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Monday, July 21st, 2025
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Contemporary English Version
1 Samuel 30:4
They started crying and kept it up until they were too weak to cry any more.
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Christian Standard Bible®
David and the troops with him wept loudly until they had no strength left to weep.
David and the troops with him wept loudly until they had no strength left to weep.
Hebrew Names Version
Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
King James Version
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Lexham English Bible
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until there was not enough strength in them to weep.
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until there was not enough strength in them to weep.
English Standard Version
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.
New Century Version
Then David and his army cried loudly until they were too weak to cry anymore.
Then David and his army cried loudly until they were too weak to cry anymore.
New English Translation
Then David and the men who were with him wept loudly until they could weep no more.
Then David and the men who were with him wept loudly until they could weep no more.
Amplified Bible
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they were too exhausted to weep [any longer].
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they were too exhausted to weep [any longer].
New American Standard Bible
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Dauid and the people that was with him, lift vp their voyces and wept, vntill they could weepe no more.
Then Dauid and the people that was with him, lift vp their voyces and wept, vntill they could weepe no more.
Legacy Standard Bible
So David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.
So David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then David and the people with him cried aloud until they had no more power to cry.
Then David and the people with him cried aloud until they had no more power to cry.
Darby Translation
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Easy-to-Read Version
David and the other men in his army cried loudly until they were too weak to cry anymore.
David and the other men in his army cried loudly until they were too weak to cry anymore.
George Lamsa Translation
Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.
Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.
Good News Translation
David and his men started crying and did not stop until they were completely exhausted.
David and his men started crying and did not stop until they were completely exhausted.
Literal Translation
And David and the people with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no power in them to weep.
And David and the people with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no power in them to weep.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Dauid and the people that was with him lefte vp their voyce, and wepte so longe tyll they coulde wepe nomore.
Dauid and the people that was with him lefte vp their voyce, and wepte so longe tyll they coulde wepe nomore.
American Standard Version
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Bible in Basic English
Then David and the people who were with him gave themselves up to weeping till they were able to go on weeping no longer.
Then David and the people who were with him gave themselves up to weeping till they were able to go on weeping no longer.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Dauid & the people that were with him, lift vp their voyces and wept, vntill they could weepe no more.
Then Dauid & the people that were with him, lift vp their voyces and wept, vntill they could weepe no more.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
King James Version (1611)
Then Dauid and the people that were with him, lift vp their voice, and wept, vntill they had no more power to weepe.
Then Dauid and the people that were with him, lift vp their voice, and wept, vntill they had no more power to weepe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David and his men lifted up their voice, and wept till there was no longer any power within them to weep.
And David and his men lifted up their voice, and wept till there was no longer any power within them to weep.
English Revised Version
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Berean Standard Bible
So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.
So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Dauid and the puple that was with hym reisiden her voices, and weiliden, til teeris failiden in hem.
Dauid and the puple that was with hym reisiden her voices, and weiliden, til teeris failiden in hem.
Young's Literal Translation
And David lifteth up -- and the people who [are] with him -- their voice and weep, till that they have no power to weep.
And David lifteth up -- and the people who [are] with him -- their voice and weep, till that they have no power to weep.
Update Bible Version
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then David and the people that [were] with him, lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Then David and the people that [were] with him, lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
World English Bible
Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
New King James Version
Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
New Living Translation
they wept until they could weep no more.
they wept until they could weep no more.
New Life Bible
Then David and the people with him cried out in a loud voice until they had no more strength to cry.
Then David and the people with him cried out in a loud voice until they had no more strength to cry.
New Revised Standard
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept, until they had no more strength to weep.
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept, until they had no more strength to weep.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice, and wept, - until they had no more strength to weep.
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice, and wept, - until they had no more strength to weep.
Douay-Rheims Bible
David and the people that were with him, lifted up their voices, and wept till they had no more tears.
David and the people that were with him, lifted up their voices, and wept till they had no more tears.
Revised Standard Version
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept, until they had no more strength to weep.
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept, until they had no more strength to weep.
THE MESSAGE
David and his men burst out in loud wails—wept and wept until they were exhausted with weeping. David's two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken prisoner along with the rest. And suddenly David was in even worse trouble. There was talk among the men, bitter over the loss of their families, of stoning him. David strengthened himself with trust in his God . He ordered Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the Ephod so I can consult God." Abiathar brought it to David. Then David prayed to God , "Shall I go after these raiders? Can I catch them?" The answer came, "Go after them! Yes, you'll catch them! Yes, you'll make the rescue!" David went, he and the six hundred men with him. They arrived at the Brook Besor, where some of them dropped out. David and four hundred men kept up the pursuit, but two hundred of them were too fatigued to cross the Brook Besor, and stayed there. Some who went on came across an Egyptian in a field and took him to David. They gave him bread and he ate. And he drank some water. They gave him a piece of fig cake and a couple of raisin muffins. Life began to revive in him. He hadn't eaten or drunk a thing for three days and nights! David said to him, "Who do you belong to? Where are you from?" "I'm an Egyptian slave of an Amalekite," he said. "My master walked off and left me when I got sick—that was three days ago. We had raided the Negev of the Kerethites, of Judah, and of Caleb. Ziklag we burned." David asked him, "Can you take us to the raiders?" "Promise me by God," he said, "that you won't kill me or turn me over to my old master, and I'll take you straight to the raiders." He led David to them. They were scattered all over the place, eating and drinking, gorging themselves on all the loot they had plundered from Philistia and Judah. David pounced. He fought them from before sunrise until evening of the next day. None got away except for four hundred of the younger men who escaped by riding off on camels. David rescued everything the Amalekites had taken. And he rescued his two wives! Nothing and no one was missing—young or old, son or daughter, plunder or whatever. David recovered the whole lot. He herded the sheep and cattle before them, and they all shouted, "David's plunder!" Then David came to the two hundred who had been too tired to continue with him and had dropped out at the Brook Besor. They came out to welcome David and his band. As he came near he called out, "Success!" But all the mean-spirited men who had marched with David, the rabble element, objected: "They didn't help in the rescue, they don't get any of the plunder we recovered. Each man can have his wife and children, but that's it. Take them and go!" "Families don't do this sort of thing! Oh no, my brothers!" said David as he broke up the argument. "You can't act this way with what God gave us! God kept us safe. He handed over the raiders who attacked us. Who would ever listen to this kind of talk? The share of the one who stays with the gear is the share of the one who fights—equal shares. Share and share alike!" From that day on, David made that the rule in Israel—and it still is. On returning to Ziklag, David sent portions of the plunder to the elders of Judah, his neighbors, with a note saying, "A gift from the plunder of God 's enemies!" He sent them to the elders in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, Jattir, Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa, Racal, Jerahmeelite cities, Kenite cities, Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athach, and Hebron, along with a number of other places David and his men went to from time to time.
David and his men burst out in loud wails—wept and wept until they were exhausted with weeping. David's two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken prisoner along with the rest. And suddenly David was in even worse trouble. There was talk among the men, bitter over the loss of their families, of stoning him. David strengthened himself with trust in his God . He ordered Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the Ephod so I can consult God." Abiathar brought it to David. Then David prayed to God , "Shall I go after these raiders? Can I catch them?" The answer came, "Go after them! Yes, you'll catch them! Yes, you'll make the rescue!" David went, he and the six hundred men with him. They arrived at the Brook Besor, where some of them dropped out. David and four hundred men kept up the pursuit, but two hundred of them were too fatigued to cross the Brook Besor, and stayed there. Some who went on came across an Egyptian in a field and took him to David. They gave him bread and he ate. And he drank some water. They gave him a piece of fig cake and a couple of raisin muffins. Life began to revive in him. He hadn't eaten or drunk a thing for three days and nights! David said to him, "Who do you belong to? Where are you from?" "I'm an Egyptian slave of an Amalekite," he said. "My master walked off and left me when I got sick—that was three days ago. We had raided the Negev of the Kerethites, of Judah, and of Caleb. Ziklag we burned." David asked him, "Can you take us to the raiders?" "Promise me by God," he said, "that you won't kill me or turn me over to my old master, and I'll take you straight to the raiders." He led David to them. They were scattered all over the place, eating and drinking, gorging themselves on all the loot they had plundered from Philistia and Judah. David pounced. He fought them from before sunrise until evening of the next day. None got away except for four hundred of the younger men who escaped by riding off on camels. David rescued everything the Amalekites had taken. And he rescued his two wives! Nothing and no one was missing—young or old, son or daughter, plunder or whatever. David recovered the whole lot. He herded the sheep and cattle before them, and they all shouted, "David's plunder!" Then David came to the two hundred who had been too tired to continue with him and had dropped out at the Brook Besor. They came out to welcome David and his band. As he came near he called out, "Success!" But all the mean-spirited men who had marched with David, the rabble element, objected: "They didn't help in the rescue, they don't get any of the plunder we recovered. Each man can have his wife and children, but that's it. Take them and go!" "Families don't do this sort of thing! Oh no, my brothers!" said David as he broke up the argument. "You can't act this way with what God gave us! God kept us safe. He handed over the raiders who attacked us. Who would ever listen to this kind of talk? The share of the one who stays with the gear is the share of the one who fights—equal shares. Share and share alike!" From that day on, David made that the rule in Israel—and it still is. On returning to Ziklag, David sent portions of the plunder to the elders of Judah, his neighbors, with a note saying, "A gift from the plunder of God 's enemies!" He sent them to the elders in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, Jattir, Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa, Racal, Jerahmeelite cities, Kenite cities, Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athach, and Hebron, along with a number of other places David and his men went to from time to time.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.
Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.
Contextual Overview
1 It took David and his men three days to reach Ziklag. But while they had been away, the Amalekites had been raiding in the desert around there. They had attacked Ziklag, burned it to the ground, 2 and had taken away the women and children. 3 When David and his men came to Ziklag, they saw the burned-out ruins and learned that their families had been taken captive. 4 They started crying and kept it up until they were too weak to cry any more. 5 David's two wives, Ahinoam and Abigail, had been taken captive with everyone else. 6 David was desperate. His soldiers were so upset over what had happened to their sons and daughters that they were thinking about stoning David to death. But he felt the Lord God giving him strength,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
lifted up: 1 Samuel 4:13, 1 Samuel 11:4, Genesis 37:33-35, Numbers 14:1, Numbers 14:39, Judges 2:4, Judges 21:2, Ezra 10:1
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:16 - lift Genesis 27:34 - he cried Numbers 31:27 - two parts 2 Samuel 3:32 - lifted Job 2:12 - their voice Lamentations 2:11 - eyes Lamentations 3:51 - eye
Cross-References
Genesis 22:24
Nahor also had another wife. Her name was Reumah, and she had four sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
Nahor also had another wife. Her name was Reumah, and she had four sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
Genesis 25:1
Abraham married Keturah,
Abraham married Keturah,
Genesis 30:3
"Here, take my servant Bilhah," Rachel told him. "Have children by her, and I'll let them be born on my knees to show that they are mine."
"Here, take my servant Bilhah," Rachel told him. "Have children by her, and I'll let them be born on my knees to show that they are mine."
Genesis 30:4
Then Rachel let Jacob marry Bilhah,
Then Rachel let Jacob marry Bilhah,
Genesis 33:2
The two servant women, Zilpah and Bilhah, together with their children went first, followed by Leah and her children, then by Rachel and Joseph.
The two servant women, Zilpah and Bilhah, together with their children went first, followed by Leah and her children, then by Rachel and Joseph.
Genesis 35:22
During their time there, Jacob's oldest son Reuben slept with Bilhah, who was one of Jacob's other wives. And Jacob found out about it.
During their time there, Jacob's oldest son Reuben slept with Bilhah, who was one of Jacob's other wives. And Jacob found out about it.
2 Samuel 12:11
Someone from your own family will cause you a lot of trouble, and I will take your wives and give them to another man before your very eyes. He will go to bed with them while everyone looks on.
Someone from your own family will cause you a lot of trouble, and I will take your wives and give them to another man before your very eyes. He will go to bed with them while everyone looks on.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then David and the people that [were] with him lifted up their voice,.... In doleful shrieks, and loud lamentations:
and wept, until they had no more power to weep; till nature was quite exhausted, and no moisture left; so the Vulgate Latin version, "till tears failed in them"; they could shed no more.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Samuel 30:4. Wept, until they had no more power to weep. — This marks great distress; they wept, as says the Vulgate, till their tears failed them.
