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1 Samuel 30

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31 verses in KJV · 228 outgoing cross-reference links

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Opening verses of 1 Samuel 30 (KJV)

30:1 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;

30:2 And had taken the women captives, that [were] therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried [them] away, and went on their way.

30:3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, [it was] burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

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Historical / attribution context

Traditional writer attribution: Gad, Nathan, Samuel

Approximate study chronology: c. 1056 BC

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