1 Samuel 30:18

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

David recovered all that the 'Amaleki had taken; he also rescued his two wives.

Berean Standard Bible:

So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.

American Standard Version:

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And David{H1732} recovered{H5337} all that the Amalekites{H6002} had carried away{H3947}: and David{H1732} rescued{H5337} his two{H8147} wives{H802}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Genesis 14:16

  • And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

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Commentary for 1 Samuel 30:18

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H1732
    There are 911 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דָּוִד
    Transliteration: Dâvid
    Pronunciation: daw-veed'
    Description: rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
  2. Strong's Number: H5337
    There are 194 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָצַל
    Transliteration: nâtsal
    Pronunciation: naw-tsal'
    Description: a primitive root; to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense; [idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).
  3. Strong's Number: H6002
    There are 37 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֲמָלֵק
    Transliteration: ʻĂmâlêq
    Pronunciation: am-aw-lake'
    Description: probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country; Amalek.
  4. Strong's Number: H3947
    There are 909 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לָקַח
    Transliteration: lâqach
    Pronunciation: law-kakh'
    Description: a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
  5. Strong's Number: H8147
    There are 647 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׁנַיִם
    Transliteration: shᵉnayim
    Pronunciation: shen-ah'-yim
    Description: dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
  6. Strong's Number: H802
    There are 729 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אִשָּׁה
    Transliteration: ʼishshâh
    Pronunciation: ish-shaw'
    Description: feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.