The Meaning of 1 Samuel 30:14 Explained

1 Samuel 30:14

KJV: We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

YLT: we pushed to the south of the Cherethite, and against that which is to Judah, and against the south of Caleb, and Ziklag we burned with fire.'

Darby: We made a raid against the south of the Cherethites, and against what belongs to Judah, and against the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

ASV: We made a raid upon the South of the Cherethites, and upon that which belongeth to Judah, and upon the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Samuel 30:14?

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 30:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

We made an invasion [upon] the south of the Cherethites, and upon [the coast] which [belongeth] to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

What does 1 Samuel 30:14 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 30:1-15 - A Blow That Led Back To God

As David was leaving the battlefield, a number of men of Manasseh fell to him, 1 Chronicles 12:20, so his following was greatly increased. It was as if God had anticipated his coming trial, and prepared him to encounter it. "The God of his mercy prevented (literally, went before) him." But what a mercy it was that he had been sent back; that no garrison had been left to guard the women, which might have irritated the depredators; and that nobody had been killed, 1 Samuel 30:2!

In the first outburst of grief and horror, only divine and gracious interposition could have saved David's life. But this was the hour of his return to God. With the charred embers at his feet and anxiety gnawing at his heart, the threat of violence in his ears, and bitter compunction of conscience, "he strengthened himself in the Lord his God." From that hour he was his old, strong, glad, noble self. After months of neglect, he bade Abiathar bring him the ephod, and he inquired the will of God. Then with marvelous vigor he went in pursuit and recovered all. He had been brought out of an horrible pit, and again his feet were on the rock, Psalms 40:2. His "goings" could now be established. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 30

¹ The Amalekites raid Ziklag
⁴ David asking counsel, is encouraged by God to pursue them
¹¹ By the means of a received Egyptian he is brought to the enemies,
¹⁸ and recovers all the spoil
²² David's law to divide the spoil equally
²⁶ He sends presents to his friends

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 30:14 mean?

We made an invasion of the southern [area] of the Cherethites and in the [territory] which [belongs] to Judah and of Caleb and Ziklag we burned with fire

אֲנַ֡חְנוּ פָּשַׁ֜טְנוּ נֶ֧גֶב הַכְּרֵתִ֛י וְעַל־ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וְעַל־ כָּלֵ֑ב וְאֶת־ צִקְלַ֖ג שָׂרַ֥פְנוּ בָאֵֽשׁ

פָּשַׁ֜טְנוּ	made an invasion
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common plural Root: פָּשַׁט Sense: to strip, invade, strip off, make a dash, raid, spread out.
נֶ֧גֶב	of the southern [area]
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: נֶגֶב Sense: south-country, Nekeb, south.
הַכְּרֵתִ֛י	of the Cherethites
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: כְּרֵתִי Sense: a group of foreign mercenary soldiers serving as a bodyguard for king David; also executioners.
וְעַל־	and in the [territory]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	which [belongs]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה	to Judah
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
כָּלֵ֑ב	of Caleb
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: כָּלֵב Sense: the godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who reported the Promised Land favourably and urged its capture.
צִקְלַ֖ג	Ziklag
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: צִקְלַג Sense: a town in the south of Judah, later allotted to Simeon; noted for its having been the city of David given to him by king Achish of Gath and his residence when he was joined by many of his mighty warriors and when he received word of the death of Saul.
שָׂרַ֥פְנוּ	we burned
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common plural Root: שָׂרַף Sense: to burn.
בָאֵֽשׁ	with fire
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular Root: אֵשׁ Sense: fire.

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