Verse 8

1 Samuel 30:8

World English Bible

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8 David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue; for you will surely overtake them, and will without fail recover all.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֨ל דָּוִ֤ד בַּֽ/יהוָה֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר אֶרְדֹּ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֥י הַ/גְּדוּד הַ/זֶּ֖ה הַֽ/אַשִּׂגֶ֑/נּוּ וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר ל/וֹ֙ רְדֹ֔ף כִּֽי הַשֵּׂ֥ג תַּשִּׂ֖יג וְ/הַצֵּ֥ל תַּצִּֽיל

English Translation

And David asked the LORD, saying, "Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?" And He said to him, "Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue."

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Chapter 30 Context

1 When David and his men had come to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid on the So... Focus ↗

2 and had taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great. They didn’t kill any,... Focus ↗

3 When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, their son... Focus ↗

4 Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept until they had no more po... Focus ↗

5 David’s two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Ca... Focus ↗

6 David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the peop... Focus ↗

7 David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring the ephod here to me.” Abiath... Focus ↗

8 David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them?” He answered...

9 So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where thos... Focus ↗

10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that th... Focus ↗

11 They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and t... Focus ↗

12 They gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins. When he had eaten, his spirit... Focus ↗

13 David asked him, “To whom do you belong? Where are you from?” He said, “I am a young man of Egypt, s... Focus ↗

14 We made a raid on the South of the Cherethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on the South... Focus ↗

15 David said to him, “Will you bring me down to this troop?” He said, “Swear to me by God (Elohim) tha... Focus ↗

16 When he had brought him down, behold, they were spread around over all the ground, eating, drinking,... Focus ↗

17 David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped f... Focus ↗

18 David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives. Focus ↗

19 There was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither plun... Focus ↗

20 David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other livestock, and said, “T... Focus ↗

21 David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also the... Focus ↗

22 Then all the wicked men and worthless fellows, of those who went with David, answered and said, “Bec... Focus ↗

23 Then David said, “Do not do so, my brothers, with that which Yahweh has given to us, who has preserv... Focus ↗

24 Who will listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down to the battle, so shall his... Focus ↗

25 It was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day. Focus ↗

26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, even to his friends,... Focus ↗

27 He sent it to those who were in Bethel, to those who were in Ramoth of the South, to those who were... Focus ↗

28 to those who were in Aroer, to those who were in Siphmoth, to those who were in Eshtemoa, Focus ↗

29 to those who were in Racal, to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, to those who were... Focus ↗

30 to those who were in Hormah, to those who were in Borashan, to those who were in Athach, Focus ↗

31 to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men used to stay. Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 30 (31 verses)
Version: World English Bible

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