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[1] When David and his men had come to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid on the South and on Ziklag, and had struck Ziklag and burned it with fire, [2] and had taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great. They didn’t kill any, but 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, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive. [4] Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept until they had no more power to weep. [5] David’s two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. [6] David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God. [7] David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring the ephod here to me.”Abiathar brought the ephod to David. [8] David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them?”He answered him, “Pursue, for you will surely overtake them, and will without fail recover all.” [9] So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed. [10] But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they couldn’t go over the brook Besor. [11] They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink. [12] They gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. When he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, and drank no water for three days and three nights. [13] David asked him, “To whom do you belong? Where are you from?”He said, “I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I got sick. [14] We made a raid on the South of the Cherethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.” [15] David said to him, “Will you bring me down to this troop?”He said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me and not deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this troop.” [16] When he had brought him down, behold, they were spread around over all the ground, eating, drinking, and dancing, because of all the great plunder that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. [17] David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped from there, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled. [18] David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and David rescued his two wives. [19] There was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither plunder, nor anything that they had taken. David brought them all back. [20] David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other livestock, and said, “This is David’s plunder.” [21] David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to stay at the brook Besor; and they went out to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him. When David came near to the people, he greeted them. [22] Then all the wicked men and worthless fellows of those who went with David answered and said, “Because they didn’t go with us, we will not give them anything of the plunder that we have recovered, except to every man his wife and his children, that he may lead them away and depart.” [23] Then David said, “Do not do so, my brothers, with that which Yahweh has given to us, who has preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand. [24] Who will listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down to the battle, so shall his share be who stays with the baggage. They shall share alike.” [25] It was so from that day forward that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day. [26] When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, “Behold, a present for you from the plunder of Yahweh’s enemies.” [27] He sent it to those who were in Bethel, to those who were in Ramoth of the South, to those who were in Jattir, [28] to those who were in Aroer, to those who were in Siphmoth, to those who were in Eshtemoa, [29] to those who were in Racal, to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, to those who were in the cities of the Kenites, [30] to those who were in Hormah, to those who were in Borashan, to those who were in Athach, [31] to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men used to stay.
King James Version
[1] And it came to pass, when David H1732 and his men H582 were come H935 (QalInf) to Ziklag H6860 on the third H7992 day, H3117 that the Amalekites H6003 had invaded H6584 (QalPerf) the south, H5045 and Ziklag, H6860 and smitten H5221 (HiphImpf) Ziklag, H6860 and burned H8313 (QalImpf) it with fire; H784 [2] and had taken the women H802 captives, H7617 (QalImpf) that were therein: they slew H4191 (HiphPerf) not any, H376 either great H1419 or small, H6996 but carried them away, H5090 (QalImpf) and went H3212 (QalImpf) on their way. H1870 [3] So David H1732 and his men H582 came H935 (QalImpf) to the city, H5892 and, behold, it was burned H8313 (QalPasPtc) with fire; H784 and their wives, H802 and their sons, H1121 and their daughters, H1323 were taken captives. H7617 (NiphPerf) [4] Then David H1732 and the people H5971 that were with him lifted up H5375 (QalImpf) their voice H6963 and wept, H1058 (QalImpf) until they had no more power H3581 to weep. H1058 (QalInf) [5] And David’s H1732 two H8147 wives H802 were taken captives, H7617 (NiphPerf) Ahinoam H293 the Jezreelitess, H3159 and Abigail H26 the wife H802 of Nabal H5037 the Carmelite. H3761 [6] And David H1732 was greatly H3966 distressed; H3334 (QalImpf) for the people H5971 spake H559 (QalPerf) of stoning H5619 (QalInf) him, because the soul H5315 of all the people H5971 was grieved, H4843 (QalPerf)§ every man H376 for his sons H1121 and for his daughters: H1323 but David H1732 encouraged H2388 (HithImpf) himself in the Lord H3068 his God. H430 [7] And David H1732 said H559 (QalImpf) to Abiathar H54 the priest, H3548 Ahimelech’s H288 son, H1121 I pray thee, bring me hither H5066 (HiphImpv) the ephod. H646 And Abiathar H54 brought H5066 (HiphImpf) thither the ephod H646 to David. H1732 [8] And David H1732 enquired H7592 (QalImpf) at the Lord, H3068 saying, H559 (QalInf) Shall I pursue H7291 (QalImpf) after H310 this troop? H1416 shall I overtake H5381 (HiphImpf) them? And he answered H559 (QalImpf) him, Pursue: H7291 (QalImpv) for thou shalt surely H5381 (HiphInf) overtake H5381 (HiphImpf) them, and without fail H5337 (HiphInf) recover H5337 (HiphImpf) all. [9] So David H1732 went, H3212 (QalImpf) he and the six H8337 hundred H3967 men H376 that were with him, and came H935 (QalImpf) to the brook H5158 Besor, H1308 where those that were left behind H3498 (NiphPtc) stayed. H5975 (QalPerf) [10] But David H1732 pursued, H7291 (QalImpf) he and four H702 hundred H3967 men: H376 for two hundred H3967 abode behind, H5975 (QalImpf) which were so faint H6296 (PielPerf) that they could not go over H5674 (QalInf) the brook H5158 Besor. H1308 [11] And they found H4672 (QalImpf) an Egyptian H376 in the field, H7704 and brought H3947 (QalImpf) him to David, H1732 and gave H5414 (QalImpf) him bread, H3899 and he did eat; H398 (QalImpf) and they made him drink H8248 (HiphImpf) water; H4325 [12] and they gave H5414 (QalImpf) him a piece H6400 of a cake H1690 of figs, and two H8147 clusters of raisins: H6778 and when he had eaten, H398 (QalImpf) his spirit H7307 came again H7725 (QalImpf) to him: for he had eaten H398 (QalPerf) no bread, H3899 nor drunk H8354 (QalPerf) any water, H4325 three H7969 days H3117 and three H7969 nights. H3915 [13] And David H1732 said H559 (QalImpf) unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, H559 (QalImpf) I am a young man H5288 of Egypt, H4713 servant H5650 to an Amalekite; H376 and my master H113 left H5800 (QalImpf) me, because three H7969 days H3117 agone I fell sick. H2470 (QalPerf) [14] We made an invasion H6584 (QalPerf) upon the south H5045 of the Cherethites, H3774 and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, H3063 and upon the south H5045 of Caleb; H3612 and we burned H8313 (QalPerf) Ziklag H6860 with fire. H784 [15] And David H1732 said H559 (QalImpf) to him, Canst thou bring me down H3381 (HiphImpf) to this company? H1416 And he said, H559 (QalImpf) Swear H7650 (NiphImpv) unto me by God, H430 that thou wilt neither kill H4191 (HiphImpf) me, nor H518 deliver H5462 (HiphImpf) me into the hands H3027 of my master, H113 and I will bring thee down H3381 (HiphImpf) to this company. H1416 [16] And when he had brought him down, H3381 (HiphImpf) behold, they were spread abroad H5203 (QalPasPtc) upon all H6440 the earth, H776 eating H398 (QalActPtc) and drinking, H8354 (QalActPtc) and dancing, H2287 (QalActPtc) because of all the great H1419 spoil H7998 that they had taken H3947 (QalPerf) out of the land H776 of the Philistines, H6430 and out of the land H776 of Judah. H3063 [17] And David H1732 smote H5221 (HiphImpf) them from the twilight H5399 even unto the evening H6153 of the next day: H4283§ and there escaped H4422 (NiphPerf) not a man H376 of them, save four H702 hundred H3967 young H5288 men, H376 which rode H7392 (QalPerf) upon camels, H1581 and fled. H5127 (QalImpf) [18] And David H1732 recovered H5337 (HiphImpf) all that the Amalekites H6002 had carried away: H3947 (QalPerf) and David H1732 rescued H5337 (HiphPerf) his two H8147 wives. H802 [19] And there was nothing lacking H5737 (NiphPerf) to them, neither H4480 small H6996 nor great, H1419 neither sons H1121 nor daughters, H1323 neither spoil, H7998 nor any thing that they had taken H3947 (QalPerf) to them: David H1732 recovered H7725 (HiphPerf) all. [20] And David H1732 took H3947 (QalImpf) all the flocks H6629 and the herds, H1241 which they drave H5090 (QalPerf) before H6440 those H1931 other cattle, H4735 and said, H559 (QalImpf) This is David’s H1732 spoil. H7998
Dividing the Spoil
[21] And David H1732 came H935 (QalImpf) to the two hundred H3967 men, H582 which were so faint H6296 (PielPerf) that they could not follow H3212 (QalInf) David, H1732 whom they had made also to abide H3427 (HiphImpf) at the brook H5158 Besor: H1308 and they went forth H3318 (QalImpf) to meet H7125 (QalInf) David, H1732 and to meet H7125 (QalInf) the people H5971 that were with him: and when David H1732 came near H5066 (QalImpf) to the people, H5971 he saluted H7592 (QalImpf) them.§ [22] Then answered H6030 (QalImpf) all the wicked H7451 men H376 and men of Belial, H1100 of those H582§ that went H1980 (QalPerf) with David, H1732 and said, H559 (QalImpf) Because they went H1980 (QalPerf) not with us, we will not give H5414 (QalImpf) them ought of the spoil H7998 that we have recovered, H5337 (HiphPerf) save to every man H376 his wife H802 and his children, H1121 that they may lead them away, H5090 (QalImpf) and depart. H3212 (QalImpf) [23] Then said H559 (QalImpf) David, H1732 Ye shall not do so, H6213 (QalImpf) my brethren, H251 with that which the Lord H3068 hath given H5414 (QalPerf) us, who hath preserved H8104 (QalImpf) us, and delivered H5414 (QalImpf) the company H1416 that came H935 (QalActPtc) against us into our hand. H3027 [24] For who will hearken H8085 (QalImpf) unto you in this matter? H1697 but as his part H2506 is that goeth down H3381 (QalActPtc/Qere) to the battle, H4421 so shall his part H2506 be that tarrieth H3427 (QalActPtc) by the stuff: H3627 they shall part H2505 (QalImpf) alike. H3162 [25] And it was so from that day H3117 forward, H4605§ that he made H7760 (QalImpf) it a statute H2706 and an ordinance H4941 for Israel H3478 unto this day. H3117 [26] And when David H1732 came H935 (QalImpf) to Ziklag, H6860 he sent H7971 (PielImpf) of the spoil H7998 unto the elders H2205 of Judah, H3063 even to his friends, H7453 saying, H559 (QalInf) Behold a present H1293§ for you of the spoil H7998 of the enemies H341 (QalActPtc) of the Lord; H3068 [27] to them H834 which were in Beth-el, H1008 and to them which were in south H5045 Ramoth, H7418 and to them which were in Jattir, H3492 [28] and to them which were in Aroer, H6177 and to them which were in Siphmoth, H8224 and to them which were in Eshtemoa, H851 [29] and to them which were in Rachal, H7403 and to them which were in the cities H5892 of the Jerahmeelites, H3397 and to them which were in the cities H5892 of the Kenites, H7017 [30] and to them which were in Hormah, H2767 and to them which were in Chor-ashan, H3565 and to them which were in Athach, H6269 [31] and to them which were in Hebron, H2275 and to all the places H4725 where David H1732 himself and his men H582 were wont to haunt. H1980 (HithPerf)Footnotes
- § 30:6 Heb. bitter
- § 30:17 Heb. their morrow
- § 30:21 Or, asked them how they did
- § 30:22 Heb. men
- § 30:25 Heb. and forward
- § 30:26 Heb. blessing
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