John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:17
And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day ,.... As there are two twilights, the twilight of the morning, and the twilight of the evening; this is differently understood some take it for the twilight of the morning, and that it was night when David came to them, and let them alone till they were drunk and asleep, and then early in the morning fell upon them, and smote them until the evening; so Josephus F19 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 4. sect. 6. relates it; but... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 30:16
And when he had brought him down ,.... To the place where the company of the Amalekites were, or near it: behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth ; they were not in any regular order, and much less in any military form, but lay about in the fields, scattered here and there, were in detached parties: some eating and drinking ; in one place: and dancing ; others, in another place, expressing their joy, and perhaps their thankfulness to their idols because of the... read more