Then David said to the young man who informed him, “Where are you from?” “I am a son of an Amalekite outsider,” he replied.
1 Samuel 30:13 - Tree of Life Version Then David asked him, “To whom do you belong? Where are you from?” “I am a young Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite,” he said. “My master abandoned me three days ago because I fell sick. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And David said to him, To whom do you belong? And from where have you come? He said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me because three days ago I fell sick. American Standard Version (1901) And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick. Common English Bible Then David asked him, “Whose slave are you? Where do you come from?” “I’m an Egyptian servant boy,” he said, “and the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me when I got sick three days ago. Catholic Public Domain Version And so David said to him: "To whom do you belong? Or where are you from? And where are you going?" And he said: "I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalekite man. But my lord abandoned me, because I began to be sick the day before yesterday. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David said to him: To whom dost thou belong? Or whence dost thou come? And whither art thou going? He said: I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalecite: and my master left me, because I began to be sick three days ago. |
Then David said to the young man who informed him, “Where are you from?” “I am a son of an Amalekite outsider,” he replied.
Then David asked him, “Where are you coming from?” “I’ve escaped from the camp of Israel,” he answered.
Then he asked me, ‘Who are you?’ “So I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’
A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, yet even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Then they said to him, “Tell us, now! On whose account is this evil happening to us? What is your profession and where did you come from? What is your land and from what nation are you?”
For judgment is merciless to the one who does not show mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
and they also gave him a piece of fig cake and two cakes of raisins. When he had eaten, his spirit came back to him, for he had eaten no bread and drunk no water for three days and three nights.
We made a raid in the Negev of the Cherethites, and on Judah, and on the Negev of Caleb; also we burned Ziklag with fire.”