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OET (OET-RV)Then David got back to the two hundred men who’d been too exhausted to go all the way with them. They’d stayed at the Besor riverbed, and they went out to meet David and his men. As David approached to greet them,
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BrLXXΚαὶ παραγίνεται Δαυὶδ πρὸς τοὺς διακοσὶους ἄνδρας τούς ὑπολειφθέντας τοῦ πορεύεσθαι ὀπίσω Δαυὶδ, καὶ ἐκάθισεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ χειμάῤῥῳ τοῦ Βοσὸρ, καὶ ἐξῆλθον εἰς ἀπάντησιν Δαυὶδ καὶ εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ λαοῦ τοῦ μετʼ αὐτοῦ· καὶ προσήγαγε Δαυὶδ ἕως τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν τὰ εἰς εἰρήνην. (Kai paraginetai Dawid pros tous diakosious andras tous hupoleifthentas tou poreuesthai opisō Dawid, kai ekathisen autous en tōi ⱪeimaɽɽōi tou Bosor, kai exaʸlthon eis apantaʸsin Dawid kai eis apantaʸsin tou laou tou metʼ autou; kai prosaʸgage Dawid heōs tou laou, kai aʸrōtaʸsan auton ta eis eiraʸnaʸn. )
BrTrAnd David comes to the two hundred men who were left behind that they should not follow after David, and he had caused them to remain [fn]by the brook of Bosor; and they came forth to meet David, and to meet his people with him: and David drew near to the people, and they asked him how he did.
ULTAnd David came to the 200 men who had been too exhausted to go behind David, and they had caused them to stay at the wadi of the Besor. And they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And David came near the people and asked them with respect to well-being.
USTDavid and his men got back to where the other two hundred men were waiting, the men who did not go with David because they were very exhausted. They had stayed at the ravine of Besor. When they saw David and his men coming, they went out to greet them. And David greeted them also.
BSB § When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him from the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,
OEBNow when David came to the two hundred men, who had been too faint to follow him, so that he had to leave them behind at the Wadi Besor, they went out to meet David, and the people who were with him. When they came near to the people, he saluted them.
WEBBEDavid came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to stay at the brook Besor; and they went out to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him. When David came near to the people, he greeted them.
NETThen David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing.
LSVAnd David comes to the two hundred men who were too faint to go after David, and whom they cause to abide at the Brook of Besor, and they go out to meet David, and to meet the people who [are] with him, and David approaches the people, and asks of them of welfare.
FBVWhen David got back to the two hundred men who had been too tired to continue with him from the Besor Valley, they came to meet him and the men with him. As David approached the men to greet them,
T4TDavid and his men got back to where the other 200 men were waiting, the men who did not go with David because they were very exhausted. They had stayed at Besor Ravine. When they saw David and his men coming, they went out to greet them. And David greeted them and said to them, “I hope that things are going well with you!”
LEBThen David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow[fn] David; they had left them behind at the Wadi[fn] Besor. They went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. David came near with the people and asked them how they were doing.[fn]
30:21Literally “who were exhausted from going after”
30:21A valley that is usually dry but contains a stream during the rainy season
BBEAnd David came to the two hundred men, who because of weariness had not gone with him, but were waiting at the stream Besor: and they went out, meeting David and the people who were with him; and when they came near them, they said, How are you?
JPSAnd David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him; and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
ASVAnd David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
DRAAnd David came to the two hundred men, who being weary had stayed, and were not able to follow David, and he had ordered them to abide at the torrent Besor: and they came out to meet David, and the people that were with him. And David coming to the people saluted them peaceably.
YLTAnd David cometh in unto the two hundred men who were too faint to go after David, and whom they cause to abide at the brook of Besor, and they go out to meet David, and to meet the people who [are] with him, and David approacheth the people, and asketh of them of welfare.
DrbyAnd David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and whom they had left behind at the torrent Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him; and David drew near to the people and saluted them.
RVAnd David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
WbstrAnd David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
KJB-1769¶ And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.[fn]
KJB-1611¶ [fn]And Dauid came to the two hundred men which were so faint that they could not follow Dauid, whome they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet Dauid, and to meete the people, that were with him; and when Dauid came neere to the people, he saluted them. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)
BshpsAnd Dauid came to the two hundred men, that were to weery for to folowe Dauid, whom they had made also to abyde at the ryuer Befor: And they came to meete Dauid & the people that were with him: And when Dauid came to the people, he saluted them. (And David came to the two hundred men, that were to weary for to follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the river Befor: And they came to meet David and the people that were with him: And when David came to the people, he saluted them.)
GnvaAnd Dauid came to the two hundreth men that were too wearie for to follow Dauid: whome they had made also to abide at the riuer Besor: and they came to meete Dauid, and to meete the people that were with him: so when Dauid came neere to the people, hee saluted them. (And David came to the two hundreth men that were too weary for to follow David: whom they had made also to abide at the river Besor: and they came to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: so when David came near to the people, he saluted them. )
CvdlAnd whan Dauid came to the two hundreth men, which had bene slowe to folowe after Dauid, and abode at the ryuer of Besor, they wente forth to mete Dauid, and the people yt was with him. And Dauid came to the people, and saluted them frendly. (And when David came to the two hundreth men, which had been slow to follow after David, and abode at the river of Besor, they went forth to meet David, and the people it was with him. And David came to the people, and saluted them frendly.)
WyclForsothe Dauid cam to twei hundrid men, that weren weeri, and abididen, and myyten not sue Dauid; and he hadde comaundid hem to sitte in the stronde of Besor; whiche yeden out ayens Dauid, and the puple that was with hym. Forsothe Dauid neiyede to the puple, and grette it pesibli. (Forsothe David came to two hundred men, that were weeri, and abididen, and myyten not sue David; and he had commanded them to sit in the stream/river of Besor; which went out against David, and the people that was with him. Forsothe David neiyede to the people, and grette it pesibli.)
LuthUnd da David zu den zweihundert Männern kam, die zu müde gewesen, David nachzufolgen, und am Bach Besor geblieben waren, gingen sie heraus, David entgegen und dem Volk, das mit ihm war. Und David trat zum Volk und grüßte sie freundlich. (And there David to the zweihundert menn came, the to müde gewesen, David nachzufolgen, and in/at/on_the Bach Besor geblieben were, went they/she/them heraus, David entgegen and to_him people, the with him was. And David stepped for_the people and grüßte they/she/them freundlich.)
ClVgVenit autem David ad ducentos viros qui lassi substiterant, nec sequi potuerant David, et residere eos jusserat in torrente Besor: qui egressi sunt obviam David et populo qui erat cum eo. Accedens autem David ad populum, salutavit eos pacifice.[fn] (Venit however David to ducentos men who lassi substiterant, but_not sequi potuerant David, and residere them yusserat in torrente Besor: who egressi are obviam David and to_the_people who was when/with by_him. Approaching however David to the_people, salutavit them pacifice. )
30.21Substiterant. Ducenti lassi viri, qui cum sarcinis sunt relicti, significant infirmos Ecclesiæ, qui cum spiritualibus viris currere nequeunt in via, sed quia fidem habent et opus bonum servant, a Christo præmium beatitudinis cum perfectis præcipiunt.
30.21Substiterant. Ducenti lassi viri, who when/with sarcinis are relicti, significant infirmos Ecclesiæ, who when/with spiritualibus viris currere nequeunt in via, but because faith habent and opus bonum servant, from Christo præmium beatitudinis when/with perfectis præcipiunt.
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a small stream or creek named Besor. See how you translated this in 1 Samuel 30:9.
(Occurrence 0) greeted them
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The Bible makes it clear that David was specially chosen and raised up by God to be Israel’s next king (1 Samuel 16:1-13), but Scripture also makes it clear that David’s rise to power came about through several shrewd maneuvers on his part. Among these shrewd maneuvers were David’s clandestine attacks on hostile peoples to the south of Judah and his distribution of Amalekite plunder among the towns of southern Judah. These actions by David strengthened southern Judah against their enemies and no doubt cemented Judah’s loyalty to him as a champion for their well-being. It should be noted that the Bible affirms King Saul’s effectiveness at attacking Israel’s enemies (1 Samuel 14:47-52), especially the Philistines, but various character flaws and bad choices by Saul led to God’s selection of David as the one who would replace Saul as king (1 Samuel 13:1-23; 15:1-35). Because of this, Saul grew jealous of David and sought to kill him, forcing David to seek refuge among various towns throughout Judah and even in Philistia (1 Samuel 16-27). After seeking asylum in Gath for a time, David asked King Achish if he could move his family outside of the city, and Achish gave him the border town of Ziklag. Apparently Achish still tried to keep tabs on David’s activities, however, periodically asking him where he had recently raided. David would answer that he had been raiding the Negev of Judah, the Negev of the Jerahmeelites (see 1 Chronicles 2:42), or the Negev of the Kenites (Judges 1:16; see “Saul Attacks the Amalekites” map), which were inhabited by people loyal to Israel. In reality, however, David had been raiding the Amalekites (longtime enemies of Israel; see Genesis 14:7; Exodus 17; Numbers 13:29; 14:45; Deuteronomy 25:17-19), the Geshurites, and the Girzites. These peoples lived to the south of Israel’s territory and along the Way to Shur leading to Egypt. Soon after this King Achish mustered his men at Aphek to head to battle against the Israelites in the Jezreel Valley further north. As they set off for battle and the other Philistine rulers realized David and his men were accompanying them, the rulers protested and insisted that David would turn on them in battle. So Achish sent David home and continued on to Jezreel. When David and his men arrived at Ziklag, they found that Amalekites had burned the town and carried off their wives and children. David and his men set out to attack the Amalekites and recover their families. When they reached the Besor Brook, two hundred of the men were too exhausted to go on and stayed with the other equipment while the remaining four hundred men continued toward Amalek. Along the way, David’s men found an abandoned Egyptian slave of the Amalekites who had participated in the attack on Ziklag and on other locations in southern Judah. The man led David’s men to the Amalekite camp, and then they attacked the Amalekites and retrieved all the captives and plunder that had been taken. Only four hundred Amalekites were able to escape, fleeing on camels. David’s men then rejoined their fellow warriors at the Besor Brook and returned to Ziklag. David sent some of the plunder to the leaders of Ziklag as well as to other towns where David had roamed during the time when he was fleeing from Saul. Many of these towns were located in territory formerly inhabited by Amalekites (Numbers 13:29; 14:25, 43-45; Judges 1:16; see also Judges 12:15) and were likely among those attacked by the Amalekites and other hostile peoples to the south. After this, the Amalekites are only mentioned again in Scripture to note that David killed an Amalekite who himself had killed Saul (to fulfill what Saul requested of him), to note that Amalekite plunder was among the treasures that David dedicated to the Temple of the Lord (2 Samuel 8:9-12), and to recount how in the days of Hezekiah some Simeonites went to Mount Seir and destroyed the remnant of Amalekites that had survived (1 Chronicles 4:42-43).
