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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 30:12 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Sa 30:12 |
King James |
And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Three days and three nights - Indicating that at least so long a time had elapsed since the sack of Ziklag. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Three days and nights - One whole day and part of two others, as appears from the next verse, where he saith, three days ago I fell sick, but in the Hebrew it is, this is the third day since I fell sick. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| A cake of figs - See on Sa1 25:18 (note). |
18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.