30:1 The Amalekites spoil Ziklag;
30:4 David asking counsel, is encouraged by God to pursue them;
30:11 By the means of a revived Egyptian he is brought to the enemies, and recovers all the spoil;
30:22 David's law to divide the spoil equally between them that fight and them that keep the stuff;
30:26 He sends presents to his friends. Verse 1were come1 Samuel 29:11; 2 Samuel 1:2 on the thirdThis was the third day after he had left the Philistine army at Aphek, from which place, Calmet supposes, Ziklag was distant more than thirty leagues.the Amalekites1 Samuel 15:7, 27:8-10; Genesis 24:62; Joshua 11:6ReciprocalGenesis 14:7 - Amalekites; Exodus 17:8 - General; 17:14 - for I will; Numbers 13:29 - Amalekites; 24:20 - his latter end; 31:10 - General; Deuteronomy 25:19 - thou shalt; Joshua 15:31 - Ziklag; 19:5 - Ziklag; 1 Samuel 15:8 - utterly; 27:1 - into the land; 27:6 - Ziklag; 29:10 - General; 30:14 - we burned; 2 Samuel 1:8 - an Amalekite; 2:3 - his men; 1 Chronicles 4:30 - Ziklag; 12:21 - against the band; Psalm 9:6 - thou hast; Jeremiah 41:12 - to fight Verse 2slew not1 Samuel 30:19, 27:11; Job 38:11; Psalm 76:10; Isaiah 27:8, 27:9ReciprocalGenesis 31:26 - carried; 1 Samuel 29:10 - General; 1 Kings 22:31 - small nor great; 2 Kings 23:2 - both small and great Verse 3burnedPsalm 34:19; Habakkuk 3:1; 1 Peter 1:6, 1:7; Revelation 3:9ReciprocalJob 5:24 - thou shalt know; Psalm 119:61 - The bands; Lamentations 3:51 - eye Verse 4lifted up1 Samuel 4:13, 11:4; Genesis 37:33-35; Numbers 14:1, 14:39; Judges 2:4, 21:2; Ezra 10:1ReciprocalGenesis 21:16 - lift; 27:34 - he cried; Numbers 31:27 - two parts; 2 Samuel 3:32 - lifted; Job 2:12 - their voice; Lamentations 2:11 - eyes; 3:51 - eye Verse 5two wives1 Samuel 1:2, 25:42, 25:43, 27:3; 2 Samuel 2:2, 3:2, 3:3ReciprocalGenesis 27:42 - comfort himself; 1 Samuel 25:2 - Carmel Verse 6was greatlyGenesis 32:7; Psalm 25:17, 42:7, 116:3, 116:4, 116:10; 2 Corinthians 1:8, 1:9, 4:8, 7:5 the peopleExodus 17:4; Numbers 14:10; Psalm 62:9; Matthew 21:9, 27:22 grievedHeb. bitter, 1 Samuel 1:10; Judges 18:25; 2 Samuel 17:8; 2 Kings 4:27 *marg.DavidJob 13:15; Psalm 18:6, 26:1, 26:2, 27:1-3, 34:1-8, 40:1, 40:2, 42:5, 42:11; 56:3, 56:4, 56:11, 62:1, 62:5, 62:8, 118:8-13; Proverbs 18:10; Isaiah 25:4, 37:14-20; Jeremiah 16:19; Habakkuk 3:17, 3:18; Romans 4:18, 8:31; 2 Corinthians 1:6, 1:9, 1:10; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalGenesis 32:9 - Jacob; Exodus 5:22 - returned; Judges 2:15 - greatly; 20:22 - encouraged; 1 Samuel 22:2 - discontented; Nehemiah 6:9 - Now therefore; Psalm 18:18 - but; 21:7 - For the; 118:5 - called; 131:2 - quieted; Proverbs 31:6 - of heavy hearts; Isaiah 33:18 - heart; 50:10 - let; Lamentations 3:24 - therefore; Jonah 2:2 - I cried; 2:7 - I remembered; John 10:31 - General; Acts 27:22 - I exhort; 28:15 - he thanked; 2 Corinthians 7:10 - the sorrow; Philippians 4:6 - in; 1 Peter 5:7 - Casting Verse 7Abiathar1 Samuel 22:20, 22:21, 23:2-9; 1 Kings 2:26; Mark 2:26ReciprocalExodus 28:4 - ephod; 28:30 - General; Numbers 27:21 - he shall; Deuteronomy 20:2 - General; Joshua 9:14 - asked not; 1 Samuel 14:37 - Shall I go; 23:9 - Bring; 2 Samuel 2:1 - inquired; 5:19 - inquired; Hosea 3:4 - ephod Verse 8inquired1 Samuel 23:2, 23:4, 23:10-12; Judges 20:18, 20:23, 20:28; 2 Samuel 5:19, 5:23; Proverbs 3:5, 3:6 he answered him1 Samuel 14:37, 28:6, 28:15, 28:16; Numbers 27:21; Psalm 50:15, 91:15ReciprocalGenesis 14:16 - General; 25:22 - inquire; Exodus 28:30 - General; Deuteronomy 20:2 - General; Joshua 9:14 - asked not; 1 Samuel 14:18 - Bring hither; 22:10 - he inquired; 27:2 - the six; 30:19 - General; 30:23 - which the Lord; 2 Samuel 2:1 - inquired; 16:23 - as if; 1 Kings 8:44 - whithersoever; 22:5 - Inquire; 1 Chronicles 14:10 - Shall I go; Psalm 18:29 - by thee; 27:4 - inquire; John 10:35 - unto Verse 9Reciprocal1 Samuel 23:13 - six hundred; 25:13 - two hundred; 2 Samuel 2:3 - his men Verse 10for two hundred1 Samuel 30:21 so faint14:20, 14:31; Judges 8:4, 8:5 the brook BesorThis brook or torrent, it is evident from the circumstances of the history, must be in the south-west part of Judea, and must empty itself into the Mediterranean Sea. In the more particular situation of it writers are not agreed. Some suppose it to be between Gaza and Rhinocorura; but Jerome places it between Rhinocorura and Egypt. It is supposed by some to be the same as the river of the wilderness - Amos 6:14
and the river of Egypt, Joshua 15:4.Reciprocal1 Samuel 23:13 - six hundred; 25:13 - two hundred; 2 Samuel 2:3 - his men; Isaiah 33:23 - the lame; Mark 8:3 - General Verse 11gave himDeuteronomy 15:7-11, 23:7; Proverbs 25:21; Matthew 25:35; Luke 10:36, 10:37; Romans 12:20, 12:21ReciprocalJudges 8:14 - caught; Psalm 107:5 - General; Lamentations 1:11 - relieve the soul; Matthew 15:32 - lest Verse 12his spirit1 Samuel 14:27; Judges 15:19; Isaiah 40:29-31 three days1 Samuel 30:13; Esther 4:16; Jonah 1:17; Matthew 27:63ReciprocalGenesis 45:27 - the spirit; Judges 19:5 - Comfort; Psalm 107:5 - General; Lamentations 1:11 - relieve the soul; Matthew 15:32 - lest; Acts 9:19 - when Verse 13my masterThough they had booty enough, and this poor sick slave might have been carried on an ass or a camel, yet they inhumanely left him to perish; but, in the righteous providence of God, this cruelty was the occasion of their destruction; whilst David's kindness to a perishing stranger and slave was the means of his success, and proved the truest policy. Job 31:13-15; Proverbs 12:10; James 2:13Reciprocal1 Samuel 30:12 - three days; 2 Samuel 1:8 - an Amalekite; 1 Chronicles 18:11 - Amalek; Jonah 1:8 - What is thine Verse 14the CherethitesCalmet and others suppose that these people, who inhabited the same district as the Philistines, were the aborigines of the island of Crete, from which they derived their name. 1 Samuel 30:16; 2 Samuel 8:18; 1 Kings 1:38, 1:44; 1 Chronicles 18:17; Ezekiel 25:16; Zephaniah 2:5 CalebA district in the south of Judea, in which were the cities of Kirjath-Arba or Hebron, and Kirjath-sepher, belonging to the family of Caleb. Joshua 14:13, 15:13 we burned1 Samuel 30:1-3Reciprocal27:6 - Ziklag; 2 Samuel 15:18 - Cherethites; 1 Chronicles 2:24 - Calebephratah Verse 15Swear1 Samuel 29:6; Joshua 2:12, 9:15, 9:19, 9:20; Ezekiel 17:13, 17:16, 17:19 nor deliverDeuteronomy 23:15, 23:16ReciprocalGenesis 21:23 - swear; 26:31 - sware; Judges 1:24 - we will; 2 Samuel 19:23 - sware; Proverbs 30:10 - Accuse not Verse 16when heJudges 1:24, 1:25 eating1 Samuel 25:36-38; Exodus 32:6, 32:17-19, 32:27, 32:28; Judges 16:23-30; 2 Samuel 13:28; Isaiah 22:13; Daniel 5:1-4; Luke 12:19, 12:20, 17:27-29, 21:34, 21:35; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Revelation 11:10-13 because of allJob 20:5ReciprocalJudges 8:11 - secure; 1 Samuel 30:14 - the Cherethites; 1 Kings 4:20 - eating; 20:20 - escaped; Psalm 119:162 - as one; Proverbs 23:34 - thou; 30:22 - a fool; Ecclesiastes 7:4 - the heart; Isaiah 9:3 - and as men; Matthew 24:38 - they Verse 17the next dayHeb. their morrowand there1 Samuel 11:11; Judges 4:16; 1 Kings 20:29, 20:30; Psalm 18:42ReciprocalGenesis 24:61 - they rode; 31:17 - upon camels; Exodus 17:14 - for I will; Numbers 24:20 - his latter end; Judges 6:5 - their camels; 2 Samuel 1:1 - when David; 1:8 - an Amalekite; 1 Kings 20:20 - escaped; 2 Kings 7:5 - in the twilight; 1 Chronicles 4:43 - the rest; Psalm 18:38 - General; Proverbs 23:34 - thou; Jeremiah 41:15 - escaped; Matthew 24:38 - they Verse 18ReciprocalGenesis 14:16 - General; Numbers 31:49 - lacketh; 1 Samuel 11:11 - so that two; Jeremiah 41:12 - to fight Verse 191 Samuel 30:8; Genesis 14:14-16; Numbers 31:49; Job 1:10; Psalm 34:9, 34:10, 91:9, 91:10; Matthew 6:33ReciprocalGenesis 14:16 - General; 1 Samuel 30:2 - slew not; 2 Chronicles 20:25 - they found Verse 20This is David's spoil1 Samuel 30:26; Numbers 31:9-12; 2 Chronicles 20:25; Isaiah 53:12; Romans 8:37Reciprocal1 Chronicles 18:11 - Amalek; 2 Chronicles 14:15 - carried away Verse 21two hundred men1 Samuel 30:10 came nearHabakkuk 3:1; 1 Peter 3:8 saluted themHeb. asked them how they did, Judges 8:15ReciprocalNumbers 31:13 - went forth; 1 Samuel 25:13 - two hundred Verse 22wicked1 Samuel 22:2, 25:17, 25:25; Deuteronomy 13:13; Judges 19:22; 1 Kings 21:10, 21:13 thoseHeb. the menBecauseMatthew 7:12ReciprocalNumbers 17:10 - rebels; Judges 11:3 - vain men; 20:13 - children of Belial; 2 Samuel 20:1 - a man; Isaiah 33:23 - the lame Verse 23my brethrenGenesis 19:7; Judges 19:23; Acts 7:2, 22:1 which the Lord1 Samuel 30:8, 2:7; Numbers 31:49-54; Deuteronomy 8:10, 8:18; 1 Chronicles 29:12-14; Habakkuk 1:16 who hathPsalm 44:2-7, 121:7, 121:8

Verse 24but as his partThis equitable edict was somewhat different from that which had so long obtained in Israel, and by which the spoil of the Midianites was divided: that related to the whole people: this only to the soldiers, some of whom went to battle, while others guarded the baggage. Numbers 31:27; Joshua 22:8; Psalm 68:12 tarrieth1 Samuel 25:13ReciprocalGenesis 19:7 - General; 45:20 - stuff; Nehemiah 13:27 - Shall we then Verse 25forwardHeb. and forward, 1 Samuel 16:13ReciprocalExodus 12:14 - by an ordinance; 27:21 - a statute for ever; Numbers 15:15 - an ordinance; 27:11 - a statute; 31:27 - two parts; Joshua 4:9 - and they are there; Esther 9:27 - and upon their seed Verse 26to his friends1 Chronicles 12:1-15; Psalm 35:27, 68:18; Proverbs 18:16-24; Isaiah 32:8 presentHeb. blessing, 1 Samuel 25:27; Genesis 33:11; 2 Kings 5:15; 2 Corinthians 9:5Reciprocal1 Samuel 30:20 - This is David's spoil; 1 Chronicles 19:2 - I will show; Proverbs 18:24 - that hath; Ephesians 4:8 - and Verse 27BethelProbably not the celebrated city of this name, but Bethul a city of Simeon - Joshua 19:4
supposed to be the same as Bethelia, mentioned by Sozomen as belonging to Gaza, well peopled, and having several temples remarkable for their structure and antiquity; and which Jerome says, in his life of Hilarion, was five short days' journey from Pelusium. Genesis 28:19; Joshua 16:2; Judges 1:22, 1:23; 1 Kings 12:29 south RamothA city of Simeon; so called to distinguish it from Ramoth Gilead beyond Jordan. Joshua 19:8, RamathJattir15:48, 21:14

Verse 28AroerJoshua 13:16 SiphmothSupposed to be the same with Shepham - Numbers 34:10
on the eastern borders of Canaan.EshtemoaJoshua 15:50, Eshtemoh, 21:14Reciprocal2 Samuel 24:5 - Aroer; 1 Chronicles 4:17 - Eshtemoa Verse 29RachalSupposed by Calmet to be the same as Hachilah. 1 Samuel 23:19 JerahmeelitesThe descendants of Jerahmeel son of Hezron - 1 Chronicles 2:9, 2:25-27
who inhabited a district in the south of Judah. 1 Samuel 27:10 KenitesThese people inhabited a small tract west of the Dead Sea. Judges 1:16

Verse 30HormahJoshua 19:4; Judges 1:17 ChorashanProbably the same as Ashan in Simeon, Joshua 15:42; 19:7, which Eusebius says was sixteen miles west from Jerusalem.ReciprocalNumbers 21:3 - the name Verse 31HebronJoshua 14:13, 14:14; 2 Samuel 2:1, 4:1, 15:10ReciprocalPsalm 132:1 - all his afflictions