About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

8/08/2023

1 Samuel 30:1-31 David & His Men Rescue Their Captive Wives & Children

 

David & His Men Rescue Their Captive Wives & Children

1 Samuel 30:1-31                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

It [happened,] when David & his men [came] to Ziklag on the 3rd day, that the Amalekites had invaded: the South, & Ziklag. And [they had] [defeated] Ziklag, & burned it with fire. They had taken [away] the women [captive, who] were [in Ziklag,] & didn’t kill any, either [adult or child,] but carried them away, & went on their way.

So, David & his men came to the city & [saw,] it was burned with fire; & their: wives, sons, & daughters, were taken [captive.] Then, David & the people, [who] were with him, lifted up their [voices & cried,] until they had no more [energy] to [cry.] 

And David’s 2 wives were taken [captive:] Ahinoam, [from Jezreel] & Abigail, [Nabal’s] wife, [a.k.a. widow, from Carmel.] David was [very] distressed; for the people [spoke about] stoning him, because the [souls] of all the people [were] grieved. Every man [grieved] for his: sons & daughters. 

But David encouraged himself, [& found strength through] the Lord his God. And David said to Abiathar, the priest, [who was] Ahimelech’s son, I pray [that] you bring me the ephod here, & Abiathar brought the ephod to David. [1 Samuel 2:18 But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, [clothed] with a linen ephod.]

David [consulted] the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? Shall I overtake them? And [the Lord God] answered [David,] Pursue: for you [shall] surely overtake them, & recover all without fail.

So, David & the 600 men with him went, & came to the Brook Besor, where those stayed, [who] were left behind. But David & 400 men pursued, [while] 200 men [stayed] behind, [who] were so faint, [a.k.a. exhausted,] that they couldn’t go over the Brook Besor. 

They found an Egyptian in the field, & brought him to David, & gave him bread, & he [ate.] They made him drink water; & gave him a piece of a cake of figs, & 2 clusters of raisins. 

And when he had eaten, his strength came [back] to him again, [since] he [hadn’t] eaten [any] bread, nor drunk water, [in] 3 days & 3 nights. David [asked] him, To whom [do] you [belong?] And [where are] you [from?] 

He said, I’m a young man [from] Egypt, [a] servant to an Amalekite, & my master left me, because I [became] sick 3 days [ago.] We made an invasion upon the coast [belonging] to Judah, South of the Cherethites & South of Caleb; & we burned Ziklag with fire. 

David said to him, [Can] you bring me down to this company? And [the man] said, Swear to me by God, that you [will] neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, & I will bring you down to this company. 

And when [the man] brought [them] down, [they] [saw the company] was spread all [over] upon the [ground,] eating, drinking, & dancing, because of the  great [plunder] that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, & out of the land of Judah. 

And David [attacked] them from twilight, even [until] the evening of the next day. And not a man of them escaped [except for] 400 young men, [who] fled on camels. David recovered all the Amalekites had [taken] away; & rescued his 2 wives.

And there was nothing lacking to them [of what they recovered,] neither small nor [large,] neither sons nor daughters, neither [plunder,] nor anything that they had taken from them. David recovered all. 

And David took all [their:] flocks & herds [that David’s men drove in front of the] other cattle, & said, This is David’s [plunder.] And David came to the 200 [exhausted] men, [who] were so faint, that they couldn’t follow David, whom they also had made to [stay] at the Brook Besor.

And they went [out] to meet: David, & the people, [who] with him. When David came near the people, he [greeted] them.

Then, all the wicked & [worthless] men [who] went with David, said, Because they [didn’t go] with us, we won’t give them [any] of the [plunder] that we have recovered, [except for] every [man’s] wife & children, [so] that they may lead them away & depart.

Then, David said, My brethren, [a.k.a. brothers or relatives,] you shall not do so, & [be greedy] with [all] the Lord [has] given [to] us, & Who [has protected] us, & delivered the company that came against us, into our [hands.] For who will [listen] to you in this matter?

[Everyone] shall [share] alike: [those who] [went] down to the battle & [those who] [waited] by the stuff. From that day forward, [David] made it a [mandate & a rule] for Israel [until] this day. 

And when David came to Ziklag, he sent [some] of the [plunder] to the elders of Judah, & even to his friends, saying, [Look,] a present for you [from the plunder] of the enemies of the Lord. 

[David sent it] to [those who] were in: BethEl, South in Ramoth, & in Jattir, Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa, Rachal, & in the cities of the: Jerahmeelites, Kenites, Hormah, Chor Ashan, Athach, Hebron, & all the places where David & his men [had roamed.]