By the time David and his men arrived in Ziklag, on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negeb and against Ziklag; they had stormed Ziklag and burned it down.
They had taken the womenathe women Here representing all dependents. in it captive, low-born and high-born alike; they did not kill any, but carried them off and went their way.
David was in great danger,bin great danger Or “deeply distressed.” for the troops threatened to stone him; for all the troops were embittered on account of their sons and daughters.But David sought strength in the ETERNAL his God.
he was also given a piece of pressed fig cake and two cakes of raisins. He ate and regained his strength, for he had eaten no food and drunk no water for three days and three nights.
Then David asked him, “To whom do you belong and where are you from?” “I am an Egyptian lad,”dlad Or “servant.” he answered, “the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me when I fell ill three days ago.
And David said to him, “Can you lead me down to that band?” He replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into my master’s hands, and I will lead you down to that band.”
So he led him down, and there they were, scattered all over the ground, eating and drinking and making merry because of all the vast spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
David attacked them from before dawn until the evening of the next day;ebefore dawn … next day Meaning of Heb. uncertain. none of them escaped, except four hundred young men who mounted camels and got away.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויכם
76
דוד
14
מהנשף
475
ועדהערב
357
למחרתם
718
ולאנמלט
166
מהם
85
איש
311
כי
30
אםארבע
314
מאות
447
אישנער
631
אשררכבו
729
עלהגמלים
228
וינסו
132
I Samuel 30:18
Gematria: 3118
ויצלדודאתכלאשרלקחועמלקואתשתינשיוהצילדוד
David rescued everything the Amalekites had taken; David also rescued his two wives.
David took all the flocks and herds, which [the troops] drove ahead of the other livestock;fwhich [the troops] drove ahead of the other livestock Meaning of Heb. uncertain. and they declared, “This is David’s spoil.”
When David reached the two hundred men who were too faint to follow David and who had been left at the Wadi Besor, they came out to welcome David and the troops with him; David came forward with the troops and greeted them.
But all the mean and churlish ones among the men who had accompanied David spoke up, “Since they did not accompany us,gus So some mss. and versions; most mss. and editions read “me.” we will not give them any of the spoil that we seized—except that each may take his wife and children and go.”
David, however, spoke up, “You must not do that, my brothers, in view ofhmy brothers, in view of Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Septuagint reads “after.” what GOD has granted us, guarding us and delivering into our hands the band that attacked us.
How could anyone agree with you in this matter? The share of those who remain with the baggage shall be the same as the share of those who go down to battle; they shall share alike.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ומי
56
ישמע
420
לכם
90
לדבר
236
הזה
17
כי
30
כחלק
158
הירד
219
במלחמה
125
וכחלק
164
הישב
317
עלהכלים
205
יחדו
28
יחלקוס
214
I Samuel 30:25
Gematria: 2067
ויהימהיוםההואומעלהוישמהלחקולמשפטלישראלעדהיוםהזהפ
So from that day on it was made a fixed rule for Israel, continuing to the present day.
When David reached Ziklag, he sent some of the spoil to the elders of Judah [and] to his friends,i[and] to his friends Meaning of Heb. uncertain. saying, “This is a present for you from our spoil of GOD’s enemies.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויבא
19
דוד
14
אלצקלג
254
וישלח
354
מהשלל
405
לזקני
197
יהודה
30
לרעהו
311
לאמר
271
הנה
60
לכם
90
ברכה
227
משלל
400
איבי
23
יהוהס
86
I Samuel 30:27
Gematria: 3545
לאשרבביתאלסולאשרברמותנגבסולאשרביתרס
[He sent the spoil to the elders] in Bethel,jBethel Called Bethul in Josh. 19.4. Ramoth-negeb, and Jattir;
Word-by-Word Analysis
לאשר
531
בביתאלסולאשר
1042
ברמותנגבסולאשר
1300
ביתרס
672
I Samuel 30:28
Gematria: 3974
ולאשרבערערסולאשרבשפמותסולאשרבאשתמעס
in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;
Word-by-Word Analysis
ולאשר
537
בערערסולאשר
1139
בשפמותסולאשר
1425
באשתמעס
873
I Samuel 30:29
Gematria: 3086
ולאשרברכלסולאשרבעריהירחמאליסולאשרבעריהקיניס
in Racal, in the towns of the Jerahmeelites, and in the towns of the Kenites;
Word-by-Word Analysis
ולאשר
537
ברכלסולאשר
849
בערי
282
הירחמאליסולאשר
901
בערי
282
הקיניס
235
I Samuel 30:30
Gematria: 3168
ולאשרבחרמהסולאשרבבורעשןסולאשרבעתךס
in Hormah, Bor-ashan, and Athach;
Word-by-Word Analysis
ולאשר
537
בחרמהסולאשר
852
בבורעשןסולאשר
1227
בעתךס
552
I Samuel 30:31
Gematria: 3262
ולאשרבחברוןולכלהמקמותאשרהתהלךשםדודהואואנשיופ
and to those in Hebron—all the places where David and his men had roamed.