1 Samuel 30:3

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.

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1 On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.

2 They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.

3 When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.

4 So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.

5 David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.

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1 Samuel 30:3 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
KJV King James Version: 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.
WEB World English Bible: When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.
ASV American Standard Version: And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: And David cometh in — and his men — unto the city, and lo, burnt with fire, and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters have been taken captive!
DBY Darby Translation: And David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives.
WBS Webster Bible: 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.