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1 Samuel 30 (WEBP)

[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.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 30 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass, when David and his men were come () to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded () the south, and Ziklag, and smitten () Ziklag, and burned () it with fire;
[2] and had taken the women captives, () that were therein: they slew () not any, either great or small, but carried them away, () and went () on their way.
[3] So David and his men came () to the city, and, behold, it was burned () with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. ()
[4] Then David and the people that were with him lifted up () their voice and wept, () until they had no more power to weep. ()
[5] And David’s two wives were taken captives, () Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
[6] And David was greatly distressed; () for the people spake () of stoning () him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, () every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged () himself in the Lord his God.
[7] And David said () to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither () the ephod. And Abiathar brought () thither the ephod to David.
[8] And David enquired () 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.
[9] 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. ()
[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.
[11] And they found () an Egyptian in the field, and brought () him to David, and gave () him bread, and he did eat; () and they made him drink () water;
[12] and they gave () him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, () his spirit came again () to him: for he had eaten () no bread, nor drunk () any water, three days and three nights.
[13] And David said () unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, () I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left () me, because three days agone I fell sick. ()
[14] We made an invasion () upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned () Ziklag with fire.
[15] And David said () to him, Canst thou bring me down () to this company? And he said, () Swear () unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill () me, nor deliver () me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down () to this company.
[16] And when he had brought him down, () behold, they were spread abroad () upon all the earth, eating () and drinking, () and dancing, () because of all the great spoil that they had taken () out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
[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. ()
[18] And David recovered () all that the Amalekites had carried away: () and David rescued () his two wives.
[19] And there was nothing lacking () to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken () to them: David recovered () all.
[20] And David took () all the flocks and the herds, which they drave () before those other cattle, and said, () This is David’s spoil.
[21] And David came () to the two hundred men, which were so faint () that they could not follow () David, whom they had made also to abide () at the brook Besor: and they went forth () to meet () David, and to meet () the people that were with him: and when David came near () to the people, he saluted () them.
[22] Then answered () all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went () with David, and said, () Because they went () not with us, we will not give () them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, () save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, () and depart. ()
[23] Then said () David, Ye shall not do so, () my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given () us, who hath preserved () us, and delivered () the company that came () against us into our hand.
[24] For who will hearken () unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down () () () to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth () by the stuff: they shall part () alike.
[25] And it was so from that day forward, that he made () it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
[26] And when David came () to Ziklag, he sent () of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, () Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies () of the Lord;
[27] to them which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,
[28] and to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,
[29] and to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,
[30] and to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach,
[31] and to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt. ()

1 Samuel 30:6 Heb. bitter
1 Samuel 30:17 Heb. their morrow
1 Samuel 30:21 Or, asked them how they did
1 Samuel 30:22 Heb. men
1 Samuel 30:25 Heb. and forward
1 Samuel 30:26 Heb. blessing

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 30 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενηθη εισελθοντος δαυιδ και των ανδρων αυτου εις σεκελακ τη ημερα τη τριτη και αμαληκ επεθετο επι τον νοτον και επι σεκελακ και επαταξεν την σεκελακ και ενεπυρισεν αυτην εν πυρι
[2] και τας γυναικας και παντα τα εν αυτη απο μικρου εως μεγαλου ουκ εθανατωσαν ανδρα και γυναικα αλλ ηχμαλωτευσαν και απηλθον εις την οδον αυτων
[3] και ηλθεν δαυιδ και οι ανδρες αυτου εις την πολιν και ιδου εμπεπυρισται εν πυρι αι δε γυναικες αυτων και οι υιοι αυτων και αι θυγατερες αυτων ηχμαλωτευμενοι
[4] και ηρεν δαυιδ και οι ανδρες αυτου την φωνην αυτων και εκλαυσαν εως οτου ουκ ην εν αυτοις ισχυς ετι κλαιειν
[5] και αμφοτεραι αι γυναικες δαυιδ ηχμαλωτευθησαν αχινοομ η ιεζραηλιτις και αβιγαια η γυνη ναβαλ του καρμηλιου
[6] και εθλιβη δαυιδ σφοδρα οτι ειπεν ο λαος λιθοβολησαι αυτον οτι κατωδυνος ψυχη παντος του λαου εκαστου επι τους υιους αυτου και επι τας θυγατερας αυτου και εκραταιωθη δαυιδ εν κυριω θεω αυτου
[7] και ειπεν δαυιδ προς αβιαθαρ τον ιερεα υιον αχιμελεχ προσαγαγε το εφουδ
[8] και επηρωτησεν δαυιδ δια του κυριου λεγων ει καταδιωξω οπισω του γεδδουρ τουτου ει καταλημψομαι αυτους και ειπεν αυτω καταδιωκε οτι καταλαμβανων καταλημψη και εξαιρουμενος εξελη
[9] και επορευθη δαυιδ αυτος και οι εξακοσιοι ανδρες μετ αυτου και ερχονται εως του χειμαρρου βοσορ και οι περισσοι εστησαν
[10] και κατεδιωξεν εν τετρακοσιοις ανδρασιν υπεστησαν δε διακοσιοι ανδρες οιτινες εκαθισαν περαν του χειμαρρου του βοσορ
[11] και ευρισκουσιν ανδρα αιγυπτιον εν αγρω και λαμβανουσιν αυτον και αγουσιν αυτον προς δαυιδ εν αγρω και διδοασιν αυτω αρτον και εφαγεν και εποτισαν αυτον υδωρ
[12] και διδοασιν αυτω κλασμα παλαθης και εφαγεν και κατεστη το πνευμα αυτου εν αυτω οτι ου βεβρωκει αρτον και ου πεπωκει υδωρ τρεις ημερας και τρεις νυκτας
[13] και ειπεν αυτω δαυιδ τινος συ ει και ποθεν ει και ειπεν το παιδαριον το αιγυπτιον εγω ειμι δουλος ανδρος αμαληκιτου και κατελιπεν με ο κυριος μου οτι ηνωχληθην εγω σημερον τριταιος
[14] και ημεις επεθεμεθα επι νοτον του χολθι και επι τα της ιουδαιας μερη και επι νοτον χελουβ και την σεκελακ ενεπυρισαμεν εν πυρι
[15] και ειπεν προς αυτον δαυιδ ει καταξεις με επι το γεδδουρ τουτο και ειπεν ομοσον δη μοι κατα του θεου μη θανατωσειν με και μη παραδουναι με εις χειρας του κυριου μου και καταξω σε επι το γεδδουρ τουτο
[16] και κατηγαγεν αυτον εκει και ιδου ουτοι διακεχυμενοι επι προσωπον πασης της γης εσθιοντες και πινοντες και εορταζοντες εν πασι τοις σκυλοις τοις μεγαλοις οις ελαβον εκ γης αλλοφυλων και εκ γης ιουδα
[17] και ηλθεν επ αυτους δαυιδ και επαταξεν αυτους απο εωσφορου εως δειλης και τη επαυριον και ουκ εσωθη εξ αυτων ανηρ οτι αλλ η τετρακοσια παιδαρια α ην επιβεβηκοτα επι τας καμηλους και εφυγον
[18] και αφειλατο δαυιδ παντα α ελαβον οι αμαληκιται και αμφοτερας τας γυναικας αυτου εξειλατο
[19] και ου διεφωνησεν αυτοις απο μικρου εως μεγαλου και απο των σκυλων και εως υιων και θυγατερων και εως παντων ων ελαβον αυτων τα παντα επεστρεψεν δαυιδ
[20] και ελαβεν δαυιδ παντα τα ποιμνια και τα βουκολια και απηγαγεν εμπροσθεν των σκυλων και τοις σκυλοις εκεινοις ελεγετο ταυτα τα σκυλα δαυιδ
[21] και παραγινεται δαυιδ προς τους διακοσιους ανδρας τους εκλυθεντας του πορευεσθαι οπισω δαυιδ και εκαθισεν αυτους εν τω χειμαρρω τω βοσορ και εξηλθον εις απαντησιν δαυιδ και εις απαντησιν του λαου του μετ αυτου και προσηγαγεν δαυιδ εως του λαου και ηρωτησαν αυτον τα εις ειρηνην
[22] και απεκριθη πας ανηρ λοιμος και πονηρος των ανδρων των πολεμιστων των πορευθεντων μετα δαυιδ και ειπαν οτι ου κατεδιωξαν μεθ ημων ου δωσομεν αυτοις εκ των σκυλων ων εξειλαμεθα οτι αλλ η εκαστος την γυναικα αυτου και τα τεκνα αυτου απαγεσθωσαν και αποστρεφετωσαν
[23] και ειπεν δαυιδ ου ποιησετε ουτως μετα το παραδουναι τον κυριον ημιν και φυλαξαι ημας και παρεδωκεν κυριος τον γεδδουρ τον επερχομενον εφ ημας εις χειρας ημων
[24] και τις υπακουσεται υμων των λογων τουτων οτι ουχ ηττον υμων εισιν διοτι κατα την μεριδα του καταβαινοντος εις πολεμον ουτως εσται η μερις του καθημενου επι τα σκευη κατα το αυτο μεριουνται
[25] και εγενηθη απο της ημερας εκεινης και επανω και εγενετο εις προσταγμα και εις δικαιωμα τω ισραηλ εως της σημερον
[26] και ηλθεν δαυιδ εις σεκελακ και απεστειλεν τοις πρεσβυτεροις ιουδα των σκυλων και τοις πλησιον αυτου λεγων ιδου απο των σκυλων των εχθρων κυριου
[27] τοις εν βαιθσουρ και τοις εν ραμα νοτου και τοις εν ιεθθορ
[28] και τοις εν αροηρ και τοις αμμαδι και τοις εν σαφι και τοις εν εσθιε (30:28Α) και τοις εν γεθ και τοις εν κιναν και τοις εν σαφεκ και τοις εν θιμαθ
[29] και τοις εν καρμηλω και τοις εν ταις πολεσιν του ιεραμηλι και τοις εν ταις πολεσιν του κενεζι
[30] και τοις εν ιεριμουθ και τοις εν βηρσαβεε και τοις εν νοο
[31] και τοις εν χεβρων και εις παντας τους τοπους ους διηλθεν δαυιδ εκει αυτος και οι ανδρες αυτου

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