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1 Samuel 30:16

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Samuel 30:16

Verse 16 of 31

Scripture focus

And when he had brought him down, behold, [they were] spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

1 Samuel 30:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 30:16

Theological / Devotional

Eating and drinking. The Amalekites, stopping by some oasis to feast on their spoils, may be compared to the four Mesopotamian kings who raided this same district in the days of Abraham (Gen. 14), and started home with Lot and other captives from Sodom, only to stop near Hobah (Gen. 14:15), to celebrate their victory (see PP 135). The influence of the liquor left them totally unprepared for David’s swift assault.

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