1 Samuel 30:17

And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

Cross-reference

In 1 Samuel 11:11, Saul's victory over the Ammonites results in a total rout with no two left together — mirroring the near-total destruction here.

Judges 4:16 Parallel

Judges 4:16 records Barak's victory where not a man of Sisera's host was left — an even more complete annihilation than the 400 survivors here.

Exodus 17:14 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 17:14 records God's decree to blot out Amalek — David's attack here is a step toward that judgment.

Numbers 24:20 Prophetic fulfillment

Numbers 24:20 prophesies Amalek's final destruction — David's victory here partially fulfills that prophecy.

2 Samuel 1:1 Historical context

2 Samuel 1:1 directly references this victory over the Amalekites as the context for David's return to Ziklag.

2 Samuel 1:8 Historical context

The Amalekite in 2 Samuel 1:8 may be one of the 400 who escaped from David's attack here, later claiming to have killed Saul.

1 Chronicles 4:43 Historical context

1 Chronicles 4:43 records the later destruction of the Amalekite remnant that escaped from David's attack here.

Judges 6:5 Historical context

Judges 6:5 shows the same Amalekites with camels invading Israel — here David destroys them, linking the recurring threat.

1 Kings 20:30 has the surviving Syrians flee to Aphek and a wall kills 27,000 — a remnant escapes like the 400 on camels here.

Psalm 18:38 Allusion

Psalm 18:38 echoes David's total victory over his enemies, like the Amalekites here — a poetic summary of God's deliverance.

Psalm 18:42 Allusion

Psalm 18:42 poetically describes enemies beaten as dust — echoing the complete defeat of David's enemies in this narrative.