1 Samuel 30:23

Translations

Modern

But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And David said, “You shall not do so, my brothers, with what YHWH has given to us, who has preserved us and delivered the troop that came against us into our hands.

Latin

Dixit autem David: Non sic facietis, fratres mei, de his quæ tradidit nobis Dominus, et custodivit nos, et dedit latrunculos qui eruperant adversum nos, in manus nostras:

Original

Hebrew

English

But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us.

Notes

1 Samuel 30:23

what the LORD has given us: Some of David's men believed their success came from their own military skills. David attributed victory to God and gave him the glory.

1 Samuel 30:21–31

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

David Saul The Amalekites

Events

Reign of Saul

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People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Glossary

David Hormah Samuel, Books of First and Second Shunem Warfare

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