"And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the so…" — 1 Samuel 30:1

1 Samuel 30:1 · KJV

“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;”

— 1 Samuel 30:1

Verse 2

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.

1 Samuel 30 — Context

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 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.

So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, {it was} burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

Cross References

1 Samuel 29:11

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.

1 Samuel 15:7

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

Joshua 11:6

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 27:8-10

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. {Gezrites: or, Gerzites}

1 Samuel 29:4

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?

2 Samuel 1:2

It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and {so} it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

Genesis 24:62

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

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