1 Samuel 30:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. None of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day: and none of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who rode upon camels, and fled.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels and fled.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Dauid smote them from ye morow tyll the euen, agaynst the nexte daye, so that there escaped none, excepte foure hundreth yonge men, which rode vpon camels, & fled.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Dauid smote them from the twilight, euen vnto the euening of the next morowe, so that there escaped not a man of them, saue foure hundreth yong men, which rode vpon camels, and fled.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Dauid layde vpon them from the twylight, euen vnto the euening of the next morowe: so that there escaped not a man of them, saue foure hundred young men which rode vpon cammels, and fled.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day: and there not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who rode on camels and fled.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And David smiteth them from the twilight even unto the evening of the morrow, and there hath not escaped of them a man, except four hundred young men who have ridden on the camels, and are fled.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels and fled.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels and fled.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And David went on fighting them from evening till the evening of the day after; and not one of them got away but only four hundred young men who went in flight on camels.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped from there, except four hundred young men, who rode on camels and fled.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But David struck them down from twilight until the following evening. None of them escaped, with the exception of four hundred young men who got away on camels.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 11:11 : 11 The next day, Saul divided the people into three divisions. They entered the camp during the morning watch and struck down the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
  • 1 Sam 15:3 : 3 Now go and attack Amalek. Devote to destruction everything they have. Do not spare them; kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.'
  • 1 Kgs 20:29-30 : 29 For seven days, the two armies camped opposite each other. On the seventh day, the battle began, and the Israelites struck down 100,000 Aramean foot soldiers in one day. 30 The rest of the Arameans fled to the city of Aphek, where a wall collapsed on 27,000 of them. Meanwhile, Ben-Hadad fled to the city and hid in an inner room.
  • Ps 18:42 : 42 They cry for help, but there is no one to save them—to the LORD, but He does not answer.
  • Judg 4:16 : 16 Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth-hagoyim, and the entire army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Sam 27:8-9
    2 verses
    77%

    8Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for they had been living in the land from ancient times, from the route to Shur as far as the land of Egypt.

    9David attacked the land and did not leave alive a man or woman. He took sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing, and then he returned and went to Achish.

  • 1 Sam 30:18-23
    6 verses
    77%

    18David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.

    19Nothing was missing, whether young or old, son or daughter, or anything else they had taken. David brought everything back.

    20David took all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, "This is David’s spoil."

    21Then David returned to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and had stayed behind at the Besor Valley. They came out to meet David and the troops with him, and David greeted them warmly.

    22Then all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, "Since they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil we recovered. However, each man may take his wife and children and leave."

    23But David said, "You must not act this way, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us. He has protected us and delivered the raiding party that came against us into our hands.

  • 1 Sam 30:1-4
    4 verses
    75%

    1On the third day, when David and his men arrived at Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had invaded the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it to the ground.

    2The Amalekites had taken the women and everyone in the city captive, from the youngest to the oldest. They had not killed anyone but had taken them away as prisoners and gone on their way.

    3When David and his men came to the city, they saw that it had been burned, and their wives, sons, and daughters had been taken captive.

    4Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until they could weep no more because they had no strength left.

  • 1 Sam 30:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9David and the six hundred men with him set out, and they came to the Besor Valley, where some stayed behind.

    10David continued the pursuit with four hundred men, while two hundred stayed behind because they were too exhausted to cross the Besor Valley.

  • 1 Sam 25:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12David’s men turned and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word.

    13David said to his men, "Each of you, strap on your sword!" So they did, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men went with David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

  • 1 Chr 4:43
    74%

    43They struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.

  • 1 Chr 18:4
    74%

    4David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers from Hadadezer. He hamstrung all the chariot horses but kept enough for 100 chariots.

  • 2 Sam 8:4
    73%

    4From Hadadezer, David captured a thousand chariots, seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all the chariot horses but spared enough horses for a hundred chariots.

  • 2 Sam 17:22
    73%

    22So David and all the people with him arose and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, not a single one was left who had not crossed the Jordan.

  • 1 Sam 23:13
    73%

    13So David and his men, about six hundred in number, left Keilah and moved wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he stopped his pursuit.

  • 1 Sam 30:16
    73%

    16He led David down to them, and there they were, scattered over the countryside, eating, drinking, and celebrating because of the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah.

  • 1 Chr 5:21
    72%

    21They took away their livestock: fifty thousand camels, two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and one hundred thousand people as captives.

  • 1 Sam 27:11
    72%

    11David did not leave alive a man or woman to bring to Gath, for he thought, "They might inform against us, saying, 'This is what David did.'" This was his practice the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.

  • 2 Sam 18:7
    71%

    7There, the army of Israel was defeated by David's servants, and the casualties were heavy that day—twenty thousand men.

  • 1 Sam 30:13
    71%

    13David asked him, "Who do you belong to, and where are you from?" He answered, "I am an Egyptian, the servant of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago because I fell ill."

  • 1 Sam 17:52
    71%

    52The men of Israel and Judah rose up, shouted, and pursued the Philistines all the way to the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The dead Philistines lay scattered along the road to Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron.

  • 1 Sam 29:2
    71%

    2The Philistine rulers marched with their units of hundreds and thousands, and David and his men were marching at the rear with Achish.

  • 1 Sam 23:5
    70%

    5David and his men went to Keilah and fought against the Philistines. He drove their livestock away and struck them with a great blow. Thus, David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

  • 1 Sam 27:2
    70%

    2So David arose and went over with his six hundred men to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

  • 1 Sam 11:11
    70%

    11The next day, Saul divided the people into three divisions. They entered the camp during the morning watch and struck down the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.

  • 2 Sam 23:10
    70%

    10but Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines until his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The LORD gave a great victory that day. The troops returned to him only to strip the dead.

  • 1 Sam 14:48
    70%

    48He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.

  • 1 Sam 29:11
    70%

    11So David and his men rose early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines, but the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

  • 2 Sam 1:13
    70%

    13David said to the young man who brought him the report, 'Where are you from?' He answered, 'I am the son of an Amalekite sojourner.'

  • 1 Sam 23:26
    70%

    26Saul was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. But as Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them,

  • 2 Sam 21:17
    70%

    17But Abishai, son of Zeruiah, came to David's aid. He struck the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, saying, "Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel."

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    70%

    16David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

  • 2 Kgs 7:7
    69%

    7So they got up and fled in the twilight, abandoning their tents, horses, and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.

  • 1 Sam 22:2
    69%

    2All those who were in distress, in debt, or bitter in spirit gathered to him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.

  • 1 Sam 25:21
    69%

    21David had just been saying, "It’s been for nothing that I guarded everything belonging to this man in the wilderness. Nothing was missing, yet he has repaid me evil for good.

  • 2 Sam 10:18
    69%

    18But the Arameans fled before Israel. David killed seven hundred Aramean charioteers and forty thousand horsemen. He also struck down Shobach, the commander of their army, who died there.

  • 2 Sam 1:1
    69%

    1After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag for two days.

  • 2 Sam 2:17
    69%

    17The battle that day was fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.

  • 1 Sam 17:20
    69%

    20Early in the morning, David left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry.

  • 1 Sam 17:24
    69%

    24When the men of Israel saw the man, they all fled from him in great fear.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    69%

    8War broke out again. David went out to fight the Philistines and struck them with a great slaughter, causing them to flee before him.

  • 2 Sam 15:14
    69%

    14David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, 'Arise, let us flee, or there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Hurry and leave, or he will quickly overtake us, bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.'

  • 1 Sam 24:2
    69%

    2When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, 'David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.'