1 Samuel 30:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. ”

1 Samuel 30:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Besor - Thought to be the stream of the Wady Sheriah which enters the sea a little south of Gaza.
1 Samuel 30:9 - 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 30:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

men . Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.
1 Samuel 30:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. The brook Besor - This had its source in the mountain of Idumea,...
1 Samuel 30:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Where those that were left behind, stayed— The sense is clearer than the expression. Of the six hundred men who accompanied David, two hundred, worn out with fatigue, (the same as had care of the b...
1 Samuel 30:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. Came to the brook Besor - supposed to be Wady Sheriah, the...
1 Samuel 30:9 - 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 30:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

So David went. — Immediately on receiving the answer of the Urim, David started in rapid pursuit. The “six hundred” by no means represented his present force; but these were probably the old band o...
1 Samuel 30:9 - 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 30:9 - 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 30:9 - 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 30:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(9) So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. (10) But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundr...
1 Samuel 30:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him ,.... Encouraged by the oracle of the Lord: and came to the brook Besor ; which Adrichomius q places in the tribe of Simeon; it is th...
1 Samuel 30:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. Ver. 9. He and the six hundred men. ] Mighty men, and chafed...
1 Samuel 30:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Where those that were left behind stayed Those that were left to look after the stuff, 1 Samuel 30:24 ; who were so tired, that they were not able to march any further. David pursued, he and four...
1 Samuel 30:9 - 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 30:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Recovers the Spoil. B. C. 1055. 7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimele...
1 Samuel 30:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
1 Samuel 30:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David And His Men Pursue The Amalekites And Destroy Them, Recovering All That They Had Lost And More In Abundance ( 1 Samuel 30:7-20 ). The Amalekites, aware that any opposition to what they had d...
1 Samuel 30:9 - 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 30:9 - 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 30:9 - 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 30:9 - 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 30:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Return to Ziklag

1 Samuel 30:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 30:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 30:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 30:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 30:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 30:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 30:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 30:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 30:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 30:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 30:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 30:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 30:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 30:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 30:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 30:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 30:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 30:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 30:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann