1 Samuel 30:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

1 Samuel 30:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 30. Amalekite Raid on Ziklag. Cf. above. 1 Samuel 30:1-6 . On reaching Ziklag, David found that the Amalekites had sacked the town and carried off the families and property of himse...
1 Samuel 30:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the women captives , that were therein. Septuagint reads "the women, and all who were therein".
1 Samuel 30:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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.
1 Samuel 30:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The Amalekites had invaded the south— These Amalekites appear to have been clans of straggling freebooters, who rambled from place to place, and were common enemies of mankind; like the Arabian Ho...
1 Samuel 30:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Slew not any ... but carried them away. Their cond...
1 Samuel 30:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Amalekites raid Ziklag, and are pursued by David 2. Slew not any] They would be valuable as slaves.
1 Samuel 30:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

They slew not any. — There was no one in the hapless city to resist the attack of the fierce sons of the desert. David — never dreaming of the sudden invasion — had marched with Achish, accompanied...
1 Samuel 30:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXV. DAVID AT ZIKLAG. 1 Samuel 30:1-31 . AFTER David had received from King Achish the appointment of captain of his body guard, he had with his troops accompanied the Philistine army...
1 Samuel 30:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Blow That Led Back to God 1 Samuel 30:1-15 As David was leaving the battlefield, a number of men of Manasseh fell to him, 1 Chronicles 12:20 , so his following was greatly increased. It was...
1 Samuel 30:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Being thus delivered, David returned to Ziklag. In his absence it had been sacked by the Amalekites. Immediately the true spirit of patriotic heroism was stirred within him, and he moved with rapid d...
1 Samuel 30:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ 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; (2) And ha...
1 Samuel 30:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And had taken the women captives, that [were] therein ,.... There being no other to take, the men were gone with David: they slew not any, either great or small ; that is, of the women, whether ma...
1 Samuel 30:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 2. And had taken the women captives. ] Perhaps...
1 Samuel 30:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Amalekites had invaded the south Namely, the southern part of Judah, and the adjacent country. This, probably, they had done to revenge themselves for David's invading their country, mentioned...
1 Samuel 30:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Returning to Ziklag, David and his men find themselves described by the meaning of Zikiag's name, "enveloped in grief." They had been at least some days away, and the Amalekites had invaded the land,...
1 Samuel 30:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ziklag Burnt. B. C. 1055. 1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Zik...
1 Samuel 30:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They slew not any; which was strange, considering how David dealt with them, 1 Samuel 27:9 . But this must be ascribed partly to their selfish or fleshly interest; for they might reserve them, e...
1 Samuel 30:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 30:1 . “The south,” or the Negeb , the south country, so called by the Israelites as being the southern part of Palentine. 1 Samuel 30:2 . “They slew...
1 Samuel 30:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 30:7 . Abiathar brought the ephod. None but the priest could wear this, and as the highpriest could not consult the oracle without the knowledge of his sovereign, Abiathar wore the ephod,...
1 Samuel 30:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

When David and his men were come to Ziklag. David in three situations at Ziklag in his distress, on his way to the Amalekites, and among the Amalekites. I. David in his distress. See in it t...
1 Samuel 30:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DAVID RESCUES HIS WIVES FROM THE AMALEKITES ( 1 Samuel 30:1-9 ). EXPOSITION DAVID UPON HIS RETURN FINDS ZIKLAG BURNT BY THE AMALEKITES ( 1 Samuel 30:1-9 )....
1 Samuel 30:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Return to Ziklag
1 Samuel 30:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

1 Samuel 30:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 30:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 30:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 30:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 30:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 30:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 30:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 30:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 30:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 30:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 30:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 30:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 30:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 30:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 30:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 30:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 30:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 30:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 30:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge