1 Samuel 30:2 “They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young an…”

1 Samuel 30:2

They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.

World English Bible

and had taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great. They didn’t kill any, but carried them off and went their way.

American Standard Version

and had taken captive the women and all that were therein, both small and great: they slew not any, but carried them off, and went their way.

Geneva Bible 1599

And had taken the women that were therein, prisoners, both small and great, and slewe not a man, but caryed them away, and went their wayes.

Darby Translation

and had taken the women captives that were in it; both great and small: they had put none to death, but had carried them off, and went on their way.

Young's Literal Translation

and they take captive the women who [are] in it; from small unto great they have not put any one to death, and they lead away, and go on their way.

Bible in Basic English

And had made the women and all who were there, small and great, prisoners: they had not put any of them to death, but had taken them all away.

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Cross references

“slew not”

1 Samuel 27:11 1 Samuel 30:19 Job 38:11 Psalm 76:10 Isaiah 27:8 Isaiah 27:9

1 Samuel 27:11 · BSB

David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.

1 Samuel 30:19 · BSB

Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.

Job 38:11 · BSB

and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?

Psalm 76:10 · BSB

Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.

Isaiah 27:8 · BSB

By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.

Isaiah 27:9 · BSB

Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standin…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.

3When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.

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