1 Samuel 30 · Verse 10

1 Samuel 30:10

But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
1 Samuel 30:10, King James Version

1 Samuel 30:10 in other translations

BSBbecause two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.
WEBBut David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they couldn’t go over the brook Besor.
ASVBut David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
YLTand David pursueth, he and four hundred men, (and two hundred men stand still who have been too faint to pass over the brook of Besor),
DARBYAnd David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to go over the torrent Besor.
BBEAnd David, with four hundred men, went on: but two hundred of them were overcome with weariness, and not able to go across the stream.
WebsterBut David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

What does 1 Samuel 30:10 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 30:7-15

If in all our ways, even when, as in this case, there can be no doubt they are just, we acknowledge God, we may expect that he will direct our steps, as he did those of David. David, in tenderness to his men, would by no means urge them beyond their strength. The Son of David thus considers the frames of his followers, who are not all alike strong and vigorous in their spiritual pursuits and conflicts; but, where we…

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1 Samuel 30:10 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.Dofand he pursuedH7291
דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931
וְאַרְבַּע\־ve.'ar.ba'-and fourH702
מֵא֣וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
אִ֑ישׁ'IshmanH376
וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.Duand they remainedH5975
מָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimtwo hundredH3967
אִ֔ישׁ'IshmanH376
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834
פִּגְּר֔וּpi.ge.Ruthey were [too] exhaustedH6296
מֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.Vorfor passing overH5674
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
נַ֥חַלNa.chal[the] wadi ofH5158
הַבְּשֽׂוֹר\׃ha.be.Sor<the> BesorH1308

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 30:10

  • 1 Samuel 30:21

    And David came to the two hundred men, which 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.

  • 1 Samuel 30:9

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 14:20

    And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.

  • 1 Samuel 14:31

    And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

  • Judges 8:4-5

    And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
for two hundred.
21
so faint.
14:20,31; Jud 8:4,5
the brook Besor.This brook or torrent, it is evident from the circumstances of the history, must be in the south-west part of Judea, and must empty itself into the Mediterranean Sea. In the more particular situation of it writers are not agreed. Some suppose it to be between Gaza and Rhinocorura; but Jerome places it between Rhinocorura and Egypt. It is supposed by some to be the same as the river of the wilderness, (Am 6:14,) and the river of Egypt, Jos 15:4.

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 30:9

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 30:10

    But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

  • 1 Samuel 30:11

    And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

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1 Samuel 30:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y David siguió el alcance con cuatrocientos hombres; porque se quedaron atrás doscientos, que cansados no pudieron pasar el torrente de Besor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David et 400 hommes firent la poursuite, et 200 hommes s’arrêtèrent, qui étaient trop fatigués pour passer le torrent de Besçor.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David jagte nach, er und vierhundert Mann; denn zweihundert Mann blieben stehen, welche zu ermattet waren, um über den Bach Besor zu gehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Persecutus est autem David ipse, et quadringenti viri: substiterant enim ducenti, qui lassi transire non poterant torrentem Besor.