1 Samuel 30:10

But 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.

Cross-reference

In 1 Samuel 30:21, David returns to the 200 exhausted men left at the Brook Besor, completing the narrative of the pursuit.

1 Samuel 23:13 Historical context

1 Samuel 23:13 notes David had about 600 men, consistent with the 400 pursuing and 200 left behind in 30:10.

1 Samuel 14:31 also mentions soldiers being faint after battle, paralleling the exhaustion of David's men in 30:10.

Judges 8:4 Parallel

Judges 8:4 shows Gideon and his 300 men exhausted yet pursuing, mirroring David's exhausted 400 men continuing the chase.

Isaiah 33:23 depicts the lame sharing spoil — mirroring how the 200 exhausted men later receive equal share of plunder (1 Sam 30:24).