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And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
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Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid against the Negeb and against Ziklag. They had overcome Ziklag and burned it with fire
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Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the ground.
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Three days later, David and his men arrived back in Ziklag. Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They tore Ziklag to pieces and then burned it down.
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David and his men arrived in Ziklag on the third day. The Amalekites had raided the Negev and attacked and burned down Ziklag.
1 Samuel 30:1 In-Context
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David and his men reached Ziklag on the third day. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it,
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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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When David and his men reached Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
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So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep.
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David’s two wives had been captured—Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.