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 30:21 in other translations
| BSB | When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him from the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them, |
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| WEB | David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to stay at the brook Besor; and they went out to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him. When David came near to the people, he greeted them. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | And David cometh in unto the two hundred men who were too faint to go after David, and whom they cause to abide at the brook of Besor, and they go out to meet David, and to meet the people who are with him, and David approacheth the people, and asketh of them of welfare. |
| DARBY | And David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and whom they had left behind at the torrent Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him; and David drew near to the people and saluted them. |
| BBE | And David came to the two hundred men, who because of weariness had not gone with him, but were waiting at the stream Besor: and they went out, meeting David and the people who were with him; and when they came near them, they said, How are you? |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 1 Samuel 30:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 30:21-31
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1 Samuel 30:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 30:21
- 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.
- Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.
- Judges 8:15
And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
- 1 Peter 3:8
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
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Context
- 1 Samuel 30:20
And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.
- 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 30:22
Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
1 Samuel 30:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vino David á los doscientos hombres que habían quedado cansados y no habían podido seguir á David, á los cuales habían hecho quedar en el torrente de Besor; y ellos salieron á recibir á David, y al pueblo que con él estaba. Y como David llegó á la gente, saludóles con paz. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et David vint vers les 200 hommes qui avaient été trop fatigués pour suivre David, et qu’on avait fait rester auprès du torrent de Besçor; et ils sortirent à la rencontre de David et à la rencontre du peuple qui était avec lui; et David s’approcha du peuple, et les interrogea touchant leur bien-être. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und David kam zu den zweihundert Männern, die zu ermattet gewesen waren, um David nachzufolgen, und die sie am Bache Besor zurückgelassen hatten; und sie zogen aus, David und dem Volke entgegen, das bei ihm war; und David trat zu dem Volke und fragte sie nach ihrem Wohlergehen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Venit autem David ad ducentos viros qui lassi substiterant, nec sequi potuerant David, et residere eos jusserat in torrente Besor: qui egressi sunt obviam David et populo qui erat cum eo. Accedens autem David ad populum, salutavit eos pacifice. |