1 Samuel 30:1

¶ And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

And it came to pass, when David {H1732} and his men {H582} were come {H935} to Ziklag {H6860} on the third {H7992} day {H3117}, that the Amalekites {H6003} had invaded {H6584} the south {H5045}, and Ziklag {H6860}, and smitten {H5221} Ziklag {H6860}, and burned {H8313} it with fire {H784};

Three days later, when David and his men arrived in Ziklag, they found that the 'Amaleki had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had sacked Ziklag and burned it down;

On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.

And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire,

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Cross-References

  • 1 Samuel 15:7 (6 votes)

    And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah [until] thou comest to Shur, that [is] over against Egypt.

  • 1 Samuel 29:11 (6 votes)

    So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

  • Joshua 11:6 (3 votes)

    And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.

  • 1 Samuel 27:8 (3 votes)

    ¶ And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those [nations were] of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.

  • 1 Samuel 27:10 (3 votes)

    And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.

  • 1 Samuel 29:4 (3 votes)

    And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? [should it] not [be] with the heads of these men?

  • Genesis 24:62 (2 votes)

    ¶ And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.