David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
Parallel translations
- KJV And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
- BSB So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.
- NKJV So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives.
- NASB So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and rescued his two wives.
- NLT David got back everything the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
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Quick answer
David recovers everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives. God's promise of full restoration is realized.
Overview
The rescue of David's wives, Ahinoam and Abigail, fulfills the personal dimension of God's promise and reverses the grief of verses 5 and 6. The complete recovery vindicates David's faith in strengthening himself in the LORD. It pictures God as the redeemer who restores what the enemy has stolen, a theme that finds its fullness in Christ's redemption of his people.
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- Gen 14:16He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative, Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the other people.
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