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1 Samuel 14:27
But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath; therefore he stretched out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in a honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his countenance brightened. For those nations were the inhabitants of the land from of old, as you go to Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt.



English Revised Version
And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
By the time David and his men came to the town, it had been burned down, and their wives, sons, and daughters had been taken captive.

Good News Translation
When David and his men arrived, they found that the town had been burned down and that their wives, sons, and daughters had been carried away.

All will share alike."

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David made this a statute and ordinance for Israel from that day to this.
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When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, who were his friends, saying, "Here is a present for you from the plunder of the LORD's enemies."
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He sent it to those who were in Bethel, Ramoth Negev and Jattir;
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to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa
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and Racal; to those in the towns of the Jerahmeelites and the Kenites;
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to those in Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athach
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and Hebron; and to those in all the other places where David and his men had roamed.


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Ezekiel 25:16
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant of the seacoast.


1 Samuel 27:8
And David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
And David comes in—and his men—to the city, and behold, [it is] burned with fire, and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters have been taken captive.

Young's Literal Translation
And David cometh in -- and his men -- unto the city, and lo, burnt with fire, and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters have been taken captive!

Smith's Literal Translation
And David will come, and his men, to the city, and behold, it burnt with fire, and their wives and their sons and their daughters were taken captive.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
So when David and his men came to the city, and found it burnt with fire, and that their wives and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives,

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, when David and his men had arrived at the city, and had found it burned with fire, and that their wives and their sons and daughters had been led away as captives,

New American Bible
David and his men arrived at the city to find it burned to the ground and their wives, sons, and daughters taken captive.

New Revised Standard Version
When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down, and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
And David and his men came to the city, and.

But David found strength in the LORD his God.

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Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the ephod." Abiathar brought it to him,
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and David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I pursue this raiding party? David brought everything back.
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He took all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, "This is David's plunder."
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Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Besor Ravine.



American Standard Version
And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive.

Contemporary English Version
When David and his men came to Ziklag, they saw the burned-out ruins and learned that their families had been taken captive.

But David and four hundred men continued the pursuit.

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They found an Egyptian in a field and brought him to David. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel; and his nurse took him up and fled.

david wife and children taken


1 Samuel 27:3
So David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's widow. "You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue."

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David and the six hundred men with him came to the Besor Ravine, where some stayed behind,
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for two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the ravine.


  • Cross References
    Judges 15:19
    So God split the hollow place that is in Lehi, and water came out, and he drank; and his spirit returned, and he revived. They gave him water to drink and food to eat--
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    part of a cake of pressed figs and two cakes of raisins. behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives and their sons and their daughters were taken captives.

    Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
    And David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burning in fire, and their wives and their children and their daughters were taken captive

    OT Translations

    JPS Tanakh 1917
    And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

    Brenton Septuagint Translation
    And David and his men came into the city, and, behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters were carried captive.

    Additional Translations ...

    David's Wives Are Captured

    1 Samuel 30

    1Now it happened, when David and his men came to a Ziklag, on the third day, that the b Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire,2and had taken captive the c women and those who were there, from small to great; they did not kill anyone, but carried them away and went their way.3So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.4Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.5And David's two d wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had been taken captive.6Now David was greatly distressed, for e the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters.

    Their wives, sons, and daughters had been kidnapped. However, each man may take his wife and children and go."

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    David replied, "No, my brothers, you must not do that with what the LORD has given us.
    1 Kings 1:38
    So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David's mule, and took him to Gihon.


    1 Kings 1:44
    The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have made him ride on the king's mule.

  • Cross References
    1 Samuel 27:2
    Then David arose and went over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

    And when David came near the people, he greeted them. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.