Verse 8

1 Samuel 30:8

Noah Webster Bible

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8 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake them , and 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 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekite... Focus ↗

2 And had taken the women captives that were in it, they slew not any, either great or small, but carr... Focus ↗

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

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

5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal t... Focus ↗

6 And David was greatly distressed: for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the p... Focus ↗

7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee bring me hither the ephod. And A... Focus ↗

8 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake them? And he ans...

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

10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, who were so faint that the... Focus ↗

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

12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his... Focus ↗

13 And David said to him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of... Focus ↗

14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah,... Focus ↗

15 And David said to him, Canst thou conduct me down to this company? And he said, Swear to me by God (... Focus ↗

16 And when he had conducted him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and d... Focus ↗

17 And David smote them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a... Focus ↗

18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. Focus ↗

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

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

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

22 Then answered all the wicked men, and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Becaus... Focus ↗

23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath p... Focus ↗

24 For who will hearken to you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so sha... Focus ↗

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

26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, say... Focus ↗

27 To them who were in Beth-el, and to them who were in south Ramoth, and to them who were in Jattir, Focus ↗

28 And to them who were in Aroer, and to them who were in Siphmoth, and to them who were in Eshtemoa, Focus ↗

29 And to them who were in Rachal, and to them who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them... Focus ↗

30 And to them who were in Hormah, and to them who were in Chor-ashan, and to them who were in Athach, Focus ↗

31 And to them who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustome... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 30 (31 verses)
Version: Noah Webster Bible

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