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David’s Victory over the Amalekites

1 Then it happened° when David° and his men° came° to aZiklag° on the third° day°, that bthe Amalekites° had made° a raid° on the INegev° and on cZiklag°, and had IIoverthrown° Ziklag° and burned° it with fire°; 2 and they took° captive° the women° [and all] who° were in it, both° small° and great°, Iawithout° killing° anyone°, and carried° [them] off° and went° their way°. 3 When David° and his men° came° to the city°, behold°, it was burned° with fire°, and their wives° and their sons° and their daughters° had been taken° captive°. 4 Then David° and the people° who° were with him alifted° their voices° and wept° until°° there° was no° strength° in them to weep°. 5 Now aDavid’s° two° wives° had been taken° captive°, Ahinoam° the Jezreelitess° and Abigail° the Iwidow° of Nabal° the Carmelite°. 6 Moreover David° was greatly° distressed° because° athe people° spoke° of stoning° him, for all° the people° were Iembittered°, each° one° because° of his sons° and his daughters°. But bDavid° strengthened° himself in the LORD° his God°.

[1] II.e. South country IILit smote a1S 29:4, 11 b1S 15:7; 27:8-10 c1S 27:6, 8
[2] ILit they did not kill a1S 27:11
[4] aNu 14:1
[5] ILit wife a1S 25:42, 43; 2S 2:2
[6] ILit bitter in soul aEx 17:4; Jn 8:59 b1S 23:16; Ps 18:2; 27:14; 31:24; 71:4, 5; Ro 4:20

7 ¶ Then aDavid° said° to bAbiathar° the priest°, the son° of Ahimelech°, “Please° bring° me the ephod°.” So Abiathar° brought° the ephod° to David°. 8 aDavid° inquired° of the LORD°, saying°, “bShall I pursue° this° band°? Shall I overtake° them?” And He said° to him, “Pursue°, for you will surely° overtake° them, cand you will surely° rescue° [all].” 9 So David° went°, ahe and the six° hundred° men° who° were with him, and came° to the brook° Besor°, [where] those left° behind° remained°. 10 But David° pursued°, he and four° hundred° men°, for atwo hundred° who° were too° exhausted° to cross° the brook° Besor° remained° [behind].

[7] a1S 23:6, 9 b1S 22:20-23
[8] a1S 23:2, 4; Ps 50:15; 91:15 bEx 15:9 c1S 30:18
[9] a1S 27:2
[10] a1S 30:9, 21

11 ¶ Now they found° an Egyptian° in the field° and brought° him to David°, and gave° him bread° and he ate°, and they provided° him water° to drink°. 12 They gave° him a piece° of fig° cake° and two° clusters° of raisins°, and he ate°; athen his spirit° Irevived°. For he had not eaten° bread° or drunk° water° for three° days° and three° nights°. 13 David° said° to him, “To whom° do you belong? And where° are you from?” And he said°, “I am a young° man° of Egypt°, a servant° of an Amalekite°; and my master° left° me behind° when° I fell° sick° three° days° ago. 14 We made° a raid° on athe INegev° of the Cherethites°, and on that which° belongs to Judah°, and on bthe INegev° of Caleb°, and cwe burned° Ziklag° with fire°.” 15 Then David° said° to him, “Will you bring° me down° to this° band°?” And he said°, “Swear° to me by God° that you will not kill° me or deliver° me into the hands° of my master°, and I will bring° you down° to this° band°.”

[12] ILit returned to him aJg 15:19
[14] II.e. South country a1S 30:1, 16; 2S 8:18; 1K 1:38, 44; Ezk 25:16; Zp 2:5 bJsh 14:13; 15:13; 21:12 c1S 30:1

16 ¶ When he had brought° him down°, behold°, they were Ispread° over° all° the land°, aeating° and drinking° and IIdancing° because of ball° the great° spoil° that they had taken° from the land° of the Philistines° and from the land° of Judah°. 17 David° Islaughtered° them afrom the twilight° IIuntil° the evening° of IIIthe next° day°; and not a man° of them escaped°, except°° four° hundred° young° men° who° rode° on bcamels° and fled°. 18 So David° arecovered° all° that the Amalekites° had taken°, and Irescued° his two° wives°. 19 But nothing° of theirs° was missing°, whether° small° or° great°, sons° or daughters°, spoil° or° anything° that they had taken° for themselves°; aDavid° brought° [it] all° back°. 20 So David° had Icaptured° all° the sheep° and the cattle° [which the people] drove° ahead° of IIthe [other] livestock°, and they said°, “aThis° is David’s° spoil°.”

[16] ILit left IILit keeping a pilgrim-feast aLk 12:19; 17:27f b1S 30:14
[17] ILit smote IILit even until IIILit their a1S 11:11 bJg 7:12; 1S 15:3
[18] ILit David rescued aGn 14:16
[19] a1S 30:8
[20] ILit taken IILit those livestock a1S 30:26-31

The Spoils Are Divided

21 ¶ When aDavid° came° to the two hundred° men° who° were too° exhausted° to follow°° David°, who had also been left° at the brook° Besor°, and they went° out to meet° David° and to meet° the people° who° were with him, then David° approached° the people° and greeted°° them. 22 Then all° the wicked° and worthless° men° among° those who° went° with David° said°, “Because°° they did not go° with Ius, we will not give° them any° of the spoil° that we have recovered°, except°° to every° man° his wife° and his children°, that they may lead° [them] away° and depart°.” 23 Then David° said°, “You must not do° so°, my brothers°, with what° the LORD° has given° us, who has kept° us and delivered° into our hand° the band° that came° against° us. 24 And who° will listen° to you in this° matter°? For aas his share° is who goes° down° to the battle°, so shall his share° be who stays° by the baggage°; they shall share° alike°.” 25 So it has been° from that day° forward°, that he made° it a statute° and an ordinance° for Israel° to this° day°.

[21] a1S 30:10
[22] ILit me
[24] aNu 31:27; Jsh 22:8

26 ¶ Now when David° came° to Ziklag°, he sent° [some] of the spoil° to the elders° of Judah°, to his friends°, saying°, “Behold°, aa Igift° for you from the spoil° of bthe enemies° of the LORD°: 27 to those who° were in aBethel°, and to those who° were in bRamoth° of the INegev°, and to those who° were in cJattir°, 28 and to those who° were in aAroer°, and to those who° were in Siphmoth°, and to those who° were in bEshtemoa°, 29 and to those who° were in Racal°, and to those who° were in the cities° of athe Jerahmeelites°, and to those who° were in the cities° of bthe Kenites°, 30 and to those who° were in aHormah°, and to those who° were in bBor-ashan°, and to those who° were in Athach°, 31 and to those who° were in aHebron°, and to all° the places° where°° David° himself° and his men° were accustomed to bgo°.”

[26] ILit blessing a1S 25:27 b1S 18:17; 25:28
[27] II.e. South country aGn 12:8; Jsh 7:2; 8:9; 16:1 bJsh 19:8 cJsh 15:48; 21:14
[28] aJsh 13:16; 1Ch 11:44 bJsh 15:50
[29] a1S 27:10 bJg 1:16; 1S 15:6
[30] aNu 14:45; 21:3; Jsh 12:14; 15:30; 19:4; Jg 1:17 bJsh 15:42; 19:7
[31] aNu 13:22; Jsh 14:13-15; 21:11-13; 2S 2:1 b1S 23:22


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The Amalekites spoil Ziklag.

1 ¶ And it came to pass,² when Davidº and his men¹² were comeºª to Ziklagº on the thirdº day,º that the Amalekitesº had invadedºª² the south,º and Ziklag,º and smittenºª² Ziklag,º and burnedºª it with fire;º 2 And had taken the women¹ captives,ºª²² that² [were] therein: they slewºª not² any,º either² greatº or small,º² but carried [them] away,ºª and went¹ª² on their way.º

[1] Gn 24:62; Jsh 11:6; 1S 15:7; 27:8; 29:11; 2S 1:2.
[2] 1S 27:11; 30:19; Jb 38:11; Ps 76:10; Is 27:8.

3 ¶ So Davidº and his men¹² cameºª to² the city,º and, behold,² [it was] burnedºª with fire;º and their wives,º and their sons,º and their daughters,º were taken captives.ºª

[3] Ps 34:19; He 12:6; 1P 1:6; Rv 3:9.

David asking counsel is encouraged by God to pursue them.

4 Then Davidº and the peopleº that² [were] with² him lifted upºª² their voiceº and wept,ºª until²² they had no more² powerº to weep.ºª 5 And David'sº twoº wivesº were taken captives,ºª Ahinoamº the Jezreelitess,º and Abigailº the wifeº of Nabalº the Carmelite.º 6 And Davidº was greatlyº distressed;ºª for² the peopleº spakeºª of stoningºª him, because² the soulº of all² the peopleº was grieved,ºª every manº for² his sonsº and for² his daughters:º but Davidº encouraged¹ª himself² in the LORDº his God.º 7 And Davidº saidºª to² Abiatharº the priest,º Ahimelech'sº son,º I pray thee,² bring me hitherºª the ephod.º And Abiatharº broughtºª thither² the ephodº to² David.º 8 And Davidº enquiredºª at the LORD,º saying,ºª Shall I pursueºª afterº this² troop?º shall I overtakeºª them? And he answeredºª him, Pursue:ºª for² thou shalt surely¹ª overtakeºª [them], and without fail¹ª recoverºª [all]. 9 So Davidº went,¹ª² he² and the sixº hundredº menº that² [were] with² him, and cameºª to² the brookº Besor,º where those that were left behindºª stayed.ºª 10 But Davidº pursued,ºª he² and fourº hundredº men:º for two hundredº² abode behind,ºª which² were so faintºª that they could not go overºª²² the brookº Besor.º

[4] Gn 37:33; Nu 14:1, 39; Jg 2:4; 21:2; 1S 4:13; 11:4; Ezr 10:1.
[5] 1S 1:2; 25:42; 27:3; 2S 2:2; 3:2.
[6] Gn 32:7; Ex 17:4; Nu 14:10; Jg 18:25; 1S 1:10; 2S 17:8; 2K 4:27; Jb 13:15; Ps 18:6; 25:17; 26:1; 27:1; 34:1; 40:1; 42:5, 7, 11; 56:3, 11; 62:1, 5, 8, 9; 116:3, 10; 118:8; Pv 18:10; Is 25:4; 37:14; Jr 16:19; Hab 3:17; Mt 21:9; 27:22; Ro 4:18; 8:31; 2Co 1:6, 8, 9; 4:8; 7:5; He 13:6.
[7] 1S 22:20; 23:2; 1K 2:26; Mk 2:26.
[8] Nu 27:21; Jg 20:18, 23, 28; 1S 14:37; 23:2, 4, 10; 28:6, 15; 2S 5:19, 23; Ps 50:15; 91:15; Pv 3:5.
[10] Jsh 15:4; Jg 8:4; 1S 14:20, 31; 30:21; Am 6:14.

By the means of a revived Egyptian he is brought to the enemies, and recovereth all the spoil.

11 ¶ And they foundºª an Egyptianºº in the field,º and broughtºª him to² David,º and gaveºª him bread,º and he did eat;ºª and they made him drinkºª water;º 12 And they gaveºª him a pieceº of a cake¹ of figs,² and twoº clusters of raisins:º and when he had eaten,ºª his spiritº came againºª to² him: for² he had eatenºª no² bread,º nor² drunkºª [any] water,º threeº daysº and threeº nights.º 13 And Davidº saidºª unto him, To whom² [belongest] thou?² and whence²²² [art] thou?² And he said,ºª I² [am] a young manº of Egypt,º servantº to an Amalekite;ºº and my masterº leftºª me, because² threeº daysº agone I fell sick.ºª 14 We² made an invasionºª [upon] the southº of the Cherethites,º and upon² [the coast] which² [belongeth] to Judah,º and upon² the southº of Caleb;º and we burnedºª Ziklagº with fire.º 15 And Davidº saidºª to² him, Canst thou bring me downºª to² this² company?º And he said,ºª Swearºª unto me by God,º that thou wilt neither² killºª me, norº deliverºª me into the handsº of my master,º and I will bring thee downºª to² this² company.º

[11] Dt 15:7; 23:7; Pv 25:21; Mt 25:35; Lk 10:36; Ro 12:20.
[12] Jg 15:19; 1S 14:27; 30:13; Es 4:16; Is 40:29; Jna 1:17; Mt 27:63.
[13] Jb 31:13; Pv 12:10; Jm 2:13.
[14] Jsh 14:13; 15:13; 1S 30:1, 16; 2S 8:18; 1K 1:38, 44; 1Ch 18:17; Ezk 25:16; Zp 2:5.
[15] Dt 23:15; Jsh 2:12; 9:15, 19; 1S 29:6; Ezk 17:13, 16, 19.

16 ¶ And when he had brought him down,ºª behold,² [they were] spread abroadºª upon²² all¹² the earth,º eatingºª and drinking,ºª and dancing,ºª because of all² the greatº spoilº that² they had takenºª out of the landº² of the Philistines,º and out of the landº² of Judah.º 17 And Davidº smoteºª them from the twilightº² even unto² the eveningº of the next day:º and there escapedºª not² a manº of them, save²² fourº hundredº youngº men,º which² rodeºª upon² camels,º and fled.ºª 18 And Davidº recoveredºª² all² that² the Amalekitesº had carried away:ºª and Davidº rescuedºª his twoº wives.º 19 And there was nothing² lackingºª to them, neitherº smallº nor² great,º neither² sonsº nor daughters,º neither spoil,º² nor² any² [thing] that² they had takenºª to them: Davidº recoveredºª all.² 20 And Davidº tookºª² all² the flocksº and the herds,º [which] they draveºª beforeº thoseº [other] cattle,º and said,ºª This² [is] David'sº spoil.º

[16] Ex 32:6, 17, 27; Jg 1:24; 16:23; 1S 25:36; 2S 13:28; Jb 20:5; Is 22:13; Dn 5:1; Lk 12:19; 17:27; 21:34; 1Th 5:3; Rv 11:10.
[17] Jg 4:16; 1S 11:11; 1K 20:29; Ps 18:42.
[19] Gn 14:14; Nu 31:49; 1S 30:8; Jb 1:10; Ps 34:9; 91:9; Mt 6:33.
[20] Nu 31:9; 1S 30:26; 2Ch 20:25; Is 53:12; Ro 8:37.

21 ¶ And Davidº cameºª to² the two hundredº men,¹² which² were so faintºª that they could not followº¹ª² David,º whom they had made also to abideºª at the brookº Besor:º and they went forthºª to meetºª David,º and to meetºª the peopleº that² [were] with² him: and when Davidº came nearºª to² the people,º he salutedººª them.

[21] Jg 8:15; 1S 30:10; He 13:1; 1P 3:8.

David's law to divide the spoil equally between them that fight and them that keep the stuff.

22 Then answeredºª all² the wickedº menº and [men] of Belial,º of those¹²² that² wentºª with² David,º and said,ºª Because²² they wentºª not² with² us, we will not² giveºª them [ought] of the spoilº² that² we have recovered,ºª save²² to every manº² his wifeº and his children,º that they may lead [them] away,ºª and depart.¹ª² 23 Then saidºª David,º Ye shall not² do² so,¹ª² my brethren,º with² that which² the LORDº hath givenºª us, who hath preservedºª us, and deliveredºª² the companyº that cameºª against² us into our hand.º 24 For who² will hearkenºª unto you in this² matter?º but² as his partº [is] that goeth downºªªª to the battle,º so [shall] his partº [be] that tarriethºª by² the stuff:º they shall partºª alike.º 25 And it was² [so] from that dayº²² forward,º that he madeºª it a statuteº and an ordinanceº for Israelº unto² this² day.º

[22] Dt 13:13; Jg 19:22; 1S 22:2; 25:17, 25; 1K 21:10, 13; Mt 7:12.
[23] Gn 19:7; Nu 31:49; Dt 8:10, 18; Jg 19:23; 1S 2:7; 30:8; 1Ch 29:12; Ps 44:2; 121:7; Hab 1:16; Ac 7:2; 22:1.
[24] Nu 31:27; Jsh 22:8; 1S 25:13; Ps 68:12.
[25] 1S 16:13.

He sendeth presents to his friends.

26 ¶ And when Davidº cameºª to² Ziklag,º he sentºª of the spoilº² unto the eldersº of Judah,º [even] to his friends,º saying,ºª Behold² a presentº for you of the spoilº² of the enemiesºª of the LORD;º 27 To [them]¹ which² [were] in Bethel,º and to [them] which² [were] in southº Ramoth,º and to [them] which² [were] in Jattir,º 28 And to [them] which² [were] in Aroer,º and to [them] which² [were] in Siphmoth,º and to [them] which² [were] in Eshtemoa,º 29 And to [them] which² [were] in Rachal,º and to [them] which² [were] in the citiesº of the Jerahmeelites,º and to [them] which² [were] in the citiesº of the Kenites,º 30 And to [them] which² [were] in Hormah,º and to [them] which² [were] in Chorashan,º and to [them] which² [were] in Athach,º 31 And to [them] which² [were] in Hebron,º and to all² the placesº where²² Davidº himself² and his men¹² were wont to haunt.ºª

[26] Gn 33:11; 1S 25:27; 2K 5:15; 1Ch 12:1; Ps 35:27; 68:18; Pv 18:16; Is 32:8; 2Co 9:5.
[27] Gn 28:19; Jsh 15:48; 16:2; 19:4, 8; 21:14; Jg 1:22; 1K 12:29.
[28] Nu 34:10; Jsh 13:16; 15:50; 21:14.
[29] Jg 1:16; 1S 23:19; 27:10; 1Ch 2:9, 25.
[30] Jsh 15:42; 19:4, 7; Jg 1:17.
[31] Jsh 14:13; 2S 2:1; 4:1; 15:10.


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