1 Samuel 30:10

“But David pursued, he and four hundred men, etc.] Not discouraged with being obliged to leave a third part of his little army behind; though it was doubtless a trial of his faith, with these to pursue an enemy, whose numbers he knew not, which must greatly exceed his; for after the rout and slaughter of them, as many escaped on camels as David had with him, (<093017>1 Samuel 30:17); for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint; through their grief and sorrow for the loss of their wives and children, and through their march from the camp of the Philistines to Ziklag, and from thence hither, that they looked like a corpse, as the word signifies; Procopius Gazaeus has it only seventy men:…”

“Four hundred - A small number for such an attempt: but David was strong in faith, giving God the glory of his power and faithfulness. 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 30:12”

“30:10 too exhausted: David’s men had traveled for three days (30:1) and were now in hot pursuit of the Amalekites without having rested. David did not upbraid them or drive them on mercilessly. See 30:23-25.”

“for two hundred: Sa1 30:21 so faint: Sa1 14:20, Sa1 14:31; Jdg 8:4, Jdg 8:5 the brook Besor: This brook or torrent, it is evident from the circumstances of the history, must be in the south-west part of Judea, and must empty itself into the Mediterranean Sea. In the more particular situation of it writers are not agreed. Some suppose it to be between Gaza and Rhinocorura; but Jerome places it between Rhinocorura and Egypt. It is supposed by some to be the same as the river of the wilderness ( Amo 6:14), and the river of Egypt, Jos 15:4. 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 30:11”