1 Samuel 30:8
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And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I pursue after these robbers, and shall I overtake them, or not? And the Lord said to him: Pursue after them: for thou shalt surely overtake them and recover the prey.

enquired

1 Samuel 23:2,4,10-12 Therefore David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said to David: Go, and thou shalt smite the Philistines, and shalt save Ceila. . . .

Judges 20:18,23,28 And they arose and came to the house of God, that is, to Silo: and they consulted God, and said: Who shall be in our army the first to go to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord answered them: Let Juda be your leader. . . .

2 Samuel 5:19,23 And David consulted the Lord, Saying: Shall I go up to the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said to David: Go up, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into thy hand. . . .

Proverbs 3:5,6 In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps. . . .

he answered him

1 Samuel 14:37 And Saul consulted the Lord: Shall I pursue after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hands of Israel? And he answered him not that day.

1 Samuel 28:6,15,16 And he consulted the Lord, and he answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by priests, nor by prophets. . . .

Numbers 27:21 If any thing be to be done, Eleazar the priest shall consult the Lord for him. He and all the children of Israel with him, and the rest of the multitude shall go out and go in at his word.

Psalm 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Psalm 91:15 He shall cry to me, and I will hear him: I am with him in tribulation, I will deliver him, and I will glorify him.

Context
David Destroys the Amalekites
7And he said to Abiathar, the priest, the son of Achimelech: Bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David. 8And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I pursue after these robbers, and shall I overtake them, or not? And the Lord said to him: Pursue after them: for thou shalt surely overtake them and recover the prey.9So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor: and some, being weary, stayed there.…
Cross References
Genesis 14:16
And he brought back all the substance, and Lot his brother, with his substance, the women also, and the people.

Exodus 15:9
The enemy said: I will pursue and overtake, I will divide the spoils, my soul shall have its fill: I will draw my sword, my hand shall slay them.

1 Samuel 23:2
Therefore David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said to David: Go, and thou shalt smite the Philistines, and shalt save Ceila.

1 Samuel 23:4
Therefore David consulted the Lord again. And he answered and said to him: Arise, and go to Ceila: for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hand.

1 Samuel 30:18
So David recovered all that the Amalecites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.

1 Samuel 30:19
And there was nothing missing small or great, neither of their sons or their daughters, nor of the spoils, and whatsoever they had taken, David recovered all.

Psalm 50:15
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Psalm 91:15
He shall cry to me, and I will hear him: I am with him in tribulation, I will deliver him, and I will glorify him.

Lexicon
and David
דָּוִ֤ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

inquired
וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל (way·yiš·’al)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand

of the LORD:
בַּֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

“Should I pursue
אֶרְדֹּ֛ף (’er·dōp̄)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

these
הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

raiders?
הַגְּדוּד־ (hag·gə·ḏūḏ-)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1416: A band, troop

Will I overtake them?”
הַֽאַשִּׂגֶ֑נּוּ (ha·’aś·śi·ḡen·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5381: To reach, overtake

“Pursue
רְדֹ֔ף (rə·ḏōp̄)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

them,”
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the LORD replied,
לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“for you will surely
הַשֵּׂ֥ג (haś·śêḡ)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 5381: To reach, overtake

overtake them
תַּשִּׂ֖יג (taś·śîḡ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5381: To reach, overtake

and rescue the captives.”
וְהַצֵּ֥ל (wə·haṣ·ṣêl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver


Additional Translations
and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for you shall surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake them , and shalt without fail recover all .

And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? and he said to him, Pursue, for thou shalt surely overtake them, and thou shalt surely rescue the captives.

And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he said to him, Pursue; for thou shalt assuredly overtake [them] and shalt certainly recover.

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

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

David inquired of Yahweh, 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."

and David asketh at Jehovah, saying, 'I pursue after this troop -- do I overtake it?' And He saith to him, 'Pursue, for thou dost certainly overtake, and dost certainly deliver.'
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