1 Samuel 30:4

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Then David and the men who were with him wept loudly until they could weep no more.

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  • Num 14:1 : 1 The Israelites Respond in Unbelief Then all the community raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night.
  • Num 14:39 : 39 When Moses told these things to all the Israelites, the people mourned greatly.
  • Judg 2:4 : 4 When the LORD’s angel finished speaking these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.
  • Judg 21:2 : 2 So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably.
  • 1 Sam 4:13 : 13 When he arrived in Shiloh, Eli was sitting in his chair on the lookout by the side of the road, for he was very worried about the ark of God. As the man entered the city to give his report, the whole city cried out.
  • 1 Sam 11:4 : 4 When the messengers went to Gibeah(where Saul lived) and informed the people of these matters, all the people wept loudly.
  • Ezra 10:1 : 1 The People Confess Their Sins While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself to the ground before the temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelites– men, women, and children alike– gathered around him. The people wept loudly.
  • Gen 37:33-35 : 33 He recognized it and exclaimed,“It is my son’s tunic! A wild animal has eaten him! Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!” 34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned for his son many days. 35 All his sons and daughters stood by him to console him, but he refused to be consoled.“No,” he said,“I will go to the grave mourning my son.” So Joseph’s father wept for him.

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  • 1 Sam 30:1-3
    3 verses
    83%

    1David Defeats the Amalekites On the third day David and his men came to Ziklag. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They attacked Ziklag and burned it.

    2They 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.

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

  • 2 Sam 15:30
    78%

    30As David was going up the Mount of Olives, he was weeping as he went; his head was covered and his feet were bare. All the people who were with him also had their heads covered and were weeping as they went up.

  • 1 Sam 11:4
    77%

    4When the messengers went to Gibeah(where Saul lived) and informed the people of these matters, all the people wept loudly.

  • 1 Sam 30:5-6
    2 verses
    76%

    5David’s two wives had been taken captive– Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the Carmelite, Nabal’s widow.

    6David was very upset, for the men were thinking of stoning him; each man grieved bitterly over his sons and daughters. But David drew strength from the LORD his God.

  • 2 Sam 1:11-12
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    76%

    11David then grabbed his own clothes and tore them, as did all the men who were with him.

    12They lamented and wept and fasted until evening because Saul, his son Jonathan, the LORD’s people, and the house of Israel had fallen by the sword.

  • 2 Sam 13:36-37
    2 verses
    75%

    36Just as he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived, wailing and weeping. The king and all his servants wept loudly as well.

    37But Absalom fled and went to King Talmai son of Ammihud of Geshur. And David grieved over his son every day.

  • 2 Sam 3:31-32
    2 verses
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    31David instructed Joab and all the people who were with him,“Tear your clothes! Put on sackcloth! Lament before Abner!” Now King David followed behind the funeral pallet.

    32So they buried Abner in Hebron. The king cried loudly over Abner’s grave and all the people wept too.

  • 2 Sam 19:1-5
    5 verses
    73%

    1(19:2) Joab was told,“The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”

    2So the victory of that day was turned to mourning as far as all the people were concerned. For the people heard on that day,“The king is grieved over his son.”

    3That day the people stole away to go to the city the way people who are embarrassed steal away in fleeing from battle.

    4The king covered his face and cried out loudly,“My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”

    5So Joab visited the king at his home. He said,“Today you have embarrassed all your servants who have saved your life this day, as well as the lives of your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your concubines.

  • 1 Sam 24:16
    73%

    16When David finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said,“Is that your voice, my son David?” Then Saul wept loudly.

  • Judg 21:2
    73%

    2So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably.

  • 1 Sam 30:21-23
    3 verses
    71%

    21Then David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing.

    22But all the evil and worthless men among those who had gone with David said,“Since they didn’t go with us, we won’t give them any of the loot we retrieved! They may take only their wives and children. Let them lead them away and be gone!”

    23But David said,“No! You shouldn’t do this, my brothers. Look at what the LORD has given us! He has protected us and has delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.

  • 1 Sam 30:17-19
    3 verses
    71%

    17But 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.

    18David retrieved everything the Amalekites had taken; he also rescued his two wives.

    19There was nothing missing, whether small or great. He retrieved sons and daughters, the plunder, and everything else they had taken. David brought everything back.

  • 2 Sam 15:23
    71%

    23All the land was weeping loudly as all these people were leaving. As the king was crossing over the Kidron Valley, all the people were leaving on the road that leads to the desert.

  • 2 Sam 3:34
    71%

    34Your hands were not bound, and your feet were not put into irons. You fell the way one falls before criminals.”All the people wept over him again.

  • 1 Sam 25:13
    70%

    13Then David instructed his men,“Each of you strap on your sword!” So each one strapped on his sword, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men followed David up, while two hundred stayed behind with the equipment.

  • 1 Sam 27:9
    70%

    9When David would attack a district, he would leave neither man nor woman alive. He would take sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing and would then go back to Achish.

  • 2 Sam 3:16
    70%

    16Her husband went along behind her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Finally Abner said to him,“Go back!” So he returned home.

  • 2 Sam 15:13-14
    2 verses
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    13David Flees from Jerusalem Then a messenger came to David and reported,“The men of Israel are loyal to Absalom!”

    14So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem,“Come on! Let’s escape! Otherwise no one will be delivered from Absalom! Go immediately, or else he will quickly overtake us and bring disaster on us and kill the city’s residents with the sword.”

  • 2 Sam 13:30-31
    2 verses
    69%

    30While they were still on their way, the following report reached David:“Absalom has killed all the king’s sons; not one of them is left!”

    31Then the king stood up and tore his garments and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing there with torn garments as well.

  • 1 Sam 30:10
    69%

    10David and four hundred men continued the pursuit, but two hundred men who were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor stayed there.

  • 2 Sam 2:3
    69%

    3David also brought along the men who were with him, each with his family. They settled in the cities of Hebron.

  • 2 Sam 11:26
    69%

    26When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband Uriah was dead, she mourned for him.

  • 2 Sam 1:4
    69%

    4David inquired,“How were things going? Tell me!” He replied,“The people fled from the battle and many of them fell dead. Even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead!”

  • 2 Sam 18:33
    69%

    33(19:1) The king then became very upset. He went up to the upper room over the gate and wept. As he went he said,“My son, Absalom! My son, my son, Absalom! If only I could have died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!”

  • Isa 22:4
    69%

    4So I say:“Don’t look at me! I am weeping bitterly. Don’t try to console me concerning the destruction of my defenseless people.”

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    69%

    17David’s Tribute to Saul and Jonathan Then David chanted this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan.

  • 1 Sam 20:41
    69%

    41When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.

  • Judg 2:4
    68%

    4When the LORD’s angel finished speaking these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.

  • 2 Sam 12:31
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    31He removed the people who were in it and made them labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, putting them to work at the brick kiln. This was his policy with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Sam 22:1
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    1David Goes to Adullam and Mizpah So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family learned about it, they went down there to him.

  • Jer 9:18
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    18I said,“Indeed, let them come quickly and sing a song of mourning for us. Let them wail loudly until tears stream from our own eyes and our eyelids overflow with water.

  • 2 Sam 20:3
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    3Then David went to his palace in Jerusalem. The king took the ten concubines he had left to care for the palace and placed them under confinement. Though he provided for their needs, he did not sleep with them. They remained under restriction until the day they died, living out the rest of their lives as widows.

  • 1 Sam 26:14
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    14David called to the army and to Abner son of Ner,“Won’t you answer, Abner?” Abner replied,“Who are you, that you have called to the king?”