep.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />David and the people that were with him, lifted up their voices, and wept till they had no more tears. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices. And they mourned until the tears in them failed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then David and those who were with him wept aloud until they could weep no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept, until they had no more strength to weep.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.<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 and the people lifted their voice and wept until there was no power in them to weep<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David and his men lifted up their voice, and wept till there was no longer any power within them to weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/30-4.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=8707" 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">The Amalekites Raid Ziklag</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: ḏā·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/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·hā·‘ām (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and the troops</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/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with him</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: way·yiś·śā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">lifted up</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·w·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">their voices</a> <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm" title="1058: way·yiḇ·kū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To weep, bewail. A primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan.">and wept</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (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/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/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">they had no</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: kō·aḥ (N-ms) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">strength</a> <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm" title="1058: liḇ·kō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To weep, bewail. A primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan.">left to weep.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.…<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="/psalms/6-6.htm">Psalm 6:6</a></span><br />I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Psalm 42:3</a></span><br />My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5-6</a></span><br />Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Jeremiah 31:15</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11</a></span><br />My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Genesis 37:34-35</a></span><br />Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days. / All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/1-11.htm">2 Samuel 1:11-12</a></span><br />Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same. / They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12-13</a></span><br />When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head. / Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-4.htm">Nehemiah 1:4</a></span><br />When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Esther 4:1-3</a></span><br />When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. / But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate. / In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-33.htm">John 11:33-35</a></span><br />When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. / “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. / Jesus wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-15.htm">Romans 12:15</a></span><br />Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.</p><p class="hdg">lifted up</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm">1 Samuel 4:13</a></b></br> And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told <i>it</i>, all the city cried out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/11-4.htm">1 Samuel 11:4</a></b></br> Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-33.htm">Genesis 37:33-35</a></b></br> And he knew it, and said, <i>It is</i> my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/23-13.htm">Able</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-16.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-3.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-16.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-17.htm">Power</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-27.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-22.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-4.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-23.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-18.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-5.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-16.htm">Wept</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/30-8.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-32.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-32.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-5.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-14.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-19.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-32.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-36.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-12.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-12.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-12.htm">Wept</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 and the troops with him</b><br>David, the anointed future king of Israel, was leading a group of men who were loyal to him. These troops were not just soldiers but also included their families, making them a community. This group had been living in Ziklag, a Philistine territory, due to Saul's pursuit of David. The loyalty of these men to David is significant, as it foreshadows the unity and strength of David's future kingdom. The mention of "troops" highlights the military aspect of David's leadership, which is a recurring theme in his life and reign.<p><b>lifted up their voices and wept</b><br>The act of lifting up their voices and weeping indicates a profound expression of grief and despair. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, public displays of mourning were common, often involving loud cries and lamentations. This communal weeping signifies the deep bond and shared suffering among David and his men. The loss they experienced was not just personal but collective, as their families and possessions had been taken by the Amalekites. This moment of vulnerability contrasts with David's usual portrayal as a strong and decisive leader, showing his humanity and the emotional toll of leadership.<p><b>until they had no strength left to weep</b><br>The phrase emphasizes the depth of their sorrow and exhaustion. The physical depletion from weeping suggests a total emotional and spiritual crisis. In biblical narratives, moments of extreme weakness often precede divine intervention or a turning point. This mirrors other instances in scripture where God's people reach the end of their own strength and must rely on divine help, such as Elijah's despair in <a href="/1_kings/19.htm">1 Kings 19</a>. The exhaustion also sets the stage for David's subsequent actions, where he seeks strength in the Lord, highlighting the theme of reliance on God in times of distress.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The anointed future king of Israel, currently leading a group of men in exile. He is a central figure in this account, demonstrating leadership and faith in God amidst adversity.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/david's_troops.htm">David's Troops</a></b><br>These are the men who followed David during his time of exile. They are loyal to him and share in his trials and tribulations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/ziklag.htm">Ziklag</a></b><br>A Philistine town given to David by Achish, the king of Gath. It serves as David's base during his time away from Saul. At this point in the account, Ziklag has been attacked and burned by the Amalekites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_amalekites.htm">The Amalekites</a></b><br>A nomadic tribe that frequently opposed Israel. They attacked Ziklag, taking the women and children captive, which led to the distress and weeping of David and his men.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_weeping.htm">The Event of Weeping</a></b><br>This is a moment of deep emotional distress for David and his men, as they face the loss of their families and possessions. It highlights their vulnerability and humanity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_grief.htm">The Reality of Grief</a></b><br>Grief is a natural and human response to loss. Even strong leaders like David experience moments of deep sorrow. It's important to acknowledge and process these emotions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_in_crisis.htm">Leadership in Crisis</a></b><br>David's response to crisis includes both emotional expression and seeking God's guidance. Effective leadership involves vulnerability and reliance on divine wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/turning_to_god_in_distress.htm">Turning to God in Distress</a></b><br>After the initial weeping, David seeks strength in the Lord. This teaches us to turn to God for comfort and direction when faced with overwhelming situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_in_suffering.htm">Community in Suffering</a></b><br>David and his men weep together, showing the importance of community support during times of distress. Sharing burdens can provide strength and solidarity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_restoration.htm">Hope and Restoration</a></b><br>The account continues with David seeking God's guidance and ultimately recovering what was lost. This underscores the hope and restoration that can follow times of trial.<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_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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_david_anointed_again_in_2_samuel.htm">In 2 Samuel 2:4, why is David anointed again when he was already anointed in 1 Samuel 16:13?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_142_4_align_with_1_sam_22_2.htm">Psalm 142:4 shows David claiming no one cares for him--how does this reconcile with 1 Samuel 22:2, where he has loyal followers?</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>(4) <span class= "bld">Then David and the people.</span>--<a href="/context/1_samuel/30-1.htm" title="And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;">1Samuel 30:1-4</a> form one period, which is expanded by the introduction of several circumstantial clauses. The apodosis to "it came to pass when," &c., <a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm" title="And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;">1Samuel 30:1</a>, does not follow till <a href="/1_samuel/30-4.htm" title="Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.">1Samuel 30:4</a>, "Then David and the people," &c.; but this is formally attached to <a href="/1_samuel/30-3.htm" title="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.">1Samuel 30:3</a>. The statement, "So David and his men came," with which the protasis commenced in <a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm" title="And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;">1Samuel 30:1</a>, is resumed in an altered form: "It came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag . . . the Amalekites had invaded . . . and had taken away the women captive . . . and had gone their way . . . and David and his men came into the city, and behold, it was burned. . . . Then David and the people with him lifted up their voice."--<span class= "ital">Keil.</span><p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/30-4.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">דָוִ֜ד</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·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">and the troops</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָעָ֧ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with him</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתּ֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lifted up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשָּׂ֨א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiś·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their voices</span><br /><span class="heb">קוֹלָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(qō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and wept</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḇ·kū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1058.htm">Strong's 1058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To weep, to bemoan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they had no</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵין־</span> <span class="translit">(’ên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">strength</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֖חַ</span> <span class="translit">(kō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small reptile (of unknown species)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">left to weep.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְכּֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·kō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1058.htm">Strong's 1058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To weep, to bemoan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/30-4.htm">1 Samuel 30:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/30-4.htm">1 Samuel 30:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/30-4.htm">1 Samuel 30:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/30-4.htm">1 Samuel 30:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/30-4.htm">1 Samuel 30:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/30-4.htm">1 Samuel 30:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/30-4.htm">1 Samuel 30:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/30-4.htm">1 Samuel 30:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/30-4.htm">1 Samuel 30:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/30-4.htm">1 Samuel 30:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/30-4.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 30:4 Then David and the people who were (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/30-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 30:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 30:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 30:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 30:5" /></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>