"But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go ove…" — 1 Samuel 30:10

1 Samuel 30:10 · KJV

“But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.”

— 1 Samuel 30:10

Verse 9

So David went, he and the six hundred men that {were} with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

Verse 11

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

1 Samuel 30 — Context

And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake {them}, and without fail recover {all}.

So David went, he and the six hundred men that {were} with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk {any} water, three days and three nights.

Cross References

1 Samuel 30:9

So David went, he and the six hundred men that {were} with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

1 Samuel 30:21

And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that {were} with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. {saluted...: or, asked them how they did}

Judges 8:4-5

And Gideon came to Jordan, {and} passed over, he, and the three hundred men that {were} with him, faint, yet pursuing {them}.

1 Samuel 14:31

And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

1 Samuel 14:20

And Saul and all the people that {were} with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, {and there was} a very great discomfiture. {assembled...: Heb. were cried together}

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