Apologetics Bible

1Samuel 30:1

Hebrew

וַיְהִי בְּבֹא דָוִד וַאֲנָשָׁיו צִֽקְלַג בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וַעֲמָלֵקִי פָֽשְׁטוּ אֶל־נֶגֶב וְאֶל־צִקְלַג וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־צִקְלַג וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ אֹתָהּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃

vayehiy-vevo'-david-va'anashayv-tziqelag-vayvom-hasheliyshiy-va'amaleqiy-fashetv-'el-negev-ve'el-tziqelag-vayakhv-'et-tziqelag-vayisherefv-'otah-va'esh

KJV: 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;

AKJV: 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;

ASV: And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire,

YLT: And it cometh to pass, in the coming in of David and his men to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites have pushed unto the south, and unto Ziklag, and smite Ziklag, and burn it with fire,

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:2

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁבּוּ אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ מִקָּטֹן וְעַד־גָּדוֹל לֹא הֵמִיתוּ אִישׁ וַיִּֽנְהֲגוּ וַיֵּלְכוּ לְדַרְכָּֽם׃

vayishevv-'et-hanashiym-'asher-vah-miqaton-ve'ad-gadvol-lo'-hemiytv-'iysh-vayinehagv-vayelekhv-ledarekham

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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. ¶

ASV: and had taken captive the womenand allthat were therein, both small and great: they slew not any, but carried them off, and went their way.

YLT: and they take captive the women who are in it; from small unto great they have not put any one to death, and they lead away, and go on their way.

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:3

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹא דָוִד וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו אֶל־הָעִיר וְהִנֵּה שְׂרוּפָה בָּאֵשׁ וּנְשֵׁיהֶם וּבְנֵיהֶם וּבְנֹתֵיהֶם נִשְׁבּֽוּ׃

vayavo'-david-va'anashayv-'el-ha'iyr-vehineh-shervfah-va'esh-vnesheyhem-vveneyhem-vvenoteyhem-nishevv

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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: 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!

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:4

Hebrew

וַיִּשָּׂא דָוִד וְהָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ אֶת־קוֹלָם וַיִּבְכּוּ עַד אֲשֶׁר אֵין־בָּהֶם כֹּחַ לִבְכּֽוֹת׃

vayisha'-david-veha'am-'asher-'itvo-'et-qvolam-vayivekhv-'ad-'asher-'eyn-vahem-khocha-livekhvot

KJV: Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

AKJV: Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

ASV: Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

YLT: And David lifteth up--and the people who are with him--their voice and weep, till that they have no power to weep.

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:5

Hebrew

וּשְׁתֵּי נְשֵֽׁי־דָוִד נִשְׁבּוּ אֲחִינֹעַם הַיִּזְרְעֵלִית וַאֲבִיגַיִל אֵשֶׁת נָבָל הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃

vshetey-neshey-david-nishevv-'achiyno'am-hayizere'eliyt-va'aviygayil-'eshet-naval-hakharemeliy

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

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

ASV: And David’s two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

YLT: And the two wives of David have been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:6

Hebrew

וַתֵּצֶר לְדָוִד מְאֹד כִּֽי־אָמְרוּ הָעָם לְסָקְלוֹ כִּֽי־מָרָה נֶפֶשׁ כָּל־הָעָם אִישׁ עַל־בנו בָּנָיו וְעַל־בְּנֹתָיו וַיִּתְחַזֵּק דָּוִד בַּיהוָה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃

vatetzer-ledavid-me'od-khiy-'amerv-ha'am-lesaqelvo-khiy-marah-nefesh-khal-ha'am-'iysh-'al-vnv-vanayv-ve'al-venotayv-vayitechazeq-david-vayhvah-'elohayv

KJV: And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in Jehovah his God.

YLT: and David hath great distress, for the people have said to stone him, for the soul of all the people hath been bitter, each for his sons and for his daughters; and David doth strengthen himself in Jehovah his God.

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:7

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־אֶבְיָתָר הַכֹּהֵן בֶּן־אֲחִימֶלֶךְ הַגִּֽישָׁה־נָּא לִי הָאֵפֹד וַיַּגֵּשׁ אֶבְיָתָר אֶת־הָאֵפֹד אֶל־דָּוִֽד׃

vayo'mer-david-'el-'eveyatar-hakhohen-ven-'achiymelekhe-hagiyshah-na'-liy-ha'efod-vayagesh-'eveyatar-'et-ha'efod-'el-david

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray you, bring me here the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

ASV: And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

YLT: And David saith unto Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, `Bring nigh, I pray thee, to me the ephod;' and Abiathar bringeth nigh the ephod unto David,

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:8

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁאַל דָּוִד בַּֽיהוָה לֵאמֹר אֶרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵי הַגְּדוּד־הַזֶּה הַֽאַשִּׂגֶנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ רְדֹף כִּֽי־הַשֵּׂג תַּשִּׂיג וְהַצֵּל תַּצִּֽיל׃

vayishe'al-david-vayhvah-le'mor-'eredof-'acharey-hagedvd-hazeh-ha'ashigenv-vayo'mer-lvo-redof-khiy-hasheg-tashiyg-vehatzel-tatziyl

KJV: And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

AKJV: And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for you shall surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

ASV: And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake them, and shalt without fail recover all.

YLT: and David asketh at Jehovah, saying, I pursue after this troop--do I overtake it?' And He saith to him, Pursue, for thou dost certainly overtake, and dost certainly deliver.'

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:9

Hebrew

וַיֵּלֶךְ דָּוִד הוּא וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד־נַחַל הַבְּשׂוֹר וְהַנּֽוֹתָרִים עָמָֽדוּ׃

vayelekhe-david-hv'-veshesh-me'vot-'iysh-'asher-'itvo-vayavo'v-'ad-nachal-haveshvor-vehanvotariym-'amadv

KJV: 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 stayed.

AKJV: 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 stayed.

ASV: 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 stayed.

YLT: And David goeth on, he and six hundred men who are with him, and they come in unto the brook of Besor, and those left have stood still,

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 stayed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:10

Hebrew

וַיִּרְדֹּף דָּוִד הוּא וְאַרְבַּע־מֵאוֹת אִישׁ וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ מָאתַיִם אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר פִּגְּרוּ מֵעֲבֹר אֶת־נַחַל הַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃

vayiredof-david-hv'-ve'areva'-me'vot-'iysh-vaya'amedv-ma'tayim-'iysh-'asher-figerv-me'avor-'et-nachal-haveshvor

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

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

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

YLT: and David pursueth, he and four hundred men, (and two hundred men stand still who have been too faint to pass over the brook of Besor),

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:11

Hebrew

וַֽיִּמְצְאוּ אִישׁ־מִצְרִי בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיִּקְחוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־דָּוִד וַיִּתְּנוּ־לוֹ לֶחֶם וַיֹּאכַל וַיַּשְׁקֻהוּ מָֽיִם׃

vayimetze'v-'iysh-mitzeriy-vashadeh-vayiqechv-'otvo-'el-david-vayitenv-lvo-lechem-vayo'khal-vayashequhv-mayim

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

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

ASV: And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink;

YLT: and they find a man, an Egyptian, in the field, and take him unto David, and give to him bread, and he eateth, and they cause him to drink water,

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:12

Hebrew

וַיִּתְּנוּ־לוֹ פֶלַח דְּבֵלָה וּשְׁנֵי צִמֻּקִים וַיֹּאכַל וַתָּשָׁב רוּחוֹ אֵלָיו כִּי לֹֽא־אָכַל לֶחֶם וְלֹא־שָׁתָה מַיִם שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה לֵילֽוֹת׃

vayitenv-lvo-felach-develah-vsheney-tzimuqiym-vayo'khal-vatashav-rvchvo-'elayv-khiy-lo'-'akhal-lechem-velo'-shatah-mayim-sheloshah-yamiym-vsheloshah-leylvot

KJV: 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 drunk any water, three days and three nights.

AKJV: 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 drunk any water, three days and three nights.

ASV: 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 drunk any water, three days and three nights.

YLT: and give to him a piece of a bunch of dried figs, and two bunches of raisins, and he eateth, and his spirit returneth unto him, for he hath not eaten bread nor drunk water three days and three nights.

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 drunk any water, three days and three nights.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:13

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ דָוִד לְֽמִי־אַתָּה וְאֵי מִזֶּה אָתָּה וַיֹּאמֶר נַעַר מִצְרִי אָנֹכִי עֶבֶד לְאִישׁ עֲמָֽלֵקִי וַיַּעַזְבֵנִי אֲדֹנִי כִּי חָלִיתִי הַיּוֹם שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃

vayo'mer-lvo-david-lemiy-'atah-ve'ey-mizeh-'atah-vayo'mer-na'ar-mitzeriy-'anokhiy-'eved-le'iysh-'amaleqiy-vaya'azeveniy-'adoniy-khiy-chaliytiy-hayvom-sheloshah

KJV: And David said unto 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 agone I fell sick.

AKJV: And David said to him, To whom belong you? and from where are you? 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.

ASV: And David said unto 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.

YLT: And David saith to him, Whose art thou? and whence art thou?' And he saith, An Egyptian youth I am , servant to a man, an Amalekite, and my lord forsaketh me, for I have been sick three days,

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David said unto 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 agone I fell sick.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:14

Hebrew

אֲנַחְנוּ פָּשַׁטְנוּ נֶגֶב הַכְּרֵתִי וְעַל־אֲשֶׁר לִֽיהוּדָה וְעַל־נֶגֶב כָּלֵב וְאֶת־צִקְלַג שָׂרַפְנוּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃

'anachenv-fashatenv-negev-hakheretiy-ve'al-'asher-liyhvdah-ve'al-negev-khalev-ve'et-tziqelag-sharafenv-va'esh

KJV: 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.

AKJV: We made an invasion on the south of the Cherethites, and on the coast which belongs to Judah, and on the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

ASV: We made a raid upon the South of the Cherethites, and upon that which belongeth to Judah, and upon the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

YLT: we pushed to the south of the Cherethite, and against that which is to Judah, and against the south of Caleb, and Ziklag we burned with fire.'

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:15

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו דָּוִד הֲתוֹרִדֵנִי אֶל־הַגְּדוּד הַזֶּה וַיֹּאמֶר הִשָּׁבְעָה לִּי בֵֽאלֹהִים אִם־תְּמִיתֵנִי וְאִם־תַּסְגִּרֵנִי בְּיַד־אֲדֹנִי וְאוֹרִֽדְךָ אֶל־הַגְּדוּד הַזֶּֽה׃

vayo'mer-'elayv-david-hatvorideniy-'el-hagedvd-hazeh-vayo'mer-hishave'ah-liy-ve'lohiym-'im-temiyteniy-ve'im-tasegireniy-veyad-'adoniy-ve'voridekha-'el-hagedvd-hazeh

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

AKJV: And David said to him, Can you bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear to me by God, that you will neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this company. ¶

ASV: And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.

YLT: And David saith unto him, Dost thou bring me down unto this troop?' and he saith, Swear to me by God--thou dost not put me to death, nor dost thou shut me up into the hand of my lord--and I bring thee down unto this troop.'

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:16

Hebrew

וַיֹּרִדֵהוּ וְהִנֵּה נְטֻשִׁים עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ אֹכְלִים וְשֹׁתִים וְחֹגְגִים בְּכֹל הַשָּׁלָל הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר לָקְחוּ מֵאֶרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּים וּמֵאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָֽה׃

vayoridehv-vehineh-netushiym-'al-feney-khal-ha'aretz-'okheliym-veshotiym-vechogegiym-vekhol-hashalal-hagadvol-'asher-laqechv-me'eretz-felishetiym-vme'eretz-yehvdah

KJV: And when he had brought 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 out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

AKJV: And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad on all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

ASV: And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the ground, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

YLT: And he bringeth him down, and lo, they are spread out over the face of all the earth, eating, and drinking, and feasting, with all the great spoil which they have taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when he had brought 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 out of the land of the Philistines, and out of...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:17

Hebrew

וַיַּכֵּם דָּוִד מֵהַנֶּשֶׁף וְעַד־הָעֶרֶב לְמָֽחֳרָתָם וְלֹֽא־נִמְלַט מֵהֶם אִישׁ כִּי אִם־אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת אִֽישׁ־נַעַר אֲשֶׁר־רָכְבוּ עַל־הַגְּמַלִּים וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃

vayakhem-david-mehaneshef-ve'ad-ha'erev-lemachoratam-velo'-nimelat-mehem-'iysh-khiy-'im-'areva'-me'vot-'iysh-na'ar-'asher-rakhevv-'al-hagemaliym-vayanusv

KJV: And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

AKJV: 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, which rode on camels, and fled.

ASV: And David smote them from the twilight even unto 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.

YLT: And David smiteth them from the twilight even unto the evening of the morrow, and there hath not escaped of them a man, except four hundred young men who have ridden on the camels, and are fled.

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:18

Hebrew

וַיַּצֵּל דָּוִד אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר לָקְחוּ עֲמָלֵק וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּי נָשָׁיו הִצִּיל דָּוִֽד׃

vayatzel-david-'et-khal-'asher-laqechv-'amaleq-ve'et-shetey-nashayv-hitziyl-david

KJV: And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

AKJV: And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

ASV: And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.

YLT: And David delivereth all that the Amalekites have taken; also his two wives hath David delivered.

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:19

Hebrew

וְלֹא נֶעְדַּר־לָהֶם מִן־הַקָּטֹן וְעַד־הַגָּדוֹל וְעַד־בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת וּמִשָּׁלָל וְעַד כָּל־אֲשֶׁר לָקְחוּ לָהֶם הַכֹּל הֵשִׁיב דָּוִֽד׃

velo'-ne'edar-lahem-min-haqaton-ve'ad-hagadvol-ve'ad-vaniym-vvanvot-vmishalal-ve'ad-khal-'asher-laqechv-lahem-hakhol-heshiyv-david

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor anything that they had taken to them: David brought back all.

YLT: And there hath not lacked to them anything , from small unto great, and unto sons and daughters, and from the spoil, even unto all that they had taken to themselves, the whole hath David brought back,

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:20

Hebrew

וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד אֶת־כָּל־הַצֹּאן וְהַבָּקָר נָהֲגוּ לִפְנֵי הַמִּקְנֶה הַהוּא וַיֹּאמְרוּ זֶה שְׁלַל דָּוִֽד׃

vayiqach-david-'et-khal-hatzo'n-vehavaqar-nahagv-lifeney-hamiqeneh-hahv'-vayo'merv-zeh-shelal-david

KJV: And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.

AKJV: And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil. ¶

ASV: And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.

YLT: and David taketh the whole of the flock, and of the herd, they have led on before these cattle, and they say, `This is David's spoil.'

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:21

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹא דָוִד אֶל־מָאתַיִם הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶֽׁר־פִּגְּרוּ ׀ מִלֶּכֶת ׀ אַחֲרֵי דָוִד וַיֹּֽשִׁיבֻם בְּנַחַל הַבְּשׂוֹר וַיֵּֽצְאוּ לִקְרַאת דָּוִד וְלִקְרַאת הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ וַיִּגַּשׁ דָּוִד אֶת־הָעָם וַיִּשְׁאַל לָהֶם לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

vayavo'-david-'el-ma'tayim-ha'anashiym-'asher-figerv- -milekhet- -'acharey-david-vayoshiyvum-venachal-haveshvor-vayetze'v-liqera't-david-veliqera't-ha'am-'asher-'itvo-vayigash-david-'et-ha'am-vayishe'al-lahem-leshalvom

KJV: And David came to the two hundred men, which 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.

AKJV: And David came to the two hundred men, which 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.

ASV: And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made 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.

YLT: And David cometh in unto the two hundred men who were too faint to go after David, and whom they cause to abide at the brook of Besor, and they go out to meet David, and to meet the people who are with him, and David approacheth the people, and asketh of them of welfare.

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David came to the two hundred men, which 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 wit...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:22

Hebrew

וַיַּעַן כָּל־אִֽישׁ־רָע וּבְלִיַּעַל מֵֽהָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר הָלְכוּ עִם־דָּוִד וַיֹּאמְרוּ יַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־הָלְכוּ עִמִּי לֹֽא־נִתֵּן לָהֶם מֵהַשָּׁלָל אֲשֶׁר הִצַּלְנוּ כִּֽי־אִם־אִישׁ אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וְיִנְהֲגוּ וְיֵלֵֽכוּ׃

vaya'an-khal-'iysh-ra'-vveliya'al-meha'anashiym-'asher-halekhv-'im-david-vayo'merv-ya'an-'asher-lo'-halekhv-'imiy-lo'-niten-lahem-mehashalal-'asher-hitzalenv-khiy-'im-'iysh-'et-'ishetvo-ve'et-vanayv-veyinehagv-veyelekhv

KJV: 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 ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.

AKJV: 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 any of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.

ASV: Then answered all the wicked men and base fellows, 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 he may lead them away, and depart.

YLT: And every bad and worthless man, of the men who have gone with David, answereth, yea, they say, `Because that they have not gone with us we do not give to them of the spoil which we have delivered, except each his wife and his children, and they lead away and go.

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife a...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:23

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד לֹֽא־תַעֲשׂוּ כֵן אֶחָי אֵת אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן יְהוָה לָנוּ וַיִּשְׁמֹר אֹתָנוּ וַיִּתֵּן אֶֽת־הַגְּדוּד הַבָּא עָלֵינוּ בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃

vayo'mer-david-lo'-ta'ashv-khen-'echay-'et-'asher-natan-yehvah-lanv-vayishemor-'otanv-vayiten-'et-hagedvd-hava'-'aleynv-veyadenv

KJV: Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

AKJV: Then said David, You shall not do so, my brothers, with that which the LORD has given us, who has preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

ASV: Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which Jehovah hath given unto us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.

YLT: And David saith, `Ye do not do so, my brethren, with that which Jehovah hath given to us, and He doth preserve us, and doth give the troop which cometh against us into our hand;

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:24

Hebrew

וּמִי יִשְׁמַע לָכֶם לַדָּבָר הַזֶּה כִּי כְּחֵלֶק ׀ הַיֹּרֵד בַּמִּלְחָמָה וּֽכְחֵלֶק הַיֹּשֵׁב עַל־הַכֵּלִים יַחְדָּו יַחֲלֹֽקוּ׃

vmiy-yishema'-lakhem-ladavar-hazeh-khiy-khecheleq- -hayored-vamilechamah-vkhecheleq-hayoshev-'al-hakheliym-yachedav-yachaloqv

KJV: For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

AKJV: For who will listen to you in this matter? but as his part is that goes down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarries by the stuff: they shall part alike.

ASV: And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the baggage: they shall share alike.

YLT: and who doth hearken to you in this thing? for as the portion of him who was brought down into battle, so also is the portion of him who is abiding by the vessels--alike they share.'

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:25

Hebrew

וַיְהִי מֵֽהַיּוֹם הַהוּא וָמָעְלָה וַיְשִׂמֶהָ לְחֹק וּלְמִשְׁפָּט לְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

vayehiy-mehayvom-hahv'-vama'elah-vayeshimeha-lechoq-vlemishefat-leyishera'el-'ad-hayvom-hazeh

KJV: And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

AKJV: And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day. ¶

ASV: And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

YLT: And it cometh to pass from that day and forward, that he appointeth it for a statute and for an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:26

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹא דָוִד אֶל־צִקְלַג וַיְשַׁלַּח מֵֽהַשָּׁלָל לְזִקְנֵי יְהוּדָה לְרֵעֵהוּ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה לָכֶם בְּרָכָה מִשְּׁלַל אֹיְבֵי יְהוָֽה׃

vayavo'-david-'el-tziqelag-vayeshalach-mehashalal-leziqeney-yehvdah-lere'ehv-le'mor-hineh-lakhem-verakhah-mishelal-'oyevey-yehvah

KJV: And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;

AKJV: And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;

ASV: And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold, a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of Jehovah:

YLT: And David cometh in unto Ziklag, and sendeth of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, (saying, `Lo, for you a blessing, of the spoil of the enemies of Jehovah),'

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:27

Hebrew

לַאֲשֶׁר בְּבֵֽית־אֵל וְלַאֲשֶׁר בְּרָמֽוֹת־נֶגֶב וְלַאֲשֶׁר בְּיַתִּֽר׃

la'asher-veveyt-'el-vela'asher-veramvot-negev-vela'asher-veyatir

KJV: To them which were in Beth–el, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,

AKJV: To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,

ASV: to them that were in Beth-el, and to them that were in Ramoth of the South, and to them that were in Jattir,

YLT: to those in Beth-El, and to those in South Ramoth, and to those in Jattir,

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'To them which were in Beth–el, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:28

Hebrew

וְלַאֲשֶׁר בַּעֲרֹעֵר וְלַאֲשֶׁר בְּשִֽׂפְמוֹת וְלַאֲשֶׁר בְּאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃

vela'asher-va'aro'er-vela'asher-veshifemvot-vela'asher-ve'eshetemo'a

KJV: And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,

AKJV: And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,

ASV: and to them that were in Aroer, and to them that were in Siphmoth, and to them that were in Eshtemoa,

YLT: and to those in Aroer, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa,

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:29

Hebrew

וְלַאֲשֶׁר בְּרָכָל וְלַֽאֲשֶׁר בְּעָרֵי הַיְּרַחְמְאֵלִי וְלַאֲשֶׁר בְּעָרֵי הַקֵּינִֽי׃

vela'asher-verakhal-vela'asher-ve'arey-hayeracheme'eliy-vela'asher-ve'arey-haqeyniy

KJV: And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,

AKJV: And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,

ASV: and to them that were in Racal, and to them that were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them that were in the cities of the Kenites,

YLT: and to those in Rachal, and to those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those in the cities of the Kenites,

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:30

Hebrew

וְלַאֲשֶׁר בְּחָרְמָה וְלַאֲשֶׁר בְּבוֹר־עָשָׁן וְלַאֲשֶׁר בַּעֲתָֽךְ׃

vela'asher-vecharemah-vela'asher-vevvor-'ashan-vela'asher-va'atakhe

KJV: And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor–ashan, and to them which were in Athach,

AKJV: And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chorashan, and to them which were in Athach,

ASV: and to them that were in Hormah, and to them that were in Bor-ashan, and to them that were in Athach,

YLT: and to those in Hormah, and to those in Chor-Ashan, and to those in Athach,

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor–ashan, and to them which were in Athach,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 30:31

Hebrew

וְלַאֲשֶׁר בְּחֶבְרוֹן וּֽלְכָל־הַמְּקֹמוֹת אֲשֶֽׁר־הִתְהַלֶּךְ־שָׁם דָּוִד הוּא וַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃

vela'asher-vechevervon-vlekhal-hameqomvot-'asher-hitehalekhe-sham-david-hv'-va'anashayv

KJV: And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

AKJV: And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

ASV: and to them that were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

YLT: and to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David had gone up and down, he and his men.

Exposition: 1Samuel 30:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.