David went back to Ziklag after defeating the Amalekites. This was just after Saul had been killed. David had been there two days.
1 Samuel 30:17 - Easy To Read Version David attacked them and killed them. They fought from sunrise until the evening of the next day. None of the Amalekites escaped, except 400 young men who jumped onto their camels and rode away. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And David smote them from twilight even to the evening of the next day, and not a man of them escaped, except 400 youths who rode camels and fled. American Standard Version (1901) And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels and fled. Common English Bible David attacked them from twilight until evening of the next day. He killed them all. No one escaped except four hundred young men who got on camels and fled. Catholic Public Domain Version And David struck them down from evening until the evening of the next day. And no one among them escaped, except four hundred youths, who had climbed on camels and fled. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David slew them from the evening unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, but four hundred young men, who had gotten upon camels, and fled. |
David went back to Ziklag after defeating the Amalekites. This was just after Saul had been killed. David had been there two days.
David defeated Aram, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek. David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
So that evening the four lepers [79] went to the Aramean camp. They came to the edge of the Aramean camp. No people were there!
There were only a few Amalekite people still living. And these Simeonite people killed them. Since that time until now those Simeonite people have lived in Seir.
I beat my enemies to pieces.\par They were like dust\par blowing in the wind.\par I crushed them into small pieces.\par
But Ishmael and eight of his men escaped from Johanan. They ran away to the Ammonite people.
Barak continued fighting Sisera’s army. Barak and his men chased Sisera’s chariots and army all the way to Harosheth Haggoyim. Barak and his men used their swords to kill all of Sisera’s men. Not one of Sisera’s men was left alive.
The people of Midian, the people of Amalek, and all the other people from the east were camped in that valley. There were so many people that they seemed like a swarm of locusts. [69] It seemed like those people had as many camels as there are grains of sand on the seashore.
The next morning Saul separated his soldiers into three groups. At sunrise, Saul and his soldiers entered the Ammonite camp. Saul attacked while they were changing guards that morning. Saul and his soldiers defeated the Ammonites before noon. The Ammonite soldiers all ran away in different directions—no two soldiers stayed together.
Now, go fight against the Amalekites. You must completely destroy the Amalekites and everything that belongs to them. Don’t let anything live; you must kill all the men and women and all of their children and little babies. You must kill all of their cows and sheep and all of their camels and donkeys.’”