Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 30:18
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
18. recovered rescued ] Different renderings of the same Heb. word, used also in 1Sa 30:8. Rescue is the best equivalent. “Recovered” in 1Sa 30:19 is a different word; literally meaning “brought back.” And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away,…. The wives and children of the Israelites, and their goods, excepting the provisions they had eaten:
and David rescued his two wives; which is particularly observed, because a special concern of his.
Through this victory David rescued all that the Amalekites had taken, his two wives, and all the children great and small; also the booty that they had taken with them, so that nothing was missing.
1Sa 30:18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
Ver. 18. All that the Amalekites. ] Non nisi cum faenore.
rescued his two wives. Reciprocal: Gen 14:16 – General Num 31:49 – lacketh 1Sa 11:11 – so that two Jer 41:12 – to fight
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