1 Samuel 30:8

WEB

David inquired of the Lord, saying, "If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them?" He answered him, "Pursue; for you shall surely overtake them, and shall without fail recover all."

KJV

And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

Commentary

And David inquired of the Lord,.... That is, by Abiathar, who reported his questions to the Lord in his name: saying, shall I pursue after this troop? the large company of the Amal ekites, as it appears by what follows they were: shall I overtake them? two questions are here put together, and answers returned to them, contrary to a notion of the Jews; See Gill on Sa1 23:11 , and he answered him, pursue; which respects the first question: for thou shall surely overtake them; which is an answer to the second question, and a full one, giving full assurance of overtaking; to which is added more than what was inquired about: and without fail recover all; their wives, sons, and daughters, and the spoil that was taken; or "in delivering thou shall deliver" (p), out of the hands of the Amalekites, whatsoever they had taken. (p) "eruendo erues", Pagninus, Montanus; "eripiendo erepturus es", Piscator.