1 Samuel 30:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The 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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And had taken the women captives that were there: they killed none, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and had taken captive{H7617} the women{H802} [and all] that were therein, both small{H6996} and great:{H1419} they slew{H4191} not any,{H376} but carried them off,{H5090} and went{H3212} their way.{H1870}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And had taken the women{H802} captives{H7617}{(H8799)}, that were therein: they slew{H4191}{(H8689)} not any{H376}, either great{H1419} or small{H6996}, but carried them away{H5090}{(H8799)}, and went{H3212}{(H8799)} on their way{H1870}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and had caried a waye the weme out of it, both small & greate. Neuertheles they had slayne no man, but dryuen the thence, and were goynge on their waye.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And had taken the women that were therein, prisoners, both small and great, and slewe not a man, but caryed them away, & went their wayes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And had taken the women that were therein prisoners, both small and great: but slue not a man, saue carryed them away, and went their wayes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And had taken the women captives, that [were] therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried [them] away, and went on their way.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and had taken captive the women [and all] who were therein, both small and great: they didn't kill any, but carried them off, and went their way.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and they take captive the women who `are' in it; from small unto great they have not put any one to death, and they lead away, and go on their way.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and had taken captive the women `and all' that were therein, both small and great: they slew not any, but carried them off, and went their way.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and had taken captive the women [and all] that were therein, both small and great: they slew not any, but carried them off, and went their way.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And had made the women and all who were there, small and great, prisoners: they had not put any of them to death, but had taken them all away.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and had taken captive the women and all who were therein, both small and great. They didn't kill any, but carried them off, and went their way.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They took captive the women and all who were in it, from the youngest to the oldest, but they did not kill anyone. They simply carried them off and went on their way.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 27:11 : 11 David 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.
  • 1 Sam 30:19 : 19 Nothing was missing, whether young or old, son or daughter, or anything else they had taken. David brought everything back.
  • Job 38:11 : 11 and said, 'This far you may come, but no farther; here is where your proud waves must halt.'
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 When God rose up to judge, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah.
  • Isa 27:8-9 : 8 With exact measure, by sending her away, you contend with her. He drives her out with his fierce wind on the day of the east wind. 9 By this, the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed chalk stones, and no Asherah poles or incense altars will stand.

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 30:3-5
    3 verses
    82%

    3 When 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.

    4 Then 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.

    5 Both of David’s wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.

  • 1 Sam 27:8-9
    2 verses
    80%

    8 Now 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.

    9 David 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 30:16-23
    8 verses
    79%

    16 He 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.

    17 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.

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

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

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

    21 Then 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.

    22 Then 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."

    23 But 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
    77%

    1 On 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.

  • Gen 34:28-29
    2 verses
    77%

    28 They took their flocks, herds, donkeys, and everything in the city and in the fields.

    29 They carried off all their wealth, their children, and their wives, taking everything in the houses as plunder.

  • Num 31:9-11
    3 verses
    76%

    9 The Israelites captured the women of Midian and their children, and they took all their livestock, all their goods, and all their wealth as plunder.

    10 They burned all the towns where the Midianites had lived and all their encampments with fire.

    11 They took all the plunder and all the spoils, both people and animals.

  • 1 Sam 27:11
    75%

    11 David 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.

  • Deut 2:34-35
    2 verses
    75%

    34 At that time we captured all his cities and completely destroyed every city, including the men, women, and children; we left no survivors.

    35 Only the livestock and the plunder from the cities we took as spoil for ourselves.

  • 2 Chr 28:8
    74%

    8 The Israelites took captive 200,000 people from their relatives—women, sons, and daughters. They also took a great amount of plunder and brought it to Samaria.

  • Num 31:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17 Now, kill every male among the children, and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man.

    18 But you may keep alive for yourselves all the young women who have not known a man by lying with him.

  • Deut 20:14
    72%

    14 However, you may take the women, children, livestock, and everything else in the city as your spoils. You may enjoy the plunder from your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.

  • 1 Sam 15:3
    72%

    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 Sam 30:14
    72%

    14 "We raided the Negev of the Kerethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag."

  • 1 Sam 23:5
    71%

    5 David 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.

  • 2 Kgs 10:14
    71%

    14 Then Jehu commanded, "Take them alive." So they captured them alive and slaughtered them at the pit of Beth-Eked—forty-two men. He left none of them alive.

  • Deut 21:10
    71%

    10 When you go out to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God gives them into your hand and you take captives,

  • 1 Sam 14:48
    71%

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

  • 1 Sam 15:8
    71%

    8 He captured Agag, king of Amalek, alive, but he utterly destroyed all the people with the sword.

  • 2 Sam 20:3
    71%

    3 When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the house and placed them in confinement, providing for them but no longer going to them. They remained confined like widows until the day of their death.

  • 1 Chr 5:21
    70%

    21 They 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 15:15
    70%

    15 Saul answered, 'They brought them from the Amalekites; the people spared the best of the sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we have utterly destroyed.'

  • Num 31:35
    70%

    35 and 32,000 women who had never slept with a man.

  • Judg 21:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10 So the assembly sent twelve thousand armed men with the command, 'Go and strike down the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead with the sword, including the women and children.'

    11 This is what you are to do: Completely destroy every male and every woman who has had relations with a man.

  • 1 Sam 22:19
    70%

    19 He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, killing its men and women, children and infants, and also its oxen, donkeys, and sheep.

  • 1 Kgs 11:15
    70%

    15 When David was in Edom and Joab, the commander of the army, went up to bury the dead, they killed every male in Edom.

  • 2 Sam 12:31
    70%

    31 He brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws, iron picks, and axes, and made them work at brickmaking. David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then he and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 28:14
    70%

    14 So the armed men released the captives and the plunder in the presence of the officials and the entire assembly.

  • 1 Chr 4:43
    70%

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

  • Deut 3:6
    69%

    6 We completely destroyed them, just as we had done to Sihon, king of Heshbon. In every city, we destroyed the men, women, and children.

  • 2 Sam 18:7
    69%

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