1 Samuel 30:23

Contextual Overview

²¹ And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. ²¹ Then David returned to the brook Besor and met up with the 200 men who had been left behind because they were too exhausted to go with him. They went out to meet David and his men, and David greeted them joyfully. ²¹ And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. ²¹ Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too tired to follow him, who had stayed at the Besor Ravine. They came out to meet David and the people with him. When he came near, David greeted the men at the ravine. ²¹ Then David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing. ²¹ And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that [were] with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. ²¹ David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him: and when David came near to the people, he greeted them. ²¹David came to the two hundred men who were so exhausted that they could not follow him and had been left at the brook Besor [with the provisions]. They went out to meet David and the people with him, and when he approached the people, he greeted them. ²¹ Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and who had been left at the brook Besor. And they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near to the people he greeted them. ²¹ Forsothe Dauid cam to twei hundrid men, that weren weeri, and abididen, and myyten not sue Dauid; and he hadde comaundid hem to sitte in the stronde of Besor; whiche yeden out ayens Dauid, and the puple that was with hym. Forsothe Dauid neiyede to the puple, and grette it pesibli.

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my brethren: Genesis 19:7, Judges 19:23, Acts 7:2, Acts 22:1

which the Lord: 1 Samuel 30:8, 1 Samuel 2:7, Numbers 31:49-54, Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:18, 1 Chronicles 29:12-14, Habakkuk 1:16

who hath: Psalms 44:2-7, Psalms 121:7, Psalms 121:8

Cross-References

Genesis 29:31
When the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

Genesis 29:31
And Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren.

Genesis 29:31
When the Lord saw that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah, he made it possible for Leah to have children, but not Rachel.

Genesis 29:31
When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.

Genesis 29:31
And when the LORD saw that Leah [was] hated, he made her fruitful: but Rachel [was] barren.

Genesis 29:31
Yahweh saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

Genesis 29:31
Now when the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He made her able to bear children, but Rachel was barren.

Genesis 29:31
Forsothe the Lord seiy that he dispiside Lya, and openyde hir wombe while the sistir dwellide bareyn.

Genesis 29:31
And Jehovah seeth that Leah [is] the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel [is] barren;

Genesis 29:31
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said David, ye shall not do so, my brethren,.... Though he saw through their wickedness, and disapproved of the bad sentiments they had embraced, yet he deals gently with them, calling them brethren, being of the same nation and religion, and his fellow soldiers; yet at the same time keeps up and maintains his dignity and authority as a general, and declares it should not be as they willed, and gives his reasons for it, that it was not fit they should do as they pleased:

with that which the Lord hath given us; what they had was given them, and therefore, as they had freely received, they should freely give; and what was given them, was not given to them only, but to the whole body, by the Lord:

who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand; it was not by their own power and might that they got the victory over the enemy, and the spoil into their hands, but it was through the Lord only; and therefore, as they should not assume the honour of the victory to themselves, so neither should they claim the spoil as wholly belonging to them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 30:23. That which the Lord hath given us — He very properly attributes this victory to God; the numbers of the Amalekites being so much greater than his own. Indeed, as many fled away on camels as were in the whole host of David.