1 Samuel 30 · Verse 9

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 30:9, King James Version

1 Samuel 30:9 in other translations

BSB	So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind
WEB	So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.
ASV	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.
YLT	And David goeth on, he and six hundred men who are with him, and they come in unto the brook of Besor, and those left have stood still,
DARBY	So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor; and those that were left stayed behind.
BBE	So David went, and his six hundred men went with him, and they came to the stream Besor.
Webster	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 remained.

What does 1 Samuel 30:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

9. came to the brook Besor--now Wady Gaza, a winter torrent, a little to the south of Gaza. The bank of a stream naturally offered a convenient rest to the soldiers, who, through fatigue, were unable to continue the pursuit.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 9 The brook Besor - This had its source in the mountain of Idumea, and fell into the Mediterranean Sea beyond Gaza. Some suppose it to have been the same with the river of the wilderness, or the river of Egypt. The sense of this and the following verse is, that when they came to the brook Besor, there were found two hundred out of his six hundred men so spent with fatigue that they could proceed no farther. The baggage or stuff was left there, 1Sam 30:24, and they were appointed to guard it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 30:9 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980

דָּוִ֗דda.VidDavidH1732

ה֚וּאhu'heH1931

וְשֵׁשׁ\־ve.shesh-and sixH8337

מֵא֥וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967

אִישׁ֙'ishmanH376

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834

אִתּ֔וֹ'i.To[were] with himH854

וַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935

עַד\־'ad-toH5704

נַ֣חַלNa.chal[the] wadi ofH5158

הַבְּשׂ֑וֹרha.be.Sor<the> BesorH1308

וְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖יםve.ha.no.ta.Rimand those [who] were left behindH3498

עָמָֽדוּ\׃'a.Ma.duthey remainedH5975

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 30:9

1 Samuel 27:2
And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

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Context

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.
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.

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1 Samuel 30:9 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Partióse pues David, él y los seiscientos hombres que con él estaban, y vinieron hasta el torrente de Besor, donde se quedaron algunos.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et David s’en alla, lui et les 600 hommes qui étaient avec lui, et ils arrivèrent au torrent de Besçor; et ceux qui restaient en arrière s’arrêtèrent.
German Elberfelder 1871	Da zog David hin, er und die sechshundert Mann, die bei ihm waren; und sie kamen an den Bach Besor, wo die Zurückbleibenden stehen blieben.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Abiit ergo David, ipse et sexcenti viri qui erant cum eo, et venerunt usque ad torrentem Besor: et lassi quidam substiterunt.