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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 30:12 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Sa 30:12 |
Strong Concordance |
And they gave [05414] him a piece [06400] of a cake [01690] of figs, and two [08147] clusters of raisins [06778]: and when he had eaten [0398], his spirit [07307] came again [07725] to him: for he had eaten [0398] no bread [03899], nor drunk [08354] any water [04325], three [07969] days [03117] and three [07969] nights [03915]. |
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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 [026] made haste [04116], and took [03947] two hundred [03967] loaves [03899], and two [08147] bottles [05035] of wine [03196], and five [02568] sheep [06629] ready dressed [06213], and five [02568] measures [05429] of parched [07039] corn, and an hundred [03967] clusters of raisins [06778], and two hundred [03967] cakes [01690] of figs, and laid [07760] them on asses [02543].