1 Samuel 30:3 · KJV
“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.”
— 1 Samuel 30:3
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.
Then David and the people that {were} with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
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;
2And 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.
3So 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.
4Then David and the people that {were} with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
5And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Cross References
Psalms 34:19
Many {are} the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
1 Peter 1:6-7
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
Hebrews 12:6
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Revelation 3:9
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.