1 Samuel 30 · Verse 8

1 Samuel 30:8

And David enquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
1 Samuel 30:8, King James Version

1 Samuel 30:8 in other translations

BSBand David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”
WEBDavid inquired of the LORD, saying, “If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue, for you will surely overtake them, and will without fail recover all.”
ASVAnd David inquired of Jehovah, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake them, and shalt without fail recover all.
YLTand David asketh at Jehovah, saying, ‘I pursue after this troop--do I overtake it?' And He saith to him, ‘Pursue, for thou dost certainly overtake, and dost certainly deliver.'
DARBYAnd David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he said to him, Pursue; for thou shalt assuredly overtake them and shalt certainly recover.
BBEThen David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go after this band? will I be able to overtake them? And in answer he said, Go after them, for you will certainly overtake them, and get back everything.
WebsterAnd David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

What does 1 Samuel 30:8 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 30:8 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'Aland he enquiredH7592
דָּוִ֤דda.VidDavidH1732
בַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehby YahwehH3068
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
אֶרְדֹּ֛ף'er.Dofwill I pursue?H7291
אַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
הַגְּדוּד\־ha.ge.dud-the marauding bandH1416
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
הַֽאַשִּׂגֶ֑נּוּha.'as.si.Ge.nu¿ will I overtake itH5381
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לוֹ֙loto <the> him
רְדֹ֔ףre.DofpursueH7291
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
הַשֵּׂ֥גha.Segcertainly <to overtake>H5381
תַּשִּׂ֖יגta.Sigyou will overtake [it]H5381
וְהַצֵּ֥לve.ha.Tzeland certainly <to rescue>H5337
תַּצִּֽיל\׃ta.Tzilyou will rescue [them]H5337

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 30:8

  • 1 Samuel 30:18

    And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

  • 1 Samuel 23:2

    Therefore David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

  • Proverbs 3:5-6

    Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

  • 2 Samuel 5:19

    And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

  • Psalms 91:15

    He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

  • 2 Samuel 5:23

    And when David enquired of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

  • 1 Samuel 23:4

    Then David enquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

  • Judges 20:23

    (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until even, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.)

  • Psalms 50:15

    And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  • 1 Samuel 23:10-12

    Then said David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lord said, He will come down. Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up.

  • Numbers 27:21

    And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.

  • 1 Samuel 28:6

    And when Saul enquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

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enquired.
23:2,4,10-12; Jud 20:18,23,28; 2Sa 5:19,23; Pr 3:5,6
he answered him.
14:37; 28:6,15,16; Nu 27:21; Ps 50:15; 91:15

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 30:7

    And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

  • 1 Samuel 30:8

    And David enquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

  • 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.

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1 Samuel 30:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y David consultó á Jehová, diciendo: ¿Seguiré esta tropa? ¿podréla alcanzar? Y él le dijo: Síguela, que de cierto la alcanzarás, y sin falta librarás la presa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et David interrogea l’ Éternel, disant: Poursuivrai-je cette troupe? l’atteindrai-je? Et il lui dit: Poursuis, car tu l’atteindras certainement, et tu recouvreras tout.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und David befragte Jehova und sprach: Soll ich dieser Schar nachjagen? Werde ich sie erreichen? Und er sprach zu ihm: Jage nach, denn du wirst sie gewißlich erreichen und wirst gewißlich erretten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et consuluit David Dominum, dicens: Persequar latrunculos hos, et comprehendam eos, an non? Dixitque ei Dominus: Persequere: absque dubio enim comprehendes eos, et excuties prædam.