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1 Samuel 30:9

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So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.
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    2And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

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1 Samuel 30:9

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left

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Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of leave: departed, abandoned, allowed to remain, or caused to remain. Sense 2: The direction or side opposite the right.

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behind

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Sense 1: At or toward the back or rear of a person, place, or thing; following after. Sense 2: Remaining or left after another has departed or died. Sense 3: Inferior, deficient, or falling short in relation to another.

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stayed

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Past-tense or past-participial form of stay. Sense 1: Remained, waited, stopped, or delayed. Sense 2: Supported, sustained, relied, or rested upon. Sense 3: Restrained or held back.

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8And David inquired 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.

9So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

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10But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

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