Translations
Modern
When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,
Traditional
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.
Literal
And David came to the two hundred men who had been so weary that they could not follow behind David, and whom they had made to stay at the Brook of Besor, and they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And David came near the people, and he asked them of welfare.
Latin
Venit autem David ad ducentos viros qui lassi substiterant, nec sequi potuerant David, et residere eos jusserat in torrente Besor: qui egressi sunt obviam David et populo qui erat cum eo. Accedens autem David ad populum, salutavit eos pacifice.
Original
Hebrew
English
When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,
Notes
he greeted them: David did not scold them for not participating in the battle.
David generously divided the spoils among those who participated in the battle and those who were too exhausted to take part.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
People
David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ
Places
Besor: Brook where David's men pursued the Amalekites
Glossary
Besor, Brook of David Hormah Samuel, Books of First and Second Shunem Warfare
Topics
Besor: A Brook Near Gaza Salutations were Given by Superiors to Inferiors Travellers: Generally Halted at Wells or Streams