Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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;
Were come
The amalekites
General references
Bible References
Were come
1 Samuel 29:11
So David and his men got up early in the morning to go back to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
2 Samuel 1:2
On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.
The amalekites
1 Samuel 15:7
And Saul made an attack on the Amalekites from Havilah on the road to Shur, which is before Egypt.
1 Samuel 27:8
And David and his men went up and made attacks on the Geshurites and the Girzites and the Amalekites; for these were the people who were living in the land from Telam on the way to Shur, as far as Egypt.
Genesis 24:62
Now Isaac had come through the waste land to Beer-lahai-roi; for he was living in the South.
Joshua 11:6
And the Lord said to Joshua, Have no fear of them: for tomorrow at this time I will give them all up dead before Israel; you are to have the leg-muscles of their horses cut and their war-carriages burned with fire.
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Exodus 17:8
Then Amalek came and made war on Israel in Rephidim.
Numbers 31:10
And after burning all their towns and all their tent-circles,
1 Samuel 29:10
So get up early in the morning, with the servants of your lord who are with you, and go to the place I have given you, and have no evil design in your heart, for you are good in my eyes; but when there is light enough in the morning, go away.