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Themes in 1 Samuel 30

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Themes in 1 Samuel 30

1 Samuel 30:1 (show verse)

When David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and set it on fire.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pillaged and burned ziklag
Captive » Prisoner of war
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Ziklag a town of, taken and plundered by the amalekites
Sieges » Mentioned in scripture » Ziklag

1 Samuel 30:2 (show verse)

They took the women in it captive, from young to old. They did not kill anyone. Instead, they carried them off and went on their way.

1 Samuel 30:3 (show verse)

David and his men came to the town, and it had been burned down. Their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:4 (show verse)

Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and cried until they had no more strength left to cry.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Mourning » For the dead » Lamentations

1 Samuel 30:5 (show verse)

David's two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, Nabal's former wife, had been captured.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Ahinoam » Wife of king david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:6 (show verse)

David was in great danger because all the people were bitter because of their sons and daughters, and they were talking about stoning him. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Meekness » Exemplified
The Providence of God » Saints should » Encourage themselves in
Trust » Of saints--exemplified

1 Samuel 30:7 (show verse)

David told Ahimelech's son Abiathar the priest, "Bring me the ephod." So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Ephod » A sacred vestment worn by the high priest » Used as an oracle
the Ephod » For the high priest » Worn or held by him when consulted
The high priest » Duties of » Enquiring of God by urim and thummim
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Revelation » Methods of » By urim and thummim
Urim and thummim » Instances of consulting God by

1 Samuel 30:8 (show verse)

David inquired of the LORD: "Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?"

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Armies » March in ranks » Religious ceremonies attending » Seeking counsel from God before battle
Ephod » A sacred vestment worn by the high priest » Used as an oracle
the Ephod » For the high priest » Worn or held by him when consulted
The high priest » Duties of » Enquiring of God by urim and thummim
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Prayer » Answered » David, asking about ziklag
Urim and thummim » Instances of consulting God by

The LORD told David, "Pursue them! You will definitely overtake them and rescue the captives." So David and 600 men who were with him set out. They came to the Wadi Besor where those who were left behind stayed.

Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Consults the ephod for david
Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Besor » Gaza » Near » Gaza
Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Besor
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:10 (show verse)

David and 400 men continued the pursuit, while the 200 men who were too exhausted to cross over the Wadi Besor remained there.

1 Samuel 30:11 (show verse)

They found an Egyptian man in the field, and they took him to David. They gave him food to eat and provided water for him.

1 Samuel 30:12 (show verse)

They gave him part of a fig cake and two bunches of raisins. After he had eaten, he revived, since he had neither eaten food nor had he drunk water for three days and three nights.

Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Consults the ephod for david
Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
the Diet of the jews » Articles used for » Dried fruit
Fig » Dried and preserved
Fig tree » Fruit of » Eaten dried in cakes
Food » List of articles » Dried fruit
Food » Articles of » Dried fruit
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Raisins » Given to the starving egyptian to revive him
Victuals » List of articles » Dried fruit
The vine » The fruit of » Eaten dried

1 Samuel 30:13 (show verse)

David told him, "To whom do you belong and where are you from?"

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
Business life » Employers » bad examples
Business life » Employers » Bad
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Masters' » Bad--exemplified » Amalekite
Servant » Bond » An abandoned sick man
Sickness » The wicked » Forsake those in

1 Samuel 30:14 (show verse)

The Egyptian replied, "I'm a young Egyptian man, the slave of an Amalekite man. My master abandoned me, because I got sick three days ago. We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory that belongs to Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we set Ziklag on fire."

1 Samuel 30:15 (show verse)

David asked him, "Will you take me to this raiding party?" He said, "Swear to me by God that you won't kill me or turn me over to my master, and I'll take you to the raiding party."

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Called cherethites
Treason » Instances of » Of the egyptian servant against the amalekites

1 Samuel 30:16 (show verse)

The Egyptian led him to the camp, and there the Amalekites were spread out over the whole area, eating, drinking, and celebrating with the great amount of spoil they had taken from the territory belonging to the Philistines and to Judah.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
Cherethites » A philistine tribe, which adhered to david, and with the pelethites formed his bodyguard
Dancing » Worldly
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Called cherethites
Philistines » Ziklag a town of, taken and plundered by the amalekites
Revelry » Revelry at social functions
Social functions » Wedding feasts » Revelry at
Social life » Wedding feasts » Revelry at
Treason » Instances of » Of the egyptian servant against the amalekites

1 Samuel 30:17 (show verse)

David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day, and not one of them escaped except for 400 young men who mounted camels and fled.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
Animals » Names of » Camels
Camel » Herds of
Camel » Uses of » For cavalry
Camels » Used for » War
Cavalry » Mounted » On camels
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:18 (show verse)

David rescued everyone whom the Amalekites had captured, including his two wives.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Ahinoam » Wife of king david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:19 (show verse)

Nothing of theirs was missing, whether small or large, sons or daughters, spoil, or anything that they had taken for themselves David brought back everything.

Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:20 (show verse)

David took all the rest of the sheep and cattle, driving them ahead of their rescued livestock. People said about all this, "This is David's spoil."

Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:21 (show verse)

David came to the 200 men who were too exhausted to follow him and who had been left at the Wadi Besor. They came out to meet David and the people who were with him. As David approached the people, he asked them how they were doing.

Besor » Gaza » Near » Gaza
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Salutations » Were given » By superiors to inferiors

1 Samuel 30:22 (show verse)

At this point, all the wicked and worthless men of the group who had gone with David answered, "Because they didn't go with us, we won't give them any of the spoil that we recovered, except that each person may take his wife and his children and go."

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:23 (show verse)

David said, "No, you won't do this, my brothers, with what the LORD has given us. He guarded us and gave the raiding party that came against us into our hand.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:24 (show verse)

Who will listen to you in this matter? Indeed, the share of those who went down into battle and the share of those who stayed with the supplies will be the same. They'll share alike."

Justice » Examples of human
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Spoils » Divided

1 Samuel 30:25 (show verse)

From that day forward he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel, and it remains to this present day.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:26 (show verse)

David came to Ziklag, and he sent some of the spoil to the elders of Judah, and to his friends, telling them, "Look, this is a gift for you from the spoil of the enemies of the LORD

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:27 (show verse)

in Bethel, Ramoth-negev, Jattir,

Beth-el » A city » South » Tribe of judah
Jattir » A levitical city
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Ramoth » Called ramath of the south » A place probably in the south of the tribe of simeon

1 Samuel 30:28 (show verse)

Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,

Aroer » A city » Judah
Eshtemoa » Also called eshtemoh » David shared plunder with
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Siphmoth » A city » A city of the tribe of judah

1 Samuel 30:29 (show verse)

Rachal, in the Jerahmeelite towns, in the Kenite towns,

Kenites, the » David » Sent part of the spoil of war to
Kenites, the » Had many cities
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Rachal » A city » A city in the territory of the tribe of judah

1 Samuel 30:30 (show verse)

in Hormah, Bor-ashan, Athach,

Athach » A city » A city of judah
Chor-ashan » A town in judah
Hormah » Within the territory allotted to judah
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:31 (show verse)

Hebron, and for all those places where David and his men had frequented."

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul