Camels David Dusk Escaped Evening Except Fighting Fled Flight Fought Got Hundred Morrow Mounted None Ridden Rode Save Slaughtered Smiteth Smote Struck Till Twilight

30:17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening {i} of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

(i) Some read, and to the morrow of the two evenings, that is, three days.

30:17 Twilight - The word signifies both the morning and evening twilight. But the latter seems here intended, partly because their eating, and drinking, and dancing, was more proper work for the evening, than the morning; and partly, because the evening was more convenient for David, that the fewness of his forces might not be discovered by the day - light. It is probable, that when he came near them, he reposed himself, and his army, in some secret place, whereof there were many parts, for a convenient season; and then marched on so as to come to them at the evening time.

30:16-20 Sinners are nearest to ruin, when they cry, Peace and safety, and put the evil day far from them. Nor does any thing give our spiritual enemies more advantage than sensuality and indulgence. Eating and drinking, and dancing, have been the soft and pleasant way in which many have gone down to the congregation of the dead. The spoil was recovered, and brought off; nothing was lost, but a great deal gained.

Camels David Dusk Escaped Evening Except Hundred Morrow Mounted Ridden Rode Save Slaughtered Smote Struck Twilight Young

Camels David Dusk Escaped Evening Except Hundred Morrow Mounted Ridden Rode Save Slaughtered Smote Struck Twilight Young


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