1 Samuel 30 · Verse 3

1 Samuel 30:3

So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
1 Samuel 30:3, King James Version

1 Samuel 30:3 in other translations

BSBWhen David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
WEBWhen David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.
ASVAnd when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive.
YLTAnd David cometh in--and his men--unto the city, and lo, burnt with fire, and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters have been taken captive!
DARBYAnd David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives.
BBEAnd when David and his men came to the town, they saw that it had been burned down, and their wives and their sons and daughters had been made prisoners.
WebsterSo David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

What does 1 Samuel 30:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire--The language implies that the smoke of the conflagration was still visible, and the sacking very recent. 1Sa 30:6-15. But David, Encouraged by God, Pursues Them.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 30:1-6

When we go abroad in the way of our duty, we may comfortably hope that God will take care of our families in our absence, but not otherwise. If, when we come off a journey, we find our abode in peace, and not laid waste, as David here found his, let the Lord be praised for it. David's men murmured against him. Great faith must expect such severe trials. But, observe, that David was brought thus low, only just before…

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1 Samuel 30:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
דָוִ֤דda.VidDavidH1732
וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙va.'a.na.Shavand men hisH582
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
שְׂרוּפָ֖הse.ru.Fah[it was] burnedH8313
בָּאֵ֑שׁba.'Eshwith <the> fireH784
וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛םu.ne.shei.Hemand wives theirH802
וּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.Hemand sons theirH1121
וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.Hemand daughters theirH1323
נִשְׁבּֽוּ\׃nish.Buthey had been taken captiveH7617

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 30:3

  • Psalms 34:19

    Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

  • Revelation 3:9

    Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

  • Hebrews 12:6

    For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

  • 1 Peter 1:6-7

    Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
burned.
Ps 34:19; Heb 12:6; 1Pe 1:6,7; Re 3:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 30:2

    And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.

  • 1 Samuel 30:3

    So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

  • 1 Samuel 30:4

    Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

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1 Samuel 30:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vino pues David con los suyos á la ciudad, y he aquí que estaba quemada á fuego, y sus mujeres y sus hijos é hijas llevadas cautivas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David et ses hommes vinrent à la ville; et voici, elle était brûlée par le feu, et leurs femmes, et leurs fils, et leurs filles, étaient emmenés captifs.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David und seine Männer kamen zu der Stadt; und siehe, sie war mit Feuer verbrannt, und ihre Weiber und ihre Söhne und ihre Töchter waren gefangen weggeführt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cum ergo venissent David et viri ejus ad civitatem, et invenissent eam succensam igni, et uxores suas, et filios suos et filias, ductas esse captivas,