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Themes in 1 Samuel 30

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Themes in 1 Samuel 30

1 Samuel 30:1 (show verse)

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;

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)

And had taken the women captives that were in it, they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.

1 Samuel 30:3 (show verse)

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.

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 that were with him, lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

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)

And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

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

And David was greatly distressed: for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons, and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself 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)

And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither 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)

And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

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

1 Samuel 30:9 (show verse)

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 remained.

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)

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

1 Samuel 30:11 (show verse)

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

1 Samuel 30:12 (show verse)

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 drank any water, 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)

And David said to him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.

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)

We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

1 Samuel 30:15 (show verse)

And David said to him, Canst thou conduct me down to this company? And he said, Swear to me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will lead thee down to this company.

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)

And when he had conducted him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken from the land of the Philistines, and from the land of 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)

And David smote them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon 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)

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued 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)

And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.

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

1 Samuel 30:20 (show verse)

And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other cattle, and said, 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)

And David came to the two hundred men, who 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.

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

1 Samuel 30:22 (show verse)

Then answered all the wicked men, and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them aught of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

Thematic Bible

Themes in 1 Samuel 30

1 Samuel 30:1 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:2 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:3 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:4 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:5 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:6 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:7 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:8 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:9 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:10 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:11 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:12 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:13 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:14 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:15 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:16 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:17 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:18 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:19 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:20 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:21 (show verse)

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