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1 Samuel 30:6 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 30 · verse 6
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.1 Samuel 30:6 · King James Version
1 Samuel 30:6 in context
4Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
5And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
7And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
8And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
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Key words (Strong's)
- distressedyâtsarto pressH3334 →
- daughtersbatha daughterH1323 →
- greatlymᵉʼôdproperly, vehemenceH3966 →
- stoningçâqalproperly, to be weightyH5619 →
- grievedmârarto be bitterH4843 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
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Here we have, I. The descent which the Amalekites made upon Ziklag in David's absence, and the desolations they made there. They surprised the city when it was left unguarded, plundered it, burnt it, and carried all the women and children captives, Sa1 30:1, Sa1 30:2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6