1 Samuel 30:20

Modern

And he took all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, “This is David’s plunder!”

Traditional

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

Literal

And David took all of the flock and of the herd they had driven before the face of these livestock, and they said, “This is the plunder of David.”

Latin

Et tulit universos greges et armenta, et minavit ante faciem suam: dixeruntque: Hæc est præda David.

Hebrew

English

And he took all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, “This is David’s plunder!”

Theme notes and profiles

1 Samuel 30:26
When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”
2 Chronicles 20:25
Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.
Numbers 31:9–12
The Israelites captured the Midianite women and their children, and they plundered all their herds, flocks, and goods.
Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Romans 8:37
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ