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1 Samuel 30:1-2
Common English Bible
1 Samuel 30:1-2
Common English Bible
The Amalekite raid on Ziklag
30 Three days later, David and his soldiers reached Ziklag. The Amalekites had raided the arid southern plain and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it down, 2 taking the women and everyone in the city prisoner, whether young or old.[a] They hadn’t killed anyone but carried them off and went on their way.
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- 1 Samuel 30:2 LXX; MT lacks and everyone in the city.
1 Samuel 30:1-2
New International Version
1 Samuel 30:1-2
New International Version
David Destroys the Amalekites
30 David and his men reached Ziklag(A) on the third day. Now the Amalekites(B) had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned(C) it, 2 and had taken captive the women and everyone else in it, both young and old. They killed none of them, but carried them off as they went on their way.
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