Scripture · Old Testament
1 Samuel 30:3
1 Samuel 30:3 is verse 3 of 1 Samuel chapter 30, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.
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1 Samuel 30:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible
1 On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.
2 They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.
3 When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
4 So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.
5 David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
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Revelation 3:9Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.