1 Samuel 30:6

And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
David	לְדָוִ֜ד le.da.Vid	H1732	David · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
greatly	מְאֹ֗ד me.'Od	H3966	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular absolute
distressed	וַתֵּ֨צֶר va.Te.tzer	H3334	to press (intransitive) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
people	הָעָם֙ ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
spake	אָמְר֤וּ 'a.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
stoning	לְסָקְל֔וֹ le.sa.ke.Lo	H5619	properly · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
soul	נֶ֣פֶשׁ Ne.fesh	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct
people	הָעָ֔ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
grieved	מָרַר mârar	H4843	to be (causatively
man	אִ֖ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
sons	בָּנָ֣יו be.nov	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
daughters	בְּנֹתָ֑יו be.no.Tav	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
David	דָּוִ֔ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
encouraged	וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק vai.yit.cha.Zek	H2388	to fasten upon · conjunction + verb, hithpael sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	בַּיהוָ֖ה ba.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהָֽיו 'e.lo.Hav	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 56:3-4 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
Psalms 56:11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
Psalms 62:5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Psalms 27:1-3 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms 18:6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his…
Psalms 25:17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
Psalms 40:1-2 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Exodus 17:4 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 30:1-6

Here we have, I. The descent which the Amalekites made upon Ziklag in David's absence, and the desolations they made there. They surprised the city when it was left unguarded, plundered it, burnt it, and carried all the women and children captives, Sa1 30:1, Sa1 30:2. They intended, by this to revenge the like havoc that David had lately made of them and their country, Sa1 27:8. He that had made so many enemies ought not to have left his own concerns so naked and defenceless. Those that make bold with others must expect that others will make as bold with them and provide accordingly. Now observe in this, 1. The cruelty of Saul's pity (as it proved) in sparing the Amalekites; if he had utterl…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 30:6

BUT DAVID, ENCOURAGED BY GOD, PURSUES THEM. (Sa1 30:6-15) David was greatly distressed--He had reason, not only on his own personal account (Sa1 30:5), but on account of the vehement outcry and insurrectionary threats against him for having left the place so defenseless that the families of his men fell an unresisting prey to the enemy. Under the pressure of so unexpected and widespread a calamity, of which he was upbraided as the indirect occasion, the spirit of any other leader guided by ordinary motives would have sunk; but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God--His faith supplied him with inward resources of comfort and energy, and through the seasonable inquiries he made by Ur…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 30:6

The people spake of stoning him - David had done much to civilize those men; but we find by this of what an unruly and ferocious spirit they were; and yet they strongly felt the ties of natural affection, they "grieved every man for his sons and for his daughters." David encouraged himself in the Lord - He found he could place very little confidence in his men; and, as he was conscious that this evil had not happened either through his neglect or folly, he saw he might the more confidently expect succor from his Maker.

Dictionary and topics

Amalekites — a nomadic tribe of uncertain origin, which occupied the peninsula of Sinai and the wilderness intervening between the southern hill-ranges of Palestine and the border of Egypt. (Numbers 13:29; 1…
Robbery — Practised by the Ishmaelites (Gen. 16:12), the Chaldeans and Sabeans (Job 1:15, 17), and the men of Shechem (Judg. 9:25. See also 1 Sam. 27:6-10; 30; Hos. 4:2; 6:9). Robbers infested Judea in our…
Abigail · .Taken — .Taken
Amalekites · General references — General references
Meekness · Exemplified: David — Exemplified: David
Providence Of God, The · Saints should: Encourage themselves — Saints should: Encourage themselves

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Samuel 30:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 30:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 30:6

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 30:6

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1 Samuel 30:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 30:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 30:6

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 30:6

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Samuel 30:6

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 30:1-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 30:6